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Well firstly happy new year to all. I hope nobody's having any problems with their syncro's thus early into 2011. It looks like I've got some issues to deal with though. Woke up on sunday to take the syncro for a spin around some backroads with the hope I'd lose sense of that 10 pound lead weight stuck in the front of my head. Walking out to the van I noticed a wet patch on the concrete and not having been quite clear of my level of self control new years I took a closer look in the hope I had simply urinated on my van the night before. Unfortunately there appeared to be some fluid dripping from both underneath the then engine and my timing belt cover. Bugger! I had only done a couple 1000ks since I installed the subi engine and replaced all seals so was not expecting a leak so soon. Tried to pull off the timing belt cover for closer look to where the leak is coming from only to find the smallcar engine mount needed to be removed (wish I had used the rjes engine mount). Out came the trolley jack and off went the engine mount and finally the timing belt cover. I then noticed there was no leak from the cam or cranks seals. The bottom corner of my power steering pump was wet though. A tissue sample confirmed the pink fluid was defintely not oil. I cleaned the underside of then engine and tightened up the pump bolts which were loose. I then notice a separate leak though coming from my left cv joint. I hoped it was power steering fluid that had found its way as far forwards as my trans but it's definitely trans fluid! I unbolted the cv joint for a closer look and notice the ends of the bolts are covered in fluid. There is no fluid anywhere else on the trans so I'm confident the leak is coming from here. What's the next step to getting this leak fixed? cheers and may your syncros run trouble free through 2011

Had same happen on mine a few months ago. there is a seal just inside where the inner Cv mounts/bolts on. Simple enough job to do by the looks of it but i cheated as i have no driveway at the mo and got my local garge to do it.
Driveshaft/CV undoes and seal is right infront of you. Sure its on wiki somewhere.

https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Ge ... eak_repair

same thing on my van,but only on one side, these are the seals that you will need for the job, not the end of the world but i little bit of a fiddle
neil

cheers Elvis and Axeman for the the info on such short notice. Was worried it was gonna be a mega job getting this leak sorted out. I eventually managed to dig the old seal out and a new one should be here to go in tommorrow

if the flange sealing surface is scored then new seal alone may not repair it - if it's scored get a Speedi-sleeve number 99177 from your local bearing suppliers, they are made by SKF and that one is the correct size for our seal and fits perfectly; fill the seal lips with multipurpose grease before fitting - I bet it was the nearside one

Aidan wrote:if the flange sealing surface is scored then new seal alone may not repair it - if it's scored get a Speedi-sleeve number 99177 from your local bearing suppliers, they are made by SKF and that one is the correct size for our seal and fits perfectly; fill the seal lips with multipurpose grease before fitting - I bet it was the nearside one

Another Club 80-90 top tip I've never heard of Speedi Sleeves before (just assumed you had to have them made to suit).

Go on, why is it the near side???

nearside because of the short diff output shaft length on that side - the shaft runs on an oil film in the diff case, no bearings involved, knackered cv joints also cause excessive wear; on front diffs it'll be the offside that has play and wear generally

Aidan wrote:nearside because of the short diff output shaft length on that side - the shaft runs on an oil film in the diff case, no bearings involved, knackered cv joints also cause excessive wear; on front diffs it'll be the offside that has play and wear generally

Is there anything about these trannies you don't know?

why do some TDs rattle the transmission and others not

Aidan wrote:why do some TDs rattle the transmission and others not

You could probably fit that on the back of a stamp!