mgnewbie
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Can someone please enlighten me on what maybe the cause of oil drip from gearbox at joint with the drive shaft? It wasn't leaking before I changed the oil. My guess is that the seal is damaged or is it something more serious???
When I was changing gearbox oil yesterday for the 1st time since I got the car, I opened the plug on the side of the gearbox and stuck my finger in and tried to feel if there is any oil, and I couldn't get my finger wet. There must have been only about a quart of dirty oil drained from the bottom drain hole.
After filling the gearbox with new oil, I parked the car in my driveway which has a slight slope, with the front higher than the rear, and after about a few minutes, there was a small puddle of oil on the driveway.
My question is, is it difficult to change the rear gearbox seal? Do I need to remove the gearbox from under the car to do that? Any advice would be most appreciated...
Here is the picture of the leaking oil.
When I was changing gearbox oil yesterday for the 1st time since I got the car, I opened the plug on the side of the gearbox and stuck my finger in and tried to feel if there is any oil, and I couldn't get my finger wet. There must have been only about a quart of dirty oil drained from the bottom drain hole.
After filling the gearbox with new oil, I parked the car in my driveway which has a slight slope, with the front higher than the rear, and after about a few minutes, there was a small puddle of oil on the driveway.
My question is, is it difficult to change the rear gearbox seal? Do I need to remove the gearbox from under the car to do that? Any advice would be most appreciated...
Here is the picture of the leaking oil.