Series 4 Gearbox Gront Seal ?

[kwhite]

Hello Friends,

While I have the motor and gearbox out, I thought it might be a good time to change the leaking transmission seals.

The rear is no problem but the front... is it really as involved as the manual says? I am working out of a 100 year old garage with hand tools. All I want to do is keep the gear oil - (Rootes manual says motor oil???) inside the case. Do I need profesional (Automotive) help?

Thanks as always Sunbeam guys and gals. Your insight is so valued.

Kevin

 

[jumpinjan]

...All I want to do is keep the gear oil - (Rootes manual says motor oil???) inside the case.

Huh? What does that mean?
If you want to change the seals, the trans needs to come out (and so does the oil when you pull the trans out. Otherwise, its all over the shop floor).
Drill a small hole in the seal's sheetmetal and insert a small sheet metal screw, then pull on the screw to yank out the seal.
Jan

 

[kwhite]

Thanks for the information. I was hoping that someone might know of an easier way to change the front seal on a transmission that is out of the car.

 

[Nickodell]

And yes, you should be using engine oil, not gear oil. Even for a gront.

 

[kwhite]

Thanks for the confimation. There was gear oil when drained.

Yeah, I wondered what a "gront" was too. Fingers going faster than the brain, imagine that!