Transmission Removal, 540 Auto, Fishing for ideas.

[blue540]

Right, I'll get it off the flywheel tomorrow.

Any ideas on the input shaft oil seal anyone? I dont think this should be allowing fluid past.

Any suggestions as to what could be going on here. Bodged removal by dismantler?????

[whiskychaser]

Right, I'll get it off the flywheel tomorrow.

Any ideas on the input shaft oil seal anyone? I dont think this should be allowing fluid past.

Any suggestions as to what could be going on here. Bodged removal by dismantler?????

This may sound a little stupid. If you dont have the TC in and you tip up the back end of the gearbox, ATF will pour out of the front seal. The TC fits in there and stops the oil coming out Well it should do - so its prudent to check that seal is OK before you put the TC back in. By the way, are you using the TC from the 'new' box or your old one?

[blue540]

This may sound a little stupid. If you dont have the TC in and you tip up the back end of the gearbox, ATF will pour out of the front seal. The TC fits in there and stops the oil coming out Well it should do - so its prudent to check that seal is OK before you put the TC back in. By the way, are you using the TC from the 'new' box or your old one?

Thanks for that, could be just what is happening. Guess I just saw the fluid and paniced a little, assuming it was coming form the shaft seal. Seems silly now I think about it properly.

By the way, are you using the TC from the 'new' box or your old one?

I dont have another torque convertor so the old one is going back in. While on the subject, I've read that it's very important to mark where the torque convertor sits on the shaft. Why is this critical?

http://bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/64818

I would have thought that the position of the torque convertor on the shaft would not be 'adjustable' so to speak?