Greetings fellow TFers I've not been on much recently as I've been busy welding a MGB GT, and the TF has been running fine despite being thrashed weekly back and forth between Bath and Plymouth.
However at the last MOT I noticed the beginnings of an oil leak from the offside gearbox seal ( my MOT tester is old school and is happy for me to wander around under the car whilst it is on the hoist). I put the car up on ramps yesterday and it has got worse - I had to add 800ml of oil to the gearbox. So time to replace the seal.
I've checked and being a PG-1 box the seals are available from various suppliers, including mgmania, however I notice one of the Lotus Elise suppliers supply an 'Enhanced ' seal - is there any issue with standard seals supplied by reputable suppliers?
Otherwise looks fairly straightforward- anyone who has done this have any watchits I should be aware of? I note there used to be a special tool TRV100060 specified - was this to protect the lip seal when inserting the drive shaft? What was this tool made of as unless it was flexible I can't see how you would remove it after fitting the drive shaft? I might wrap a piece of thin plastic around the shaft end if necessary when inserting.
