Transmission fluid leak

Discussion in 'Transmissions' started by Tlowery643, Nov 23, 2007.

  1. PaulS

    PaulS Member extrordiare

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    I take it you do have a garage and just haven't found the time to pull it in.
     
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    No it is the Garage just havent had time to get under and look at the leak, just knew I had replaced pan gasket and that didnt fix the problem.
     
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    Oh, OK. Here are some places to look for the leaks.
    Look at the kick-down lever and the manual lever. Look at the dipstick - that o-ring NEVER gets replaced.
    The pan gasket can also be leaking - gaskets leak unless they have perfect surfaces holding them in place. We don't have many of those so I use a thin film of loc-tite "Gasket Maker" on both sides of the gasket and then finger tighten the bolts. After waiting for 20-30 minutes you can tighten them to specs. That .010" film will even seal a cork gasket and it doesn't slip around like silicone does. It is easy to clean up when you have to replace it too. You can use the Gasket Maker on the orings as long as the parts don't turn. The dipstick is OK, but don't use it on the kick-down shaft.
     

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