I rode my LT for two years with a leaking pinion seal. It wasn't until I got tired of cleaning it up once a week and started getting a drip or two on my garage floor that I finally had it fixed. If a slow leak, no problem riding it.

 

Probably won't leak enough to affect the transmission. Just makes a mess. Someone else may chime in, but I've never heard of a catastrophic output seal failure unless it was associated with a bearing failure.

 

Go for it just fix it when you get the time. It is usually just a small leak.

 

No need to spend $19.00 for the BMW specific seal. When mine needed to be replaced I used one of these



It is a "SKF" brand seal. Part number 9725. Costs $4.00 and change at the local bearing and seal store. That was thousands of miles ago.

Not that hard of a job to do. Drag your laptop out to the garage, dial up the Illinois BMW Club video and do it step by step. When you're done, and you're proud of yourself for doing this...send the Illinois guys $10.00 for the great video!

FS

 

Didn't find a link for the shaft seal replacement, you have it saved? If so please share, im trying to archive as much info for repairs later on down the line. Thanks

RIDE ON!

 

https://www.illinoisbmwriders.com/service/instructional-videos

Here you go add it to your favorites

 

I don't have an issue with that one. But if some one is making money on it I guess I should protest to YouTube like the Illinois BMW club did with all their videos. All BMWLT members have free access to post and cross post anything I put here.

 

Peace John! I took nothing bad from your comment. I just provided that for all the others - we are good!