2009 Aveo Manual Transmission Won’t Stop LEAKING! (Pls Help!)

[Houdoxi71]

The clutch slave cyl is in located on the front of the trans, look down to the right of the exhaust manifold, you should see a 3-4" long tube bracketed to the side, it will have a ribbed boot on one end where it attaches to the throwout bearing shaft. It will be one of the more obvious leaks if it is, as the clutch fluid will be running down the forward face of the trans.

The vent tube and cable input slide is actually one "unit" on the top of the trans. Trans vent tubes are always located above the highest point of the case, on manual or auto. The vent is a small, domed black plastic cap, in an Aveo it is actually located on top of the cable input slide. The slide assembly is a square looking aluminum casting with a long cast "finger" on one side, facing forward, the finger is where the slide actually travels, I'm not sure what type of seal is on the shaft, but I do know that unlike an auto box, the trans fluid in a manual isn't really pressurized when operating, the motion of the gears just slings the fluid around inside the case. And yes, used gear oil is a horrible smell, makes my nose flare up just thinking about it!




Here is a crappy pic from a used trans on ebay that shows the vent and cable slide input "box" on top of the trans.