This seal that is located on the rubber boot thats covering the rod, does it supposed to seat in at an angle? I noticed that I try to put it in straight and it will force the seal up against the rod and doesnt seal up correctly so the only way is to put it in at an odd angle which seems like it doesnt go in all the way. any help? does this seal hold in fluid? Tranny is off the car so I dont know if its leaking or not.

One more thing, the rod that goes in and out looks like its also at an angle but Im not shure if its bent or not since I can still shift all the gears. the rod is at an angle so that can be why the seal doesnt seal all the way.

pic is NOT my tranny but thats the seal im talking about

 

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Well I belive all that is , is just the dust seal. You should be ok. Did you get hit or something. If you didnt or if you didnt run over something your rods shouldnt be bent.

 

Oh no I didnt run over anything, Im doing a 5sp swap and this is my tranny that I need to get overhauled before it goes on.
I dont think its a dust seal since the new seal I bought says oil seal on the reciept and it looks like an oil seal looking at it. I dont know if the striking rod is bent or not so im taking it to the dealer to check out. If it is bent then I will need a new striking rod. The rod will shift all teh gears fine but It looks like it has a slight bend on it causing the seal to have a gap in it.

 

The slinky type deal is what I was referring to.

 

yep for shure thats a dust cover but the seal thats directly behind it going into the tranny is my problem

 

That is a seal yes. I seen it in my haynes manual. They used a hammer to tap it in I believe.

 

The seal should sit flat or flush . Tap it in with a wooden dowel (1/2" dia) and a hammer. Slowly tapping around the seal unitl it sits flat. It is an oil seal because I took my tranny out to replace the bearings. Damaged the seal a little when I reamoved it and now 1000 km after I reinstalled it, the seal is leaking. So when you put the tranny in be gentle with those seals. Good luck.

 

thanks for all the replies guys. I already ordered me a new seal but Im afriad that my striking rod is bent which is why the seal is messed up. guess Ill take it to the dealer for that then.

 

Nope.. your rod is most likly ok.. If it were bent you would not be able to shift to all gears... If you pulled the old seal you need to get a pipe the size of the outside ring of the seal that extends further then that rod.. then you can use a hammer to seat it..

 

thats good to hear but when looking at the rod it looks like its bent to the side and doesnt come straight out as if its at an angle. Im goign to take a pic if it tonight to get a better idea for you guys. thanks

 

i had one get slightly bent and it would not shift into 1/2 the gears.. i doubt it is bent

 

ok, I went out and examined it again and I think my striking rod is serioulsy messed up. yea shure it shifts fine but the rod seems to be crooked at an angle a few degrees which wont allow the seal to fit properly.