6 speed transmission axle seal retainer/ sundial leak

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by danger1138

BTW; i de-greased my undercarriage, wiped it real good down there to try and pinpoint where any potential leak may be coming from. Ive driven the car for a week , spirited , and have not noticed any leaks.

When installing a new CV axle on the front passenger side, the female end of the axle pulled out with the stub attached to it (roll pin was already installed). I went to adjust and insert axle into transmission and while tinkering with it, noticed a small axle seal spring came out.

Should i replace that axle seal or keep it as is until i notice a leak?

If it's an old seal, replace it now. The spring is to help maintain the seal pressure. As the seal ages it gets harder and seals worse, the spring helps it work.

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[danger1138]

Originally Posted by Charlie-III

If it's an old seal, replace it now. The spring is to help maintain the seal pressure. As the seal ages it gets harder and seals worse, the spring helps it work.

UPDATE>>

Since starting this thread, originally regarding a possible Sundial leak on driver front side on my 6spd transmission; ive concluded that the suspected leak there may have just been excess anti seize which was applied on the threads of the sundial. Why? It was never an active dripping leak & upon inspection, if i ran my fingers through that area, the leak seemed to have been some sort of thick grey paste, like anti seize. It all collected near transmission drain bolt due to gravity.

Sprayed some engine degreaser on that area, wiped it real good with a rag. I've driven the vehicle for a whole week now, spirited, and upon re-inspection of the site, i didnt notice anything out of whack.

[danger1138]

Originally Posted by Charlie-III

If it's an old seal, replace it now. The spring is to help maintain the seal pressure. As the seal ages it gets harder and seals worse, the spring helps it work.

Ive decided to forego replacing that axle seal for now on the passenger front side although the spring has come loose. If i notice a leak, i will go ahead and replace although in this last week, in that area, its bone dry.

I have a total of 4 new axle seals from subaru , 2 for each side in case i mess up.

Part numbers:
806730042 (passenger side)
806730041 (driver side)

When i went to subaru dealership, they state the passenger side seal is part number 806730041. They also claim that part number 806730042 belongs to the driver side. The inverse of what is stated on several NASIOC threads including this one;

https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/sho...oogle_vignette

And another thread started my member "Layvon".

Please advise.