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I have a garage replacing the rear main seal in the 1978 MG Midget. Do they usually remove the engine or transmission to do this?
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They would need to remove both as a unit, and then separate them to get to the rear main seal. I do not think there as any other way.


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Before you get into that, check to make sure that your engine case is getting plenty of ventilation. 1500's gotta breath or it will [censored] oil all over the place in protest.

Also, there is a scroll seal on the front of the transmission which likes to leak if you even slightly overfill the gearbox.
 
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