Greetings..and..Transmission

[GeoHacker]

the vitons last forever, but not oem. they are cheap but like me , id did use OEM on my 16v too lazy this time to measure and buy viton.
id did do 8v ..

many offroad forum members are all RTV lovers.

Since using that Threebond 1211 you mentioned, I'm a convert. It has no odor of note, goes on smooth as silk. RTV which I had to use to rebond the base of the seal holder, nastiest stuff in the universe, burns your nostrils.

I should have put some Threebond on the flat outside joining surfaces but was doing this at 2 am so not thinking my best. If I get 40K miles before a leak though, will be happy enough. I'll probably have to do an engine rebuild before then.

Question :

My gearshift case (that lop sided beast which is the last thing to go back on today before The Big Assembly), has the usual grease where the shift lever comes into it, into those 2 plastic parts, but also has a puddle of oil inside it where that lower plastic part sits (the cylindrical ring part). Is that oil normal? Should it be there?

Not sure if leached in through the shaft area and other side over time, or if it is part of normal lubricating function. Seems right there you'd only want grease. Possible it got in there when trans got on its side though was already emptied by that time.

This oil is clean by the way, still golden, so don't see how could have come from below, as that stuff is nasty.

Edit: Added pic