Chris Delling wrote:
>
> Dan-
>
> I am familiar with the hole you describe, and the cotter pin thing is
> normal - or at least both of my B trannies had it too. Don't know why it's
> there.
>
> Now the bad news. The bell housing is not filled with oil. If oil is
> coming out of the hole, then you either have a leaky rear seal on the
> crank, or a leaky seal on the transmission shaft. Either one is going to
> entail removal of the engine to correct.
>
> If the leak is minimal, I would think you could live with it until you are
> ready to do more work to the motor.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris Delling
>
> At 09:54 PM 1/14/98 -0600, DANIEL RAY wrote:
> >Listers,
> >I said that I'd have numerous questions, and I just couldn't wait for this
> one!
> >
> >The car has one leak, and it is coming from a small hole at the rear of
> the bell housing on the transmission. I've looked everywhere for a diagram
> to tell me what this hole might be, but all of them are depicted at a
> side-angle.
> >Here is the scary part, besides the oil dripping out (which is not really
> that scary on an LBC, is it?) --
> >What appears to be the bent ends of a cotter pin are dangling from this hole!
> >Does anyone know what this hole is?
> >I have half a mind (which is a majority of my brain capacity) to take some
> chewing gum, plug the little hole, fill the thing with the proper oil and
> forget about it until the brakes, head and exhaust are fixed.
> >Any idea what this is? Any leads on a diagram that will show me what this
> is? I have the major catalogs and the Haynes manual and couldn't find
> anything.
> >BTW, the transmission works great, nice solid shifts, no grinds...."Like
> Butta"
> >Help!
> >TIA
> >Dan Ray
> >'73 MGB
> >Ft. Knox, KY
> >
> >
> >
> >
The cotter pin is there to keep dirt and debris from entering the hole.
A little oil should seep from the hole each time you drive, but should
not form a puddle when you move the car. If no puddle your car is
OK.
Steve
52 TD
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