tranny leak-where is it?

[abatzis2@hotmail.com (Michael Abatzis)]

hmm. i thought that it ground through the housing, leaking into the 
bellhousing, ruining clutch etc. no? the output seals looked ok when i 
checked--the oil is forward of the seals. what "tell-tale green" am i 
looking for? you should be able to see green on 1 side, but not the other i 
thought. so i'm looking at output seals for sms? is a stock 87 16v tranny 
even affected? i thought not...thanks for the help,

-Michael Abatzis
Hotlanta! GA
1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, prelim web site, but not taking orders 
yet: www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page1.html
1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...


>From: "Rick Alexander" <ralexander03@snet.net>

>The bell housing is not where the gears are and it is not where the SMS
>syndrome happens. The SMS will come out of the differential housing. Have
>you looked to see if the output seals are where they should be? Basically 
>if
>you see the seal it is out of place and leaking. Look for the tell tale
>green behind the output flanges that the CV joints are attached to. This is
>your most likely culprit.
>
>Rick Alexander
>http://www.brubakerbox.com
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>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 10:12 PM
>Subject: tech: tranny leak-where is it?
>
>
> > since i got my car in march, i've noticed a very slow, intermittant 
>tranny
> > fluid leak.  usually i notice a few drops after very spirited driving; 
>it
> > seems like the hotter the engine, the more the leak (which makes sense 
>if
> > it's a seal i guess).  i put about a quart of redline in last week, and
> > noticed the leak is now a bit worse.  i think i overfilled the
> > tranny--pretty much filled it all the way (usually i drain it, put in 2
> > quarts). i just can't figure out where the hell it's coming from.  where
>it
> > isn't coming from is the bellhousing; that's where it would be if it was
> > SMS, right? i think it's from the speedo hole (which would also make 
>sense
> > if i overfilled it), but maybe the gasket between 5th gear and the rest 
>of
> > the tranny.  anyone else know where it could be from? again, definitely
> > nothing from the bellhousing, which is where most of the seals and stuff
> > are.  also, no noises, shifting relatively smooth (linkage still a bit 
>out
> > of whack). ideas? tia,
> >
> >
> > -Michael Abatzis
> > Hotlanta! GA
> > 1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, prelim web site, but not taking 
>orders
> > yet: www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page.html
> > 1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...
> >
> >
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