The gear selector is almost directly above the speedometer cable
opening. Is it possible that the selector shaft oil seal is leaking
and thus giving the appearance of a leak from the speedometer cable
opening?
Nope, checked that. Thanks, though, it would be easy to miss...
Actually I just had a thought. Have you recently refilled the tranny?
If it
is overfilled there is the chance some could come out the breather
which is
near the speedo cable.
Yep, that's how it started. Since I have a 6 speed, it takes a bit
more oil than the stock 5 speed. I wasn't sure how much was put in the
last time it was changed,
so I decided to add a little extra. However, it's not leaking from the
breather (the breather is just above the the selector shaft cover below
the clutch cable stop on the opposite side of the case from the speedo
cable hole).
Check the cable itself. I replaced the seal a couple of times to no
avail. The housing on the cable was slightly cracked and apparently
oil was getting up inside there somehow and leaking out. Try a WHOLE
LOT of electrical tape. :)
That's about the only conclusion that I could come to, but I just
wanted to hear it from someone else. It makes sense - the speedo cable
has a multi stranded core inside a cable housing, just like a throttle
cable or brake cable on a bicycle. The stranded core is wound into a
spiral, and since it rotates, it draws oil up into the housing, just
like an auger on a grain elevator (sorry, Gramps was a farmer). Any
breaks in the housing sheathing allows the oil to leak out.
<fast forward 24 hours>
Well, I removed the speedo cable (again), and after a nice bath in
brake clean, I used a 2.5" piece of 1" diameter shrink tubing that I
split and wrapped around the cable housing with some RTV. I used a few
cable ties to secure everything, and then used a heat gun to shrink the
tubing material and hopefully seal it up permanently. It appears to be
working, so far. I'll know for sure in the next few days.
Thanks for the input guys!!
--Holland
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