Re: [MBZ] Dripping ATF from torque converter, and other trans
fluid change questions
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On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
> ?You can live for a long time with a minor
> leak at the front seal if there are no
it means the front seal is probably leaking.
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
The POS 300E has been leaking transmission fluid for a while, enough
to leave a good-sized spot when it's parked overnight, so I took it to
the coin-op carwash last weekend and gave the underside a good
blasting. Before I coul
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
> You can live for a long time with a minor
> leak at the front seal if there are no other signs of tranny trouble.
>
Thanks Peter, that confirms what I had already guessed.The
transmission shifts smoothly and engages the gears, when s
Usually a tranny leak at the torque converter means it's rebuild
time, alsa -- all the rubber is gone (hence the leak from the
petrified seal), but the seal usually doesn't leak enough to be more
than a minor annoyance unless the pump also has excess play, etc.
Pan "ears" need to be bent ba
The POS 300E has been leaking transmission fluid for a while, enough
to leave a good-sized spot when it's parked overnight, so I took it to
the coin-op carwash last weekend and gave the underside a good
blasting. Before I could drive it there, I had to put in a couple of
quarts of ATF, but that ma
