My 2005 Panda Dynamic's clutch started slipping and I promptly went bought a clutch kit. When I started dismantling half the car to get to clutch I noticed a oil leak that turned out to be the gearbox input shaft oil seal that failed due to the main bearing failing. The car only has 100000 Km on the clock and was services at the local Fiat dealership once a year as it did less than 20000 Km a year. I have removed the gear box and found a reputable gearbox rebuilding service to replace all the seals and bearings. I have received the rebuild gearbox and upon first inspection everything seemed fine. When I started to prepare for reinserting the gearbox I noticed that the passenger side output shaft is very, very difficult to turn by hand were as the driver side output shaft can easily be turned.
My question is, is this normal and me being paranoid or do I have to take it back to be checked out before embarking on putting it back? I am assuming the gearbox do not have transmission fluid in it at this stage as it is lighter and easier to carry and move around.
Can it be that the new oil seal on the passenger side only need some oil to loosen up?
My question is, is this normal and me being paranoid or do I have to take it back to be checked out before embarking on putting it back? I am assuming the gearbox do not have transmission fluid in it at this stage as it is lighter and easier to carry and move around.
Can it be that the new oil seal on the passenger side only need some oil to loosen up?