Hi gang. Just want to say a quick apology to anyone that has answered on my previous posts. Life suddenly got in the way this year and kept me from the tank, but I'll be back in the game next month and will follow up on every post I started. I definitely appreciate all your help.
As I'm getting back into fixing up the car, I wanted to just do something simple this week before I go away for a few weeks, so I changed out the clutch fluid. It was black to start with. So I did the usual, but there was lots of air coming out the slave. I bench bled and there was then less air, but still a fair bit. However I did get the fluid perfectly clean. The main concern I have though, is after pumping the clutch a few times, I would try bleeding the slave only for murky, contaminated fluid to be present again. Where would this be coming from? Is there any obvious point of oil contact to the clutch fluid between the master and slave? There is no oil on the slave, including under the boot. But...
I have a clear oil leak present all over the bell housing pan, after which removing, can be seen on the release fork. (the fork doesn't have a boot, yet oil still hasn't travelled to the slave, in case you might be thinking that's the point of contamination queried above, it doesn't appear so on the surface). Does this seem to you like a rear main seal leak? And if so, is that what is getting into the clutch fluid? How?
Yes, there are screws missing from the pan, and there is no gasket. Previously neglected vehicle (not by me).
This car has not been driven for months, so none of the oil you see would be motion related, all passive seepage.
In review:
- Is this a rear main seal leak?
- If not, why so much oil?
- How is the oil (or whatever the contamination is) getting into the clutch fluid?
- Is there supposed to be a gasket around the pan? I have looked but can't find the answer. Name or part number?
Thanks in advance.
As I'm getting back into fixing up the car, I wanted to just do something simple this week before I go away for a few weeks, so I changed out the clutch fluid. It was black to start with. So I did the usual, but there was lots of air coming out the slave. I bench bled and there was then less air, but still a fair bit. However I did get the fluid perfectly clean. The main concern I have though, is after pumping the clutch a few times, I would try bleeding the slave only for murky, contaminated fluid to be present again. Where would this be coming from? Is there any obvious point of oil contact to the clutch fluid between the master and slave? There is no oil on the slave, including under the boot. But...
I have a clear oil leak present all over the bell housing pan, after which removing, can be seen on the release fork. (the fork doesn't have a boot, yet oil still hasn't travelled to the slave, in case you might be thinking that's the point of contamination queried above, it doesn't appear so on the surface). Does this seem to you like a rear main seal leak? And if so, is that what is getting into the clutch fluid? How?
Yes, there are screws missing from the pan, and there is no gasket. Previously neglected vehicle (not by me).
This car has not been driven for months, so none of the oil you see would be motion related, all passive seepage.
In review:
- Is this a rear main seal leak?
- If not, why so much oil?
- How is the oil (or whatever the contamination is) getting into the clutch fluid?
- Is there supposed to be a gasket around the pan? I have looked but can't find the answer. Name or part number?
Thanks in advance.