brand new inner shift boot still leaks, why?
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brand new inner shift boot still leaks, why?
I ordered a new inner boot for my shifter. $30 from the dealership. problem is, I still get oil coming thru the top of that seal. not much of a seal, is it?
I was thinking a coat of silicone around the top would seal it up, but now it's way too oily for anything like that to work.
when I installed this, I slipped the seal over the top of the shifter (with the **** removed, of course) and pushed it down until it popped over the fat part of the shifter at the bottom and onto the ball. is that the proper way to intall this boot? any advice would be nice.
I was thinking a coat of silicone around the top would seal it up, but now it's way too oily for anything like that to work.
when I installed this, I slipped the seal over the top of the shifter (with the **** removed, of course) and pushed it down until it popped over the fat part of the shifter at the bottom and onto the ball. is that the proper way to intall this boot? any advice would be nice.
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I guess that's possible. since it's hard to get all the oil OUT, it's hard to measure an amount to pour in... but is there some visual level I want to fill it to?
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yes indeed, it was too much oil. I figured out that 90cc is really close to 3oz. so I sucked out as much oil as I could with a turkey baster and a little syringe, and put back 3oz. the fluid was then a lot lower than it had been before (looked like it had been holding about 5oz, hence the leakage up top). for those looking to eyeball it, 3oz of fluid in that area will just come up to the spring, but not cover it. the oil should not come all the way up to the lower shift bushing, and obviously should not fill the entire area (or it will leak )
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Not trying to hijack but does anybody have the part number or name for the rubber shift boot right above this? I tryed to order one from the dealer the other day and what came in was the part you are talking about. Might try and replace this part as well.
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also not a hi-jacking attempt, but if someone put the wrong fluid in there would it hurt that boot? the guy that had the car befor me did alot of things wrong! and now the inner boot is ripped. looks as if it were weak because the wrong fluid was used, and it just split open!
aside from my problem, i believe there is a drain plug on the back of the resivior. just for future reference, though i could be wrong.
-chris
aside from my problem, i believe there is a drain plug on the back of the resivior. just for future reference, though i could be wrong.
-chris
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Originally posted by FASTRAKR
Not trying to hijack but does anybody have the part number or name for the rubber shift boot right above this? I tryed to order one from the dealer the other day and what came in was the part you are talking about. Might try and replace this part as well.
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Not trying to hijack but does anybody have the part number or name for the rubber shift boot right above this? I tryed to order one from the dealer the other day and what came in was the part you are talking about. Might try and replace this part as well.
Thanks
68-832: sheet, boot FB01-64-491
64-494: change, boot FB01-64-495
64-493A: change, pack silent H001-64-493
64-331B> change, boot FB01-64-490B