348 Triple Seals Question

I recently did the clutch, new triple seals, and O-ring and I am still seeing some weeping out of the inspection cover. It is definitely brake fluid. When I removed the clutch all of the oil appeared to be from the splined shaft and it was pooled in the bell housing where the bearing is.

I'm going to pull it apart again and I have new seals. I read on one thread or on www.my348.com where someone recommended putting them in boiling water to allow them to stretch. Is this recommended? I was also going to try the cardboard over the shaft to protect them. Any other suggestions?

 

When you save slave cylinder, are you referring to the throw out bearing? I checked his when I had it off and they are the light blue. That is supposed to be the newest version so I don't think they are that old. What other seal are you referring to? If you can tell me which part numbers I need from Ricambi on the link below I'll order them. Thanks!

http://www.ricambiamerica.com/parts_catalogs.php?M=FE&P=&V=diag&I=223

I forgot to mention that the only place I see oil is in the cover labeled 58 in the diagram. None on the clutch or anything so I thought it was the triple seals.

 

I just ordered all that you recommended. Thanks! I only live a couple hours from Ricambi so maybe I can get the parts and get them changed out this week. Now if I can just figure out why I have the high clutch release that I posted in the 348 section I will have it all sorted.

 

I'll let you know once I get it back together. The leak is really minor. Just a couple drips here and there so that may not be it. I park the car on a lift and the girlfriend doesn't like drips on her car so I want to fix it. No drips so far since I have plastic drip shields but I also don't want oil on the clutch. That would be great if the seals fix it. I would think with the thicker clutch I would see a low pedal not a high one???

 

Now I'm a little confused. My car was bone dry around the throw out side of the bell housing when I did the work a couple weeks ago. The oil that I saw was only in inspection cover area for the rear bearing at the very back of the car on the pumpkin. It is definitely brake fluid too with no real smell. Am I ordering the right parts?

 

I just want to make sure I got the right things. Chupa's issue that Ernie referred to was an entirely different issue that what I am having. Just want to make sure I am getting the right stuff.

 

I took the time and pulled out the clutch again. Thought I'd post some pictures for the people that haven't seen it before. I also have pictures of the new clutch from H&R Clutch.

Here is the flywheel in the housing. It is perfectly smooth but doesn't look like it in the picture.
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Here is the new clutch with a little bit of wear on it. I probably have 300 miles on it in these pictures. This is the Kevlar ring gear side.
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Here is the flywheel ceramic side
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Here is the clutch installed with the alignment tool in place just before I bolt it up
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The complete assembly all buttoned up an ready to install.
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I decided not to open remove the throw out bearing since I checked it the first time I worked on the clutch a few weeks back and all the seals looked brand new and were the new blue color. I've had the car a year and someone upgraded everything before I go it.

I also didn't remove the flange and change the seals because this looks brand new. I hope you can see it in the picture.
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When the triple seals went in they were a little loose so I thought I would try something new. First I used some electrical tape to hold the seals tightly in place. You can see it here in the picture. I did several wraps to try to compress it and protect it.
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Next I used a hose clap (actually one from one of the airbox lines) and tightened it over the electrical tape to compress the seals fully in their grooves. I then left it on for a few minutes. When I removed the hose clamp the seals slid right in like the should.
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Now comes the problem. It is all back together and seems to be leaking as badly as it was before I opened it up. It is and was the triple seals leaking. When I opened it up the clutch shaft was covered in gear oil. (I was mistaken that it was clutch fluid) I replaced the seals again and was very careful to not over stretch them and used the plastic over the shaft method that Ernie recommended. This is the second try with new seals and I can promise that the seals looked perfect before I put is all back together. If the seals look good and are pretty tight on the shaft any ideas what the problem can be?Is there anything else other than a worn shaft that cause this?