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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Ninja on 31 October 2009, 16:56
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As some of you may know, I took my car in for a new clutch - sweet. Got a really good price, at a reputable garage which has been in business for around 30 years. However, now my gearbox is pissing out oil all over the place. I don't suppose theres much I can do to fix it, other than take it back and demand it to be sorted is there?
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no. :sad:
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no. :sad:
Will that have ruined my new clutch aswell?
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Take it back to the garage, it's their problem. Also get a hire car and bill them.
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I know, I just think that they are blatantly going to try and get out of it. I'm just not looking forward to the argument on monday.
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You sure its gearbox oil (it smells REALLY fishy)?
Depends on where its leaking from to effect the clutch, it is unlikely unless its leaking through the input shaft.
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As above, depends where it is leaking but yes it could damage the clutch.
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Could well have been them if they have just ragged the driveshafts away from the box when taking it off (and buggered the shaft seals in the process) to get to the clutch. However, proving it is going to be an issue.
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Why is proving it going to be an issue? My car went in for a new clutch, leak free and now it's pissing oil from the gearbox. To me that's all the proof I need. :angry:
Anyway, it's going back tomorow so I'll keep you updated.
Cheers for the replies.
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Don't go in there looking for an argument, If the problem was there when they fitted the clutch, they would have told you, its not within their interest to let a car go down the road leaking oil, give them the benifit of the doubt, any garage with a reputation to uphold will want to sort the problem out with a minimum of fuss
Thom
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To you with the angry blinkers on, yes, it is no doubt all the proof you need.
However, to them, they let it go not leaking, who is to say you haven't gone out ragged around and popped a driveshaft seal (assuming it is one of them) in the process?
Plausible deniability. It will also depend very much on what sort of attitude you go in with. They can quite easily tell you to do one.
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To you with the angry blinkers on, yes, it is no doubt all the proof you need.
However, to them, they let it go not leaking, who is to say you haven't gone out ragged around and popped a driveshaft seal (assuming it is one of them) in the process?
Plausible deniability. It will also depend very much on what sort of attitude you go in with. They can quite easily tell you to do one.
Bang on... He who complains that his Big Mac is not right, gets the next one spat on!
Thom
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You need to confirm where the oil is coming from and what soret of oil it is.
As people have suggested, it may be a driveshaft seal, or it might be the input shaft, which could be a result of the drive plate not *quite* being centred (or just because it's 20 years old). Gert yourself properly informed and go back with a cool head on.
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Agree with Diamond Hell, you need to find out where the oil is coming from, can you post up any pics?
I can't really see how a drive flange oil seal could be damaged while doing a clutch, the shafts simply unbolt leaving the flanges in place.
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on my seat ibiza i removed the one flange because it caught the subframe making a pain to get the box in and out, maybe they have done the same and damaged the seal ect. or they dont know VW's and drained the oil not realising the shafts bolt on and then didnt tighten the drain plug back up or something soft.