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Subject:Re: Transmission leaking from drive shafts
From:Keith Ovregaard
Date:Mon, 7 Nov 2005 07:13:13 -0800

Or you may get lucky like I did and find that the fluid level was too
high. After draining the excess fluid, it has not leaked a drop.
Keith O
84 Westy "Brownie"
90 Westy Syncro

On Nov 6, 2005, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Sun, 6 Nov 2005 09:39:28 -0600
> From:    Jim Felder <>felder@KNOLOGY.NET
> Subject: Transmission leaking from drive shafts
>
> Friday I noticed a small puddle of transmission oil underneath my 90.
> On inspection today, I can see that it is slinging out around the drive
> shafts, especially the passenger side.
>
> Is this the situation where others have been advised to remove the
> drive shafts (good time to rebuild and reboot) and replace a seal under
> the outer flange? Any special tools needed or warnings required?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim

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