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Subject:Re: OOOPs! Transmission Leaking after clutch kit installation
From:Karl M
Date:Sat, 8 Jun 2002 18:28:16 -0400

Sounds like the mainshaft seal is kaput. Did it leak before? Or was there
very little oil in the transmission?

> Subject line gives most of  the message...I've just installed a new LUK
> clutch kit, including new throwout (clutch release) bearing, throwout
> bearing guide, flywheel main seal, flywheel "O" ring,  new pilot
> bearing, pilot bearing felt seal and washer, new starter...3.5 litres of
> Redline MT 90, ..... ad nauseum.
>
> Please offer opinion of causes of and fixes for the leaking Redline
> which flows from the joint between the engine and the transmission.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom Hanlon
> Palm Springs, CA
> 84 Westfalia

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