[TR] TR4 Oil Leak

[Dave1massey at cs.com]

In a message dated 7/23/2008 10:50:28 PM Central Daylight Time, 
timipurdy at citlink.net writes: 
> At the middle of May, I had the differential replaced. Since that time, it
> likes to as some would say "mark its territory" with oil spots. I never had
> this problem before, so how concerned should I be?  The engine itself has
> always enjoyed marking its territory so to speak, but its never been a
> problem. Opinions and solutions are more than welcomed.
> 
44 year old seals will leak.  I have replaced seals newer than that with 
mixed success.  The pinion seal on my TR6 leaked after a few months of 
replacement.  After several years I dropped the diff and installed a Speedi-Sleeve (R) on 
the pinion and the leaked stopped.  Even with the same seal that had been 
leaking for the previous few years.

So, if your leak is the pinion I suggest a new seal AND a sleeve.

Dave