Gearbox oil leak

[LaneRover]

I'd be afraid that my engine bay would look like a cheap hotel room under a black light.

Scary.

and the garage and driveway like a ****** scene . . .

[adelafofca]

I know this is an older thread, but I fixed the selector leaks with the 5/8" heater hose idea. I left the rings a little proud so the 2 retainer halves would keep pressure on them. I did have to trim the circumference of each ring as reverse has a wide diameter. A cool trick would be to 3D print or machine a set of retainers that could allow for the heater hose rings to go over the existing selector seals. This would prevent having to split the top case cover.

While I was under there I noticed leaks from the transfer case from the selector seal and transfer shaft cover. I put another o-ring over the original selector seal and 4WD pin. I put RTV on the cover and let it set overnight. So far it seems to have handled the majority of the puddles. I still have a small drip from the bottom transfer case cover, but that is normal. I do have a Toro overdrive which has some leaking issues which I need to tackle next.

[jimrr]

I have not bought any oil seals for some time but the OEM seals used to be leather with a spring around them. i've saved some of them and may elect to re-use them as opposed to the regular rubber ones, when ever i get around to dealing with it but i usually just top up the boxes in the summer and let it leak !! I miss the E brake though so will prob deal with that sometime.