1 Final drive seal leak on 85 RS Wed Sep 15, 2010 7:40 pm
Oldgoat
Life time member
Hey guys I just started to put fluids in the old girl this weekend in the hopes of getting her running by the end of the week. Went out to do a little more work on her this evening and noticed oil on the rear tire and small little specks on the rear brake disc. Upon off the wheel and disc I could see where there was a very fine film of gear oil down around the six o clock position. I read on one of the K boards that some people have issues with the rear drive seals when using full synthetic and go back to dino gear oil and it goes away. Is this just wishful thinking or would it be worth trying before having to replace seals on the final drive. Anyone with experience in these matters who could pass along some wisdom would be greatly appreciated!
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Last edited by Oldgoat on Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:17 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : trying to add a pic)