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Posted: **Tue Sep 27, 2016 3:29 pm**

My gearbox has a slight weep of oil through the passenger side driveshaft gaiter.

Apparently the left driveshaft doesn't have a seal, so the gaiter is the only thing that keeps the transmission oil inside the gearbox.

Is it difficult to change it myself, or should I extract the entire driveshaft and take it to a Volvo or Renault dealer?

Also, can anybody tell me which Renault cars used the same gaiter as my 1995 2-litre manual 480 Celebration?

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:46 am**

I had to change mine the other month. You can get the original gaitor off of ebay. It also comes with the bearing which is a bonus.
Mine had a slight leak at first so I cleaned and superglued it and turned it round. It lasted until I played with an Audi...

It is a driveshaft off job though. Its not that difficult. Hardest part will be removing the bearing thats on the shaft if you decide to change it.
Regards
Whitewolf...

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:51 am**

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 09&alt=web

This is the one...

Regards
Whitewolf

Posted: **Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:59 am**

Thank you. I have just ordered the kit on eBay.

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