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Dear Fiat Forum
Hope you can help. I've recently had an issues with gearbox oil leaking from the rear boots. Following advice from some of the members I got the spanners out and started to replace the rear seals. However, during the process I noticed that the drive shafts (gearbox end) were badly worn. The attached pictures are taken from the rear of the vehicle looking forward. The left hand side is pitted but the right hand side is totally knackered. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to realise these need replacing. However, I've got a couple of questions:
1. What will have caused them to get so bad? I've only had the car for 1 year and don't have much history on her and don't know if they have ever been changed.
2. Could this have caused any other damage to the diff or gearbox?
3. Am I right in assuming this will be a full engine out and gear box off to change them?
Finally, I am pretty good with the spanners but I've never tackled a job quite as big as this before. I this something your average DIY mechanic can tackle?
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Idleboy08
Hope you can help. I've recently had an issues with gearbox oil leaking from the rear boots. Following advice from some of the members I got the spanners out and started to replace the rear seals. However, during the process I noticed that the drive shafts (gearbox end) were badly worn. The attached pictures are taken from the rear of the vehicle looking forward. The left hand side is pitted but the right hand side is totally knackered. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to realise these need replacing. However, I've got a couple of questions:
1. What will have caused them to get so bad? I've only had the car for 1 year and don't have much history on her and don't know if they have ever been changed.
2. Could this have caused any other damage to the diff or gearbox?
3. Am I right in assuming this will be a full engine out and gear box off to change them?
Finally, I am pretty good with the spanners but I've never tackled a job quite as big as this before. I this something your average DIY mechanic can tackle?
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Idleboy08