Re: [T3] AT Leak

["Martinez, Leon" <martinezl@ftscpac.navy.mil>]

The way I fixed my generous leak a year ago (co-workers complained )
was to remove the pan and inspect it sideways, I noticed that each 
bolt hole was bent outward so I decided to bent them back flat. I used a 
flat metal surface and a flat headed tool, you can use some kind of bushing 
driver or something else to hammer on. I flattened all of the bolt holes
up. Having done so, I wanted to prevent further bolthole warpage by adding 
washers to each bolt, I used the largest flatwasher that fit, I think 
I used some oversized washers with two edges grounded flat to give the 
largest surface pan pushing area. I also added lockwashers to these to keep 
constant tension on the rubber/cork gasket. I tightened the bolts until
the lock washers just flattened, with a half turn afterwards. I glued 
the gasket to the pan as I do to the head covers and applied some sealant
to the bolt threads to keep them from turning loose. 

After steam cleaning the underside of the car and the tranny, I also 
noticed oil leaking from the Governer, the shiftlever, the mating
bolts from the differential case, the differential case to 
tranny seam and the hole for the electtric kickdown shift connector.
Check these areas too. I used some "o" rings and lots of rtv. RTV
gets mushy with the tranny fluid with time but still seems efective,
especially in the connector and the large seam around the tranny to 
dfferential area, goooped up the governer cover too. Kind of dry to this 
day except for some slow fluid bleeding from a mysterious location.
No more drips to mark the territory my car was parked.

One day when I rebuild the tranny (when it dies, maybe I will still
be alive), all new gaskets will take care of the future leaks.


LEON MARTINEZ

SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA

1969 SQUAREBACK
1973 FASTY
1967 FASTY


  

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