I've got a 1990 CRX Si
I did my engine swap, i replaced the driver's side transaxle seal (as well as both axles assemblies) during the swap because it had been leaking before. This was just a Y8 into my CRX so nothing changed in terms of the tranny or the axles lengths.

After the swap was done i had oil leaking from the seal, kicking up against the bottom of the car and running along the underside of the tranny dripping in different places.

So i replaced the seal again.

It stayed fine for a day, then started leaking again, same place, pissing me off.

Keep in mine these are Honda seals from a Honda dealership so it's not the wrong part, i made sure of that after the first time.

Is the driver's side axle supposed to sit flush against the side of the tranny like the passenger side does, i didn't think it was supposed to but now i'm having my doubts.

Is there any secret to putting these seals in, are they supposed to barely be placed in or do they need to be shoved in as far as they can go. I put it in so it was flush with the outer wall of the tranny casing.

pleeeeeeeeeeease help me...i hate having a leaky car...

 

you didnt seat the axle all the way in.

 

So is the driver's side axle supposed to sit flush against the side of the tranny? If so that would mean i would need to depress the seal further into the housing. Is this what needs to happen?

 

Yes, the seal needs to sit flush against the tranny.

Make sure the little clip on the axle isnt binding, preventing you from getting the axle the whole way in.

Everything should sit flush against the tranny... If you have any doubts, take a pic and post it before you fill with tranny fluid again, and possbily ruin the new seal, and maybe even your tranny if you havent seated the axle the entire way.

 

The outer rim of the axle seal is supposed to be flush with the casing and no further than that. The depth of seal placement has nothing to do with sealing. The inner rim does that job.

 

it should snap into place with patience. I need to redo my seals too...

 

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Yep,

I learned this the hard way.

Replaced my seal once, but pushed it in too far. It was leaking three days later. Spoke to a tech at a honda dealership, and he said that if the seal is driven in too far, it can get torn up and will leak again.

The next time, I read the helm's and followed their instructions -- pushed it in so that the outer surface of the seal was flush with the transmissions.

It's still sealing.

So you were right to do that.

Either the axle isn't all the way in, or the leak is coming from somewhere else (leaky drain bolt washer, rear main seal...)

Good luck!

 

Should i be able to see the tranny seal at all or should the axle be so far in that it's not visible?

This is the passenger side that does not leak and works fine, all the way in


This is the driver's side, is it all the way in?




Modified by kamikazeCRX at 6:53 AM 6/11/2004

 

Axle should sit flat against the seal.

 

Damn this thing is pissing me off...i hate my car!!

 

Make sure that little ring i was talking about on the end of the axle isnt expanded or bound up on something when you put the axle in.

Your images arent working, try a different host so we can see them.

 

Okay the images should work now

 

Okay, so i took it out again, and i was concerned with the fact that the axle wasn't going in all the way, so what i did was remove the clip on the end and stick the axle into the tranny to see the depth just in case the clip was catching. But the axle went in the same distance!! I can't understand why the seal would be leaking still even though the alxe is going in as far as it can.

 

Hey you ever get this worked out?