Resolved Manual trans leaking up top WTF Under Shifter Selector

[vintagemuscle]

I had this issue about 2 years ago on one of my old dsm's. Pull the rubber cover thing up under the linkage. From there you will be able to see the top of the seal. Using a thin flathead screwdriver or the like pry it up as high as you can. Clean it up real good and glob a bunch of red rtv on and around the seal. Push the seal back down, push the boot down and let it dry for a few hours. Problem solved.

I'll try that. thanks for the help.
I took the car for a short drive today to see exactly how much fluid i was losing and it seems that it is not as much as i thought. The input shaft is leaking but isn't pouring fluid out or anything. I guess when i pulled the boot for the clutch fork off it was probably collecting in there for quite some time and that is why so much came out. I'm going to continue to monitor the situation but i might just be able to make a couple passes at the track this weekend and then worry about it next week. the clutch is still hanging in there for now although it does shudder a little bit when i feather it out in 1st gear.

 

[dnhieu]

post some pics up when you actuall do it...

 

[Mike1992]

so leave the linkage connected. lift the boost up. lift the seal up. rvt under the seal. put back together and your done? i might try that....

Cover the old seal in RTVand push it back in.

 

[TalonJohn94]

Did you do that?
Did it work?
Did you ever fix the gear selector seal?

 

[TalonJohn94]

Good question, I'd also like an answer to this one, I think ima fix mine to

Any part #'s yet?

 

[TalonJohn94]

No guys, you got it all wrong.

1. The shfat needs to be released from inside the tranny for you to change the oil seal, like a cam shaft seal.

2. The roll pin on the control shaft is there to hold the shift lever to the shaft and nothing else, removing it will not allow you to pull the shaft out. Do not hammer the roll pin especially when the tranny is still in the car, better yet, do not use hammer period as it will result in a bent shaft unless the shaft is well situated on a bench. I was able to use an air hammer with the right size tip on a 15k mile TRE tranny and had absolutely no luck with the roll pin on my 90'.

I see now that you are right about this - its impossible to get the tapered roll pin out on-car. So I have these 3 seals (2 needle bearing, identical ones and one brass/rubber one) for no reason now - because I am not going to rip it all apart for that.

I heard one user say he lifted the boot and RTV'd it, but how can you apply a sealant to an area (around the shaft, on the rubber) that needs to move during normal operation/shifting gears?

 

[Mike1992]

I heard one user say he lifted the boot and RTV'd it, but how can you apply a sealant to an area (around the shaft, on the rubber) that needs to move during normal operation/shifting gears?

The rtv still allows the shaft to slide up and down. RTV cant stick to an oily shaft but it sure makes a tight seal around it.

 

[kronus]

Hey, I'm in the exact same situation. Any word on the RTV?

 

[TalonJohn94]

I guess it kind of works. Mine wasn't leaking that badly, and its not leaking anymore. It's just really hard to see the seal with all the intake installed.

 

[TalonJohn94]

It still leaks - and INTO the clutch fork opening.

 

[pneumo]

RTV didn't work for me either. I finally fixed the leak by installing a new seal when the trans was out.