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Re: [T3] long trip, leaky seal


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> First you get the chatter as oil gets into the clutch, then it starts to
slip, especially on the highway as oil gets trapped in the bellhousing till
you stop and it can drain out.  When mine finally reached a full oil down I
couldnt go past half throttle on the highway or it would slip, I could make
about 55 on the level and that was it.  This was with the late diaphragm
clutch, other clutches will be different but the idea is the same.

Keith

>     I have not had the clutch slip yet.  Are there other oily clutch
> about-to-go symptoms?  The symptoms I have are a chattering at take
> off unless I feather the clutch alot.  Possibly related is a slight
> "shuddering" while driving along at low rpm (not accelerating).
>     It looks like I'll have a truck for this trip, but expect to be
> making the trip again next week.  I'm planning to rebuild the tranny
> prior to Parma, but need to milk things along for another few months.
>
> Peter Parker
> '66 Square; Phillip
> Portland, OR
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