Bad rear main seal. Did it ruin my new Textralia clutch?
09-02-2006, 05:43 PM
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Bad rear main seal. Did it ruin my new Textralia clutch? So I put my new textralia clutch in 2 weeks ago. Fast forward to yesterday when I went to get my oil changed, they said I had a bad oil leak and that it was likely my rear main seal. Pulled the transmission today and here's what I found.
Looks like a bad rear main seal to me, just thougth I'd get a second opinion. Now onto the clutch.....
Looks like oil seeped out of the holes and onto the clutch friction area
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^^^ One side of the clutch, and below is the opposite side of the same one.
So is my clutch shot?
Looks like a bad rear main seal to me, just thougth I'd get a second opinion. Now onto the clutch.....
Looks like oil seeped out of the holes and onto the clutch friction area
.^^^ One side of the clutch, and below is the opposite side of the same one.
So is my clutch shot?
09-02-2006, 08:04 PM
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Is there anything behind the rear cover that I should be ready for, oil/coolant? Also do i need to drain the oil before I pull the rear main seal?
09-02-2006, 09:58 PM
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Alright thanks, there seems to be grooves in my flywheel, but none in the pressure plate. Why does my flywheel have grooves in it? They're not that deep, but when you run your finger across it, you can feel them in there.
09-02-2006, 10:58 PM
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its from the heat and wear combined from the disc contacting the flywheel. youre gonna have to resurface it before you reinstall it.
Originally Posted by Jimmard
Alright thanks, there seems to be grooves in my flywheel, but none in the pressure plate. Why does my flywheel have grooves in it? They're not that deep, but when you run your finger across it, you can feel them in there.
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09-03-2006, 12:37 AM
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Clean the flywheel with a good brake cleaner and take a pic. Those lines may look as bad as they do just because of the oil and crap inbetween the grooves. I think you're okay to put everything back in. The contact between the flywheel and the disc will help smooth things out.
09-03-2006, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Ferocity02
Clean the flywheel with a good brake cleaner and take a pic. Those lines may look as bad as they do just because of the oil and crap inbetween the grooves. I think you're okay to put everything back in. The contact between the flywheel and the disc will help smooth things out.
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09-03-2006, 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Ferocity02
Sponsors sell the slave cylinders. I don't think you are going to have an easy time finding just that piece.
I think it may look worse than it is, the grooves are very shallow, almost just feels a little rough is all.
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