mookers
puri puri
- Location
- Frankston, Melbourne, VIC
- First Name
- Derek
- Drive
- CL9 Accord Euro Lux, GE Jazz VTi, Evil Supervillain Chair, Homemade Portable Square Drumkit
If you have a manual and it's got over 100,000 km on it, I would strongly recommend replacing the input shaft bearings the next time you have the box out of the car (most likely for a new clutch).
It's obvious that you'd replace the engine rear main seal and the gearbox input shaft seal because they're right there, and not too difficult to do. But you should really replace the input shaft bearings too.
The bearings in my gearbox were worn enough that the input shaft developed enough play that it caught and fouled the input shaft seal, resulting in an oil leak which then fouled my clutch.
It's a big job to split the gearbox and replace the bearings, but it's also a big job to pull the gearbox out of the car and reinstall it again. Do all the maintenance at one time.
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It's obvious that you'd replace the engine rear main seal and the gearbox input shaft seal because they're right there, and not too difficult to do. But you should really replace the input shaft bearings too.
The bearings in my gearbox were worn enough that the input shaft developed enough play that it caught and fouled the input shaft seal, resulting in an oil leak which then fouled my clutch.
It's a big job to split the gearbox and replace the bearings, but it's also a big job to pull the gearbox out of the car and reinstall it again. Do all the maintenance at one time.
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