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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 02:00 AM
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HELP! My M6 leaks!!

AHHHH!!! This car is leaving drips of trans fluid in my garage!! It's wet on the back part of it, and it leaves ATF when it sits. It's a 6 speed, and it has about 56,000 miles on it. The day I picked it up (last friday, less than a week ago) I changed the trans fluid to Honda ATF Z1, switched the stock mount for a poly one, disabled the CAGS, and swapped in my pro 5.0. The trans was wet back there when I did this, only I did not know it was bad enough to drip. I really don't care about my garage floor or the driveway, but I do care about a leaky trans. What can I do? The car does have an extended warranty, but I still have to transfer it over. Any ideas? Thanks guys!
Old Jul 15, 2003 | 03:14 PM
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Probably the driveshaft seal, not a bad fix..
Old Jul 15, 2003 | 10:34 PM
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How does one replace that?
Old Jul 16, 2003 | 12:49 AM
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How does one replace that?
Pull the drive shaft.
Pull the seal with a slide hammer or
Pry the old seal out with a big screwdriver.
Coat edge of seal with RTV
Gently tap new seal in being very careful to keep it square to the hole. It's best to use a bearing driver, large socket, or a piece of pipe against the seal to drive it in.
Wipe some lube on the lip of the seal.
Re-install the drive shaft.
Old Jul 16, 2003 | 02:29 AM
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Thanks! Is this something I could get at the dealer?
Old Jul 16, 2003 | 03:43 PM
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I have a 99 Z28 with a 6 speed and had the same problem.Dealer replaced the seal where the driveshaft goes into the trans 4 times and each time it would start to leak again after a few months.Then they checked their service bulletins and found out there were some bad yolks out there causing problems,(destroying the seals),the car was out of warranty but they replaced the yolk at no charge.That was over a year ago and it's still dry.I hope this helps.
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