Transmission oil leak revisited
Posted: 29 Sep 2007, 03:41
Some time ago I asked about a transmission oil leak:
This thread
Well, this afternoon I finally got round to taking a look. The M6 bolts were not broken, but they were barely finger tight ... not sure if this could be the problem?
The splines do have some play, not much, but I can just detect movement. So does that mean that the copper shim is intended to move slightly to take up this play? In which case, it seems a bit optimistic to think that oil is going to stay on the spline side of the shim, and not leak into the CV joint.
Or is the shim and the pair of M6 bolts supposed to lock everything solid? Somehow those parts look a bit flimsy for that task?
Peter
This thread
Well, this afternoon I finally got round to taking a look. The M6 bolts were not broken, but they were barely finger tight ... not sure if this could be the problem?
The splines do have some play, not much, but I can just detect movement. So does that mean that the copper shim is intended to move slightly to take up this play? In which case, it seems a bit optimistic to think that oil is going to stay on the spline side of the shim, and not leak into the CV joint.
Or is the shim and the pair of M6 bolts supposed to lock everything solid? Somehow those parts look a bit flimsy for that task?
Peter