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mark4g63t
06-07-2013, 03:46 PM
Hey guys, so I've been battling a slipping clutch because of what I suspect to be caused by contamination. I've dropped my transmission 4 times now and have replaced my rear main seal and its housing, oil pan gasket, and axle seals. Had the flywheel resurfaced to .610 and got a new 2600 pressure plate, because I thought mine was a 2100, and a new sbc-tz disc. Somehow I believe motor oil is getting through my bell housing and onto my clutch. From the pics below it looks almost as though it is coming from the headgasket, oil galley plug or its gear oil and coming from my input shaft (fwd).
Any thoughts?
Thanks, Mark

mark4g63t
06-07-2013, 03:58 PM
lol just realized how bad these pics are..Going to hopefully pull the tranny tonight if I can get one of my buddies to help. Will update pics once that happens.

goodhart
06-08-2013, 12:12 AM
Small crack in the case maybe? What does the contaminating fluid smell like? Once that disk gets oil or trans fluid on it, its trashed imo. Time for a new disk once you find the source

mark4g63t
06-08-2013, 01:01 AM
I put some uv dye in the oil, trans was still full of gear fluid. Gotta find a blacklight flashlight tomorrow then i'll start searching. hopefully something simple.

mark4g63t
06-08-2013, 11:37 PM
Pulled the trans, found what seems to be gear oil. Judging by the splat pattern in the pics of the disc and PP it looks like it was leaking towards the block. let me know what you think I should do/ look for now.

goodhart
06-09-2013, 12:14 AM
Hard to tell what's going on in those pics.

mark4g63t
06-09-2013, 12:26 AM
Mostly showing the splash pattern starting in the center working its way outward

mark4g63t
06-09-2013, 12:34 AM
Wiped the input shaft off to see if anything will show up in the morning. Block seemed to be surprisingly dry.

awd laser
06-09-2013, 04:22 AM
Check slave cylinder?

awd laser
06-09-2013, 04:25 AM
Might not be the slave but just throwing out potential suspects.