Rear mail seal help !!
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Rear mail seal help !! I went to the store a while ago and when I left and drove down the street my car started smoking and it smelled like engine oil so I stopped to check it out and it is leaking a lot of oil from the back of the motor looks like between the transmission and the motor. I guess this means that the rear seal went bad. Am I correct or is there anything else back there can leak bad like this?
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Originally Posted by sickss228
Yeah its probably your rear main, the only other thing is the barbell restictor but I dont think that is your problem.
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Originally Posted by 98Z28CobraKiller
There is a plug that goes into the back of the crank behind the little bearing that the imput shaft of the tranny goes into.
Originally Posted by brad8266
What is the barbell restrictor? And where is it?
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You need to make some phone calls and get a price for your area.
I suspect that a shop will charge about 8 hours of labor and $100 - for parts + materials.
The transmission has to be pulled. The seal can probably be removed and replaced without pulling the rear cover. If it is the plug inside the crankshaft (behind the clutch pilot bearing) the charges will be in the same ball park. In fact, if the "freeze" plug is bad, you might want to also replace the rear seal since you have things apart. Always replace the pilot bearing whenever you have access to it. Also, while the trannie is out, the flywheel and pressure plate surfaces should be inspected for wear and flatness and the friction material on the clutch should be checked out for wear/thickness.
Steve
I suspect that a shop will charge about 8 hours of labor and $100 - for parts + materials.
The transmission has to be pulled. The seal can probably be removed and replaced without pulling the rear cover. If it is the plug inside the crankshaft (behind the clutch pilot bearing) the charges will be in the same ball park. In fact, if the "freeze" plug is bad, you might want to also replace the rear seal since you have things apart. Always replace the pilot bearing whenever you have access to it. Also, while the trannie is out, the flywheel and pressure plate surfaces should be inspected for wear and flatness and the friction material on the clutch should be checked out for wear/thickness.
Steve
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Originally Posted by 92zcamaroperson
thats a lot better than a main seal
