superpowerdave
01-18-2010, 10:36 PM
After replacing the rear main seal (pretty sure that one is sealed up right) I got around to firing the motor and checking everything underneath.
The first thing I heard was a pretty constant drip. Upon closer inspection I found that fluid was leaking from both threaded holes on each side of the bellhousing just above the cross-member. On the front side it was dripping straight down into a catch so I could inspect the fluid. On the backside it was dripping onto the cross-member itself and then flowing off and dripping down the member.
The fluid was collected and it is a darker, grayish color and I'm almost certain this is transmission fluid. If it were leaking oil from the rear main I would have expected it to be honey colored as the oil was replaced with the seal and has no miles on it.
So would I be correct in assuming my transmission has a leak in it somewhere? Would I also be correct in assuming that the transmission needs to be pulled out in order to fix it?
Any advice would be appreciated ... I'm learning slowly :) Eventually you'll hear less from me, I promise! Photos attached hopefully show what I'm talking about.
http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv157/superpowerdave/DSCN9483.jpg
http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv157/superpowerdave/DSCN9484.jpg
The first thing I heard was a pretty constant drip. Upon closer inspection I found that fluid was leaking from both threaded holes on each side of the bellhousing just above the cross-member. On the front side it was dripping straight down into a catch so I could inspect the fluid. On the backside it was dripping onto the cross-member itself and then flowing off and dripping down the member.
The fluid was collected and it is a darker, grayish color and I'm almost certain this is transmission fluid. If it were leaking oil from the rear main I would have expected it to be honey colored as the oil was replaced with the seal and has no miles on it.
So would I be correct in assuming my transmission has a leak in it somewhere? Would I also be correct in assuming that the transmission needs to be pulled out in order to fix it?
Any advice would be appreciated ... I'm learning slowly :) Eventually you'll hear less from me, I promise! Photos attached hopefully show what I'm talking about.
http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv157/superpowerdave/DSCN9483.jpg
http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv157/superpowerdave/DSCN9484.jpg