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Leaking transaxle fluid
On today's outing to the dunes, I had transmission fluid dripping.
Fearing the worst and lacking my socket to pull the plug and check fluid levels, I came back early rather than risk damage. Upon looking at some other transaxles around the garage, I think the fluid is coming from a small hole at the top of the nose cone. First question -- what is this hole? Is it a vent that is intended to be open, or is it some kind of weep hole indicating a seal has blown? I'm really hoping it's just a vent so I won't have to tear it all apart and replace seals. Next question -- I checked the fluid levels and it's slightly low, certainly not overfull. The fluid is filthy and somewhat foamy. It felt maybe a little thinner than it should have, but I can't be sure. Assuming the little hole was a vent, is poor/contaminated fluid sufficient to cause it to get spewed out? Finally, anything else I should look into? This appears to be a late- model IRS transaxle and is mounted in a manx-style buggy. |
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Leaking transaxle fluid
On 10/17/2010 7:53 PM, Scott wrote:
> On today's outing to the dunes, I had transmission fluid dripping. > Fearing the worst and lacking my socket to pull the plug and check > fluid levels, I came back early rather than risk damage. Upon looking > at some other transaxles around the garage, I think the fluid is > coming from a small hole at the top of the nose cone. > > First question -- what is this hole? Is it a vent that is intended to > be open, or is it some kind of weep hole indicating a seal has blown? > I'm really hoping it's just a vent so I won't have to tear it all > apart and replace seals. > > Next question -- I checked the fluid levels and it's slightly low, > certainly not overfull. The fluid is filthy and somewhat foamy. It > felt maybe a little thinner than it should have, but I can't be sure. > Assuming the little hole was a vent, is poor/contaminated fluid > sufficient to cause it to get spewed out? > > Finally, anything else I should look into? This appears to be a late- > model IRS transaxle and is mounted in a manx-style buggy. Yes, it is a vent. It's unusual for it to spew oil unless you were running hard and the oil got very hot and/or high revs. Put fresh Hypoid in and see what happens next time. Speedy Jim http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/ |
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