Put the transmission back together and filled it up with 1 3/4 qts GL-1 and sloshed it around to fill the tail etc. Notice it weeping like mad out for the front into the bell housing. I put in a new seal in the "cup" but maybe I did it wrong?
It was weeping (fast) out the little hole shown above.
The seal is NOT seated all the way up on the cup. See below. Should it be? Is the seal facing the right way (pretty sure it is)? I had a heck of a time just getting it to seat this far and as you can see banged it up pretty good. Please advise.
Jeff Klein, Aiken, SC
1980 FI Spider, Veridian with Tan (sold about a year ago), in the market for another project
1989 Spider, sold
2008 Mercedes SL65
2008 S600 Mercedes V12
Crap, checking online at two vendors who sell the cup with the seal installed it looks like I did put it in backwards! That would explain why it was so darn hard to get started!
Guess I get a new one on the way, Maybe just spring for the new cup with it installed so I can't screw it up!
Jeff Klein, Aiken, SC
1980 FI Spider, Veridian with Tan (sold about a year ago), in the market for another project
1989 Spider, sold
2008 Mercedes SL65
2008 S600 Mercedes V12
Thanks for the confirmation, that's why I have an order for one (with the cup) sitting in your in box!
Jeff Klein, Aiken, SC
1980 FI Spider, Veridian with Tan (sold about a year ago), in the market for another project
1989 Spider, sold
2008 Mercedes SL65
2008 S600 Mercedes V12
That would explain why it was so darn hard to get started! 
