[Shotimes] Metal gasket?

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

Crank seal carrier gasket?

I cheated.  I just bought all that stuff not too long ago.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
   ShoShop y-pipe

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.



shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 05/07/2003 12:18:06 PM:

> > You mean the metal plate between the transmission
> > and the motor?
> 
> > I don't know what it's called, but it's not a
> > gasket and wouln't cause leaks.
> 
> I'll apologize in advance for my memory being foggy, but there are TWO 
plates in there.  One is 
> the dust shield that has been mentioned.  It will come out from the 
bottom pretty easily after 
> removal of the starter and one or 2 other bolts.  There is another plate 
in there that relates to 
> the rear main seal and the rear oil pan seal.  I don't remember the name 
of it but you might find 
> the name on Josh T's website or on the shotimes website in articles 
related to clutch replacement.
> 
> The ideal situation is to pull the flywheel AND the oil pan, then you 
can replace everything back 
> there that you need to replace.  Otherwise they are related such that 
when you pull the flywheel 
> and rear main seal you slightly disturb the rear oil pan seal.  However 
you can apply a little RTV
> and get it to work acceptably.
> 
> The answer to the original question is that the oil is probably coming 
from the rear main seal but
> could be coming from the rear pan gasket.
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