It doesn't belong in there. It's probably some ones idea of a seal if they may have had excess oil on the clutch.
There is no front seal in those transmissions. They rely on an oil slinger which is part of the nut that retains
the front bearing. There is a close tolerance between the inside of the bearing retainer that the release bearing
slides on and the slinger. If both are damaged or excessively worn oil will move out instead of returning to the case.
Fred
Thanks rfs56trk. I knew I had never seen a washer inside a clutch assembly before. But I don’t see how this would have been an oil leak deterrent. It will only slide over the very end of the transmission output shaft, the part that goes inside the pilot bushing. There is no oil in that area, is there?
