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Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:14 pm
by Jordi
How much? Where from? How to do it!!!!

Help urgently required!!!!!

Presuming thats what it is as the oil is coming out the bottom of the bell housing

Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:26 pm
by Ladaman
Or is it engine oil and the crank seal has gone?

Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:28 pm
by Jordi
Gearbox oil. Smell and taste checked.

Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:04 pm
by twiss
Jordi wrote:Gearbox oil. Smell and taste checked.
Yum yum!!! :P

Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:12 pm
by Jordi
Just gotta see how it develops. Not sure if it is gonna be an issue. Just dribbled a bit while i was doing the brakes then stopped. Its been out again and hasn't leaked anymore.

Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:19 pm
by suzukisteve
worse case you can always put a stop leak treatment in as a temp fix until after you get back mate

Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:22 pm
by Jordi
Stop leak in the gearbox?

Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:30 pm
by dan_2k_uk
Jordi wrote:Stop leak in the gearbox?
Just thickens the oil to slow it down.

I guess you can just take that from cover off to replace the oil seal but then you will need a gasket for that too.

Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:54 pm
by Darrell
According to the tinternet.......................A 413 / samurai has...............

Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:12 pm
by Jordi
I am right in thinking its just take the cover off behind the release bearing. Swap seal & refit?