Tranny oil in the compartment the shifter goes into.

[beater]

I just had my tranny hump cover off to put new foam around it and seal it up as I had a lot of engine noise leaking past. While I had it off I looked down into the compartment the shifter goes into on the back of the tranny and there was about a quarter inch of tranny oil standing in the bottom. I can't really remember but I'm pretty sure that it was dry in the past. Question is, is it supposed to be there and if not how did it get there?

[76was124]

Sorry I don't know, but I did recently read an old post that mentioned a small hex drain plug on the transmission (in addition to the normal drain plug) that drained a different part of the transmission were oil can sometimes accumulate when it "jumps over the wall". Not sure where or what that means but maybe it's applicable to your situation?

[beater]

Thanks for the input but that is not the area I'm talking about. I really didn't explain myself very well and now that I have the tranny hump cover back on I can't take a picture. The area I am talking about is like an open top box over the tail shaft of the tranny that the gear shift goes into.

[76was124]

The area visible from the cockpit when the boot cover is off?

[beater]

Yes you can see it when both the leather outer shifter boot and inner rubber boot are off.

[baltobernie]

Mine's wet, too. I think a little oil is supposed to dribble in there to lube the shifter.

[beater]

Ya, that's kinda what I thought but it must get there through a shaft or something to lube the shifter and them drop to the bottom of the compartment? Otherwise it would not reach the shifter linkage.