> The reason my gear oil was running low is that
> it's the engine oil that is leaking, not the tranny
> oil. Yikes ! I thought that sickly
> smell was unmistakbly gear oil, but I guess I was
> wrong.
>
> Since the location was such that I though it was the
> tranny, I'm guessing it's the rear main seal.
>
> What are the chances it will completely fail soon
> and dump all my oil ?
>
> I wish I had had it replaced when my clutch was done this
> spring, but since I've got the "clutch shudder" problem
> big-time, I guess it has to come apart again anyhow.
> Dunno quite how to work it out with my dealer who
> should pay for the R&R, since the clutch has to come
> out to fix the shudder, but meanwhile I'd have to pay
> for it if it was just the engine rear main seal.
>
> Any suggestions ?
>
> Thanks, John
Did you consider that your existing clutch problem may be due to engine oil getting on it from the leak?
You seem to realize this (now anyway), but a lifelong philosophy ought to be to have rear main seals replaced whenever a clutch job is done.
Bill Putney (to reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with "x")