Lots of fluid lost, looks too thin for Manual trans fluid.

[Dan's Auto Salvage]

So, I went to the metal supply house to pick up some steel, and on the way back (only 3 miles away) the (manual trans) started puking oil out the front of the trans/behind the engine. The oil seems rather thin, but has a lot of brass in it, which leads me to believe it is the synchros. I am just trying to figure out if this is common for them to puke out the front like this, and if so, do I need a full rebuild? (still shifts fine, just noisy) or can I just put in new synchros. Either way, who is a good supplier for parts for this ZF Transmission? Thanks for any help. Anything in particular I should be looking for? The truck is a 95 Ford F-Superduty (450) Dually.

[Dan's Auto Salvage]

Ok, I just got under there for a closer look... I found that the forward bearing is blown apart, and it put a hole in the front of the case. The bearing carrier looks fine, so my next question is, can I put a new bering in it, and have the case welded? (vice versa of course) Or am I better off just getting another case? The hard parts all look good, and it seems to be fine other than the obvious! Thanks for any help.
Dan Beyer

[Diesel Nut]

My guess would be new case. The case is cast and that is a SOB to weld.
Try NADP.
www.nadp.ca

There are others but I think Barry is your best bet!

[jetengfixr]

I have a noise that started to show up last week. I only hear it when it's in gear & coasting. I do not hear it when in neutral, clutch is in or in gear under a load. Only when in gear & coasting. The noise is a loud metalic "click......click......click" every other second or so. Starting to get me a little worried. Any idea's??? It's a 1995 F350 7.3 powerstroke turbo w/ manual tranny, 2WD dually.