This grease seal is mounted on the main drive shaft and prevents the ATF fluid from reaching the gearbox.
We recommend that you always replace this retaining ring if the engine has to be dismantled for any reason. At that moment you can easily reach it, if you later find out that the retaining ring is leaking you should take the engine out again.
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