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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 588
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I took some photos of my "damp" trans yesterday while I had the car up, and just noticed this...
![]() See those two bits poking out? I think it's been put on the wrong way around. One side has a single bolt in the middle, the other has two bolts. Here's the new gasket I have: ![]() I don't think it's the cause of the leak, but still, if it is on backwards it seems like a pretty silly mistake. The last person to replace that gasket would have been an employee of a transmission specialist! ![]() |
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Regular Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Near Wagga
Posts: 229
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Sure looks like it!
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 756
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Wtf who is your mechanic ? Remind us not to go there lol
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they call me Tibbo
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 6,163
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its upside down... the gasket sits into the pan, you can hold the bolts with the gasket.... nfi how hard that was to put on wrong :(
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 588
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It also means that the screws on each side would have pulled the two metal tabs closer than normal because there's no gasket in the middle... It's been a while since I had the transmission service but I'm going to email them anyway, just to let them know. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2005
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![]() Got a shot from the driver's side of the car... this side features a single gasket tab and two metal tabs. It's definitely not installed correctly! I hope they haven't bent any of the metal trying to get the bolts in. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sunbury, vic.
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Oh thats a neat trick, you would think they would of noticed when the sump was harder to put on then normal.
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It looks like it is on wrong, but I have seen and used gaskets that come with extra holes so they must fit other models as well. Made me think twice but they did fit my box and still had extra tabs hanging out.
Maybe ask the question politely and avoid getting egg on your face. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 588
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Will know for sure when I take it off in a week or two to service my trans... Which way is the gasket supposed to face anyway? I don't trust this one! |
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AU2 XR8
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 163
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there are some cheaper aftermarket gaskets that are identical on either side so you cant put them around the wrong way in that photo you have of your replacement gasket the side that is facing up goes towards the transmission
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Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 55
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Some genuine gaskets are like this too nothing to worry about
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Melb north
Posts: 12,025
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the extension housing to the Auto gasket is also a common point for a bit of seepage, usually negligable, but annoying, a spray can of degreaser while wearing some safety glasses(that stuff blows back into your eyes) to clean it up and a bit of time to sus out where the leak/s are coming from is the go.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 588
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As far as the leak goes, there's no spotting on my driveway and when I checked the fluid level the other day the filler hole started leaking as soon as I pumped a bit more fluid in... so the fluid level is correct too. I'm not really worrying about it for the moment, it has been "damp" for at least a year. |
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