gear oil leak

[loadlugger]

After changing the clutch on my 1.8 petrol,there seems to be a bit of a leak,and it seems to be coming from the half moon shaped tin plate on the bottom of the box on passenger side,the piece where there is a couple of 11mm bolts holding it.Any ideas folks.

[mjb]

The tin plate you can see here, next to the exhaust pipe? (pic from a V6)


if so, then if it's definitely gear oil (who can mistake that smell...) I'm afraid you're in for bad times. The oil leak will be from this:

which is the oil seal from the gearbox to the bell housing which is what the clutch release bearing slides on:


However, if you're unsure about the smell, it MAY just be the case that you've knackered the (rather brittle) slave cylinder, which on a D9 is only about £20. Or it could also be the bottom end bearing behind the flywheel.

If you do need to remove the gearbox, I *strongly* recommend a new release bearing to save yourself needing to do the job a third time

[markw]

If you do need to remove the gearbox, I *strongly* recommend a new release bearing to save yourself needing to do the job a third time

......and fit new diff seals as well.
Hopefully your fix won't be a drastic as this.

[loadlugger]

Well its definatley fresh gear oil,and car is a p reg d8 model,and also is cable operated clutch.

[mjb]

Crap In that case there's nowhere else it could come from but the collar pictured above. I'm so sorry

[loadlugger]

Oh well gearbox out again then it is ,but thanks for the replies anyway peeps.