[birchy71]

got a drip of oil from between the ird and gearbox,it only appears if the car is run for over 20 miles . does anyone know how easy it is to remove the ird and change the oil seals,

 

[ming]

got a drip of oil from between the ird and gearbox,it only appears if the car is run for over 20 miles . does anyone know how easy it is to remove the ird and change the oil seals,

pig of a job. . . .check yer oil drain top up plugs first

 

[ccoaton]

Yep Lot of work there,..Large O-Ring is the only seal to the gearbox.. and a drive seal at the drivers side.

You have to remove Rear Prop,..Rear Drive from IRD,.and and the Drive from drivers side,.Before you even star to undo the IRD

Good luck

 

[birchy71]

cheers for the comments ,someone else said possible the breather tube is blocked causing pressure when the ird heats up , will wait on removing the ird til the leak gets constant.

 

[vic.middleton]

The seal is between hte IRD and gear box. The output from the IRD to the n/s front passes concentrically through the centre of the gearbox/IRD drive so that it is gearbox oil which is leaking.

 

[birchy71]

which ever seal is leaking the ird has to come out to do it so when i do take it out i'll change them all but its not that bad a leak at the moment ,what cheeses me off is the ird was out last year when the clutch was done ,not by me but by a "specialist". any way willget round to dropping out the ird eventually does any one have any advice about stripping the ird and putting it back together