Before you fit it take note of the manufacturer and the dimension's stamped around the periphery of the seal, It'll be easy the find next timeForget that just got a text from DA he has found one in his box of seals. Panic over
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Wonder if that is the culprit of my small gearbox leak
i had this crisis last year and had an alternative seal more or less sorted out, but i got an original just before i was committed to using the alternative. I did not want to share as i did not fit it to my car, but it may become important at some point. I did fit and try a cheap alternative first and it leaked and the one i have now is mark 2. THe effort involved in fitting a trying this out was so large i was not keen to try again!
Just out of curiosity was the nut loose when you removed the drive from the end of the gearbox?
I haven’t ventured underneath yetIf it’s leaking around the prop shaft area above the exhaust it’s probably the same seal.
WimpI haven’t ventured underneath yet
It’s not at the front.............
I’ve not loosened it yet. Just finishing off the cambelt/water pump/service and brakes etc... first. This will be the last thing to do. I’ll check the nut. I have read that if the nut is loose it may have damaged the bearing as well. Hopefully it’s just the seal.
The nut was loose when I pulled it apart and the bearing was shot. I replaced bearing and seal. The bearing is still available i think I just bought one, the seal on the other hand is not.
looks like i bought it from Eurospares and it cost me £40 including shipping and VAT
Part No. 374831110 Maserati
REAR BEARING
yes and no. It requires to be pressed in and the old one pressed out and just not feasible with it in situ. The good news is you can remove the extension housing with the gearbox in place and then sort the bearing and seal and then put the extension housing back on, this works fine.Does anyone know if you can replace the rear bearing with the box in situ?
yes and no. It requires to be pressed in and the old one pressed out and just not feasible with it in situ. The good news is you can remove the extension housing with the gearbox in place and then sort the bearing and seal and then put the extension housing back on, this works fine.
I'm searching for 374831408 now, but it seems impossible to find one. Could you share the alternative part or the dimension of it?i had this crisis last year and had an alternative seal more or less sorted out, but i got an original just before i was committed to using the alternative. I did not want to share as i did not fit it to my car, but it may become important at some point. I did fit and try a cheap alternative first and it leaked and the one i have now is mark 2. The effort involved in fitting a trying this out was so large i was not keen to try again!
Just out of curiosity was the nut loose when you removed the drive from the end of the gearbox?