james kiely

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came out of a shop today and found a pool of oil under my 2001 t260 .it was dripping between the engine and the bellhousing ,after having a look in the haynes manual it looks like their is a seal between the clutch slave cylinder and the spigot shaft ,

is it a big job to do guys ?

is the seal only available from ford ?

i may tackle it in the morning so any advice would be greatly appreciated

chris cdti

Engine oil, gear oil or brake fluid?

james kiely

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sorry chris it was gear oil mate

chris cdti

If its a RWD transit the box would be easier to remove than the FWD one.
I would advise to have a look at the clutch to see if the gear oil had contaminated the clutch disc.

james kiely

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hi chris its fwd ,i will change the clutch while its out as their is 200k on it now ,it hasnt contaminated yet as its driving fine

gingerturbo

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It's a very easy job IMO and the seal your on about should come as part of the release bearing,
Seen it happen a few times

3drRich

Jesus James surely you don't own a ford that you actually use????

james kiely

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do you have to take the box fullu out mate?

the motorfactors this evening didnt know about the seal

cheeky

yeah rich of course i have ,cost me 100o euro 4 years ago and has 200k miles on it lol and i refuse to let it die

botters

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as above the seal comes with the concentric slave cylinder, im sure some csc's come with a warning about using or not using (cant remember which lol) additional sealer prior to fitting the csc

3drRich

LOL those transits are brilliant we have 2 around that year and I love them.

gingerturbo

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You can split the box away from the engine but its better to take the box out so you don't split the seal when fitting the new slave, motor factors won't know about the seal as you can't buy it seperate, I think from ford you can purchase the seal but it requires bonding to the slave

james kiely

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thanks ginger your a star ,im just going out to tackle it now

Rob Virgo

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You putting a six paddle in er James