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Jeesh... I'm getting old. I really don't remember removing that bit. I need to go look at my parts heap and see what it looks like to try and jog my memory.
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Do you have the rear sel kit, from what I heard it was not always part of the 5 spd. kit, maybe that's why you don't remember it, becuase you don't have it.
By the way, I have no opinon on the 5spd kit, I'm sure it works fine, as many have been sold, my concern was more about the rear seal and and my customer overuse of silicone and him telling me they told him to do it that way, I'm sure this is not what Rivergate had in mind and would love to see some instructions for the installation of the backing plate and rear seal kit.
Why doesn't seal work, good question, but it doesn't as for what most who have tried have to say about it, including me, all my past expeiriences are with the Mini Mania kit, which is a much worse design that the Rivergate kit, whichj only works with the 5 spd, kit. At this point and especailly after reading a few people experineces with the RG seal, I'm not going there, no way, no how. and according to the above post it seems to make little difference if you installed it or they did, same results, leakage. I applaud thier effort in trying to make it better, but maybe it just wasn't meant to be.