five0fm

my T5 on my 87 mustang is leaking real bad. its go no fluid that i can feel when i stick my finger in the tranny. i was wondering if it was the rear main seal or the front main seal that is bad...or both

15austin

Can you see where it is leaking? coud be front or rear. or it could be where the tailshaft is bolted to the gearbox? Make sure you keep it full t5 dont like to run low.

five0fm

i cant really tell...there is fluid all over the tranny

white91fox

mine was leaking out of the drivers side where the speed cable hooks in to the t5 there are a few o-rings in the (pinion and seal) on the cable end

five0fm

wow i never even thought of that...ill check it thanks

94gtcoupe

take 2 or 3 cans of brake clean and spray that bitch down, get it clean and then let it sit for a few hours and go look at it. then you should beable to see what half of the tranny is leaking... and there are no gaskets on a t-5 or a front seal only a few o rings and a rear seal... the rest is all a silicon (sp) i personaly use marine RTV (main in the *** to ge the tranny back apart tho)

15austin

Are you sure it is trans and not engine oil coming from the engine? if it is all the way on the front of the trans i dont see how it could be a rear seal.

five0fm

ill have to check it out...thanks for the info....ill probably end up reposting something

94gtcoupe

engine oils look nothing like ATF (automatic transmission fluid) it's easy to tell the difference by smell and color... and from the factory the front bearing retainer isn't sealed for **** so if it's all over the front of the tranny that would be a good place to start

white91fox

never mind i'm dumb