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Old Apr 23, 2017 | 05:35 PM
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Rear main seal.
 
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Old Apr 24, 2017 | 05:31 AM
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If it's just the bell housing and nothing else. It might be the main seal or the transmission fluid from the seal behind the guide sleeve.

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Old Apr 25, 2017 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BeardedForever


So what happened with this leak? I too have the same problem. I've previously replaced my oil feed line with a Detroit tuned line. I don't see where the leak could be coming from except inside the bell housing.
That leak would be rear main or trans input shaft, but a leak that small...i would wait till it gets a lot bigger or when you replace the clutch. It's super small.
 
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