AM6 Gearbox driveshaft removal

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AM6 Gearbox driveshaft removal

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I have been told that you can remove the drive shafts on the six speed AM6 gearbox without losing any of the gearbox oil - is this true ?
Also, if you pull the drive shafts on this box, would you need to change the diff seals or not ?
Any help gratefully received !
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Re: AM6 Gearbox driveshaft removal

Post by Gibbo2286 »

That's correct, the seals are arranged differently to the old Citroen boxes so no need to drain the box lose the oil or change the seals...…….unless of course leaking is the problem.
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Re: AM6 Gearbox driveshaft removal

Post by Harlequin »

Depending on the mileage / age - you might want to change some of the fluid anyway. Whislt branded sealed for life, the life is 100,000 miles. Make sure you can open the fill point 0 its a T55 torx on the top.
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Re: AM6 Gearbox driveshaft removal

Post by jml »

Thanks for the replies and sorry for not responding earlier - we’ve been away for a few days in Cornwall (luckily managing to miss most of the rain !)
In fact , had the auto box fluid changed a little while ago - I wrote something on here about it at the time.
Thanks again

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