Yes I really really do not want to harm the new transmission.

I feel really bad that I drove it apx 100 miles with no oil in it at all recently.

Anyway to clarify, I used the old axle from the Auto trans and did not change the seal on the new manual trans until I found out that I was leaking fluid.

I then put a new seal into the manual trans while using the old axle from the auto trans and it still leaked.

Today I installed yet another new seal and a new axle - that is what stopped the leak and the weird 60-65 mph vibration.

I am pretty sure I solved my problem, I had a (bent, out of balance??) passenger side axle. It did not leak when it was on the auto transmission but it did have the vibration.

Also interesting to note is the axle looked fine visually, neither of the boots were tore, nothing looked wrong at all, it looked like a perfectly fine axle to my eye.

 

I think there is a difference between the automatic and manual transmission CV joints. I know I had to specify automatic or manual transmission on my old 95 accord when buying CV joints.

I don't know what the difference is between them.

 

nope the passenger side axle is the same for both the Auto and Manual.
The drivers side is different.


here is a copy from Autozones Website
You can see both Auto and Manual have the same part # 8036

Part Number: 8036
Alternate Part Number: 60-4097
Warranty: Limited Lifetime
Application: With manual transmission
Without anti-lock brakes


Part Number: 8036
Alternate Part Number: 60-4097
Warranty: Limited Lifetime
Application: With automatic transmission
Without anti-lock brakes

 

I believe you. I just remember going through the o'reilly site where it would ask for auto vs manual transmission for the CV joint. I didn't realize one side was the same. Thanks for the info.

 

And I'm so far behind on reading that I'm just now seeing this......looks like you have it nailed.....wishing you luck

Have you gotten back to the cruise control.....I'm really interested in seeing if it works.

 

About the CC

I went to the Pick and Pull the other day and got the replacement linkage for the CC.

I installed it and to my surprise it does not work.

What is puzzling to me is when you depress the SET button the CRUISE light on the cluster comes on and as soon as you tap the brakes it turns off.

I know in the manual there is a testing procedure so this Sunday I will get to that. As my girlfriend drives the car to work Wend - Sat so I only have Sunday - Tuesday to work on it.

I will say it looks like the transmission oil leak is fixed. I put cardboard under it last night and there were a few drops of dirty fluid in a few spots but I believe that was residual oil that was flug around from the leak before I fixed it.

I drained the fluid and did a fresh fill yesterday so anything that leaked out from the trans would have been golden clear.

The car just got back home and I put some new cardboard under it so I will have my final answer in the AM.

 

after doing some research in the Service Manual I realized that is was vacuum powered.

When I was putting everything together I had 2 vacuum lines that I wasn't sure of.

1 - went to the Rear Auto Mount and the other I wasn't sure of.

I ended up just looping them into each other.

I just went down and looked and I do not have the vacuum line hooked up to the CC Actuator.

Simple fix, I will take care of it this weekend.

I also checked the cardboard, 1 small dirty drip - I sure hope it is residual oil dripping from where it was leaking before.

I was having a good sized puddle, apx 2" across before after less than 1 hour but I want NO LEAK AT ALL!

 

Good luck on both fronts

 

Axle does not leak
Cruise Control works

WINNING!!!

 

Just an update, just checked the oil level in the transmission and it was still full.

So an axle with a slight wobble was the reason why the oil was leaking past the seal.