gearbox leak

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

Hi peeps , since fitting the lsd in the cup , it has been leaking, only a bit each day like but as i have reno ocd so id like to fix it, its seeping from the bottom..err i think, can anyone reccomend anything, other than taking it out again etc etc, many thanks team...matty.

[Adam 005]

give it a good clean and find out where the oil is coming from.it could be the drive shaft gautor:)

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

give it a good clean and find out where the oil is coming from.it could be the drive shaft gautor:)

cheers adds , good call, well worth a try....:agree:

[turbo ted]

i had this problem with my gripper diff aswell the leak is coming from the drivers side diff seal ,the spline shaft in the diff moves in and out by about 6mm which causes it to leak ,i got over this problem by fitted two diff seals .
to fit the two diff seals together you need to cut down the outside lip of each seal so you can fit one on top of the other and that has stopped the leak now for over 2 1/2 years;)

[Alastair]

When my friends quaife box came back from them one of the seals leaked, they repaired it FoC, but it was a pain to remove and send it back! Hopefully yours will not be a diff seal! It is one of those things when you split a box, sometimes they dont llike the new seals?!!!

[J$£5GTT]

matty some info here,not a 5 but think it could point you to problem area...maybe..

http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=216764
:agree::)

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

Thanks all you lovely people, at least i have some ideas on what to look for ,im hoping its a driveshaft gaitor or something that doesnt involve taking it out again..:(

[turbo ted]

you can fit the diff seals with the gearbox still in the car:)

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

you can fit the diff seals with the gearbox still in the car:)

ahh , ill be needing said info from you in nice pm then ted....;)..:wasntme:, good news that...:)..:agree:

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

you can fit the diff seals with the gearbox still in the car:)

anymore info on this rob....incase like...:)

[*Yellow*]

Pm Matt. :)

Did you get this sorted.

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

cheers for the kind pm`s guys , very much appreciated!, im going to order two new seals as they are cheap as chips and contact quaiffe and hopefully sort this on tuesday...:), ill keep you all informed {as to how much im still losing..:laugh:}, seriously thanks again people for taking the time..matty.