Yeah they do tilt back that far as the mounts just turn on the bolts as the back is no longer supported. If the mounts are done up super tight it might not rest on the crossmember but will put alot of strain on the rubber mounts.

if the mounts look fine then they are, they could be pretty soft but thats no problem aslong as the arnt split they will last

and with the leak, aslong as the box is still holding a decent amount of oil i wouldnt worry as a small leak will make a big mess over time but may not be worth fixing really, you should be able to work out where the oils coming from by just looking at the pattern its in basically it will centre around the problem

and then decide whether its worth fixing... maybe worth it while the box is out

Thanks. I'll look for the leak and take a closer look at the mounts for cracks. This is exciting. I'm finally getting somewhere! I'm not getting my engine stand for a few more days but I hope to be tearing into the engine very soon after that. This will be my first tear down but looking at the manuals it looks pretty straightforward. Reassembly is a different story though...

Michael

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yep, and to me it looks like its coming from the breather... no problem at all there, it just happens.

OK, last related question I think ( for now anyway). Any tricks to removing the flywheel? I try to remove the bolts but the thing just spins around. ANy way to block it or stop it from rotating while I remove the bolts? Thansk -
Michael

while you've got the tranny out it's a good time to replace the rear main seal on the engine ( unless you recently rebuilt it ) and the rear seal on the tranny where the output to the rear end is, that might be what's causing the leak.