Transmission Leak

[Tony Smith]

Originally posted by Bryan
Hi all,
I see that Tony has fitted a bearing with a rubber seal to try and keep any oil in. Thats a good idea but in practice these seals are only designed to keep the dirt and grime out of the bearing and grease in. Should the gearbox create any sort of preasure which is unable to get out the dust shield will be the first thing to pop out.
But thinking along the same lines If you were to fit a bearing with metal shields these are more secure and are less likly to come out.
Bryan

The bearing I fitted (as shown in the pic) has a metal sheild! The gearbox can't create any pressure as the top of the box where the shift lever is fitted is not sealed air tight, and hardly even water tight.