Re: Transmision Wow

[trnsfrma@ix.netcom.com (Shawn C. Meze)]

At 09:57 PM 6/30/97 -0500, you wrote:
>But I still cant figure out where the oil is leaking from.  I have
>tightened every bolt I can get a wrench on and it still seemes to be
>dripping.  The next step is to clean off the bottom of the motor and see
>where it first appears. 

The first step would be to indeed, clean the bottom of the engine and 
tranny. I cant emphasize how easy it makes finding the source of leaks if 
you clean the engine/tranny. Its not just to make the engine bay pretty, 
its also for practical diagnosis reasons too!

> Any suggestion on what seal could cause this?

Its likely to be one of the following seals:
1) Axle drive flange seals 

You will see fluid accumulating at the axle flanges. From your description, 
Im betting this is the problem. You also have a sleve on the passenger side 
axle that can leak as well.

2) Input shaft seal  
3) main seal

if its leaking fluid at either of these 2 places, you will experience other 
problems that you havent described. Tranny fluid would show up at the 
bottom of the tranny bell housing area. 

4) The last place would be inside the drive flanges themselves. There is a 
little plastic cap that seals the tranny from the inner CV boot grease ect. 
If it were leaking here, you would have at least one inner boot torn and 
able to leak the 1 quart you described. These rarely ever leak so I dont 
think this is the problem. (nless your Velocity diff kit bolt comes loose 
and leaks fluid all in your boot. Happened to me.) 


>how much fluid does my tranny hold? 

2.1 quarts.  Just follow the instructions of filling the tranny until it 
overfills. 

The main thing is finding where its leaking from. Might also be a good time 
to do a complete Inner and Outter CV repack and boot replacement since it 
sounds like your gonna be pulling the axles out soon.
HTH!!


Shawn
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