Author Topic: leak from gearbox?  (Read 968 times)

Offline golfwannabe

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leak from gearbox?
« on: 24 September 2008, 22:13 »
Hi,

is this a leaking gearbox?


Offline Rmachines

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Re: leak from gearbox?
« Reply #1 on: 24 September 2008, 22:18 »
could be the input shaft seel or the engine seel,   sniff the oil, if it smells like strong mineral oil its gearbox, if it smels like normal engine oil its from the engine.
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Offline DEANATRON

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Re: leak from gearbox?
« Reply #2 on: 29 September 2008, 22:00 »
Yeah that is the gearbox mate looks, had mine changed the other week and looks like its leaking from the same place, if your lucky might just be a seal