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The cause of massive gearbox leak
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Posted 5/13/2007 12:35 PM
petermerle
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The cause of massive gearbox leak

Took the 4 speed gearbox off my newly acquired 1982 G and came across this crack on the front cover . Any idea what could have caused this?
Peter



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Posted 5/13/2007 12:38 PM
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RE: The cause of massive gearbox leak

petermerle - 5/13/2007 12:35 PM

Took the 4 speed gearbox off my newly acquired 1982 G and came across this crack on the front cover . Any idea what could have caused this?
Peter


Torqued wrong or over torqued?
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Posted 5/13/2007 1:10 PM
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RE: The cause of massive gearbox leak

Over tightening, or not tightening in a progressive manner.
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