Originally posted by tigerbalm:
My car had a transmission put in around 9,000 miles ago and is leaking already around the rear main seal on the tranny. What could possibly be the cause besides just a bad seal and is there anything else i need to do while i'm in there. the tranny only has 48,000 miles on it.




It's possible that there is no sealant around where the slave cylinder sits. If you do not put sealant on the mating surface of where the slave cylinder sits on the tranny case, tranny fluid can leak out around the input shaft.


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