Transmission leaking again!
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I don`t think it is the quad seal, from the picture it looks like the leak is between the pulley spacer and the big oil seal.
If it were a quad seal leak, the oil would be coming out between the splines of the main drive gear and the inside diameter of the pulley spacer.
But it doesn`t really matter at this point. The spacer, seal and quad should all be replaced.
If it were a quad seal leak, the oil would be coming out between the splines of the main drive gear and the inside diameter of the pulley spacer.
But it doesn`t really matter at this point. The spacer, seal and quad should all be replaced.
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From: la la land jerzey
i could be incorrect BUT your seal looks to me the sealing lip looks rolled over
i have also seen the seals spring pop out of the seal lip during an instlation, if it does not have the retention from the spring and it will do that every time
i have also seen the seals spring pop out of the seal lip during an instlation, if it does not have the retention from the spring and it will do that every time
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I now on the old shovelheads 4 speeds the leaking problem was main shaft and main drive gear bushing would wear out. had to be machined fit. The long thin bushing in the main drive gear. You needed a special tool to press the old one out, an then the new one put it on a lathe to machine it down to the right size. The cause of that problem was people would have there chain to tight. People would think it the seal and just replace the seal and it would stop leaking for 50 or 100 miles or so, then it would start to leak again. I don't know on the 5 or 6 speeds. Just throwing it out there.
Last edited by little5150; Mar 27, 2014 at 04:24 PM.
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