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Offline carpetmonster

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clutch slipping
« on: 13 February 2008, 17:10 »
Hi
Have a little problem with my car,the car drives fine but when i go around a corner and and then straighten up again the clutch starts to slip real bad.Also i have noteced gear oil all around the casing could this cause my problem, and where is the oil likely to be coming from?


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Re: clutch slipping
« Reply #1 on: 13 February 2008, 18:07 »
i think they call it an input shaft seal...quite common failure i believe!! and it fits behind the clutch in the box side!
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Offline saul79

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Re: clutch slipping
« Reply #2 on: 13 February 2008, 18:07 »
rear main oil seal behind clutch/fly whhel assembly

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Re: clutch slipping
« Reply #3 on: 13 February 2008, 18:08 »
engine oil or gearbox oil?

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Re: clutch slipping
« Reply #4 on: 13 February 2008, 18:19 »
smells like gear oil


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Re: clutch slipping
« Reply #5 on: 13 February 2008, 20:28 »
seal on the output shaft as said-check to see if its not the oil from the driveshaft seals as these leak too and will run down to the lowest point -being the bottom off the bellhousing

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