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Title: Gear Oil Leak...? help me diagnose what to fix
Post by: moukie on September 19, 2020, 11:44:48 am

Hi, Car just failed its MOT due to a gear oil leak. It was suggested it is the flange sea requiring drive shaft removal (However... I  inspected this morning I think it might be the bearing cover... Any suggestions or advice welcome.

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Title: Re: Gear Oil Leak...? help me diagnose what to fix
Post by: titchy on September 19, 2020, 12:13:04 pm

Steam clean it so you can find the leak easier

Title: Re: Gear Oil Leak...? help me diagnose what to fix
Post by: rich83 on September 19, 2020, 12:27:01 pm

Quote from: titchy on September 19, 2020, 12:13:04 pm

Steam clean it so you can find the leak easier

Or brake cleaner as a more available option.

Title: Re: Gear Oil Leak...? help me diagnose what to fix
Post by: moukie on September 19, 2020, 12:40:13 pm

Quote from: rich83 on September 19, 2020, 12:27:01 pm

Quote from: titchy on September 19, 2020, 12:13:04 pm

Steam clean it so you can find the leak easier

Or brake cleaner as a more available option.

The garage reckoned they had cleaned it with brake cleaner. Doesn’t look like it. Appears to be seeping from the bottom of the cap. I’m thinking it might need a beer shim and the revised cap

Title: Re: Gear Oil Leak...? help me diagnose what to fix
Post by: muff1991 on September 29, 2020, 03:30:59 pm

have a google, i've seen this problem before. sure its a shim and new cap mate.