Rocaholic, those are some really impressive pictures. Just glad it wasn't me stuck with hat $3800 bill eek

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Originally posted by xoc:
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Originally posted by 03X&85150_4x4:
[b]shifting under water can let water between the flywheel and clutch and will act like little bearings and not let the clutch fully engage.
Um, yeah, if you have one of those open transmissions where the manufacturer actually forgets to seal the transmission to the block.[/b]
well, seeing as how the Xterra uses an external slave cylinder, there is a rather large hole that could pass water. yes, the boot is a tight fit, but it is still possible, expecially as the boot ages. second point is the drain hole in the bellhousing. why do you think nissan would have put that there if they didn't expect water to get in the bellhousing? (there's actually a sticker down there that says to remove the plug after deep water crossings). Thirdly-if the plug for the bellhousing drain were to come out (it happens quite often) there would again be an open path for water into-you guessed it- the bellhousing. Water in the bellhousing+shifting=bad things. I'd rater play it safe.

Justin