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I'm leaking oil from shifter how do I fix this
thank you
kevin
I'm leaking oil from shifter how do I fix this
thank you
kevin
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It doesn't look like it's leaking enough to worry about, but I am surprised to see any leaking out the top by the ball pivot.
Mine shows a slight bit of oil leaking by the 1/8" vent hole. -
Make sure the vent hole that Tom mentioned is open and not blocked with dirt, debris or paint, use a paperclip or such to check that.
I have also seen certain trans fluid cocktail brews foam to much.
if you had the trans top off and filled the fluid that way, there is the possibility that it could be overfull if the fill plug was not removed to obtain the proper level... just another thought3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
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I think I see your problem, its that shifter knob, its is so cool ! Tom & Mitch are right for your concerns :-)Comment
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You may have a backyard 'snake oil' mix in there, brewed with non-compatable additives. That would account for foaming. If you mix an EP gear oil with detergent engine oil you will get a foam that puts Starbucks baristas to shame. Time to drain, flush, replace.
Although it is not necessary to remove the top for a quick flush, some people like to do so just to inspect. As Bill mentioned, DO NOT overfill and DO NOT run the engine with the tranny top off!Mechanical engineering 101: If you put an adjustment knob, screw, bolt, or tolerance specs on something, some people will immediately fiddle with it. If you mark it DO NOT TOUCH everyone will mess with it.
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thanks for the replies I am using lucas oil stabiazer how full should it be I fill it to top of the fill hole just before it starts to come out. thank you big hammer for the comment on the shifter
kevin
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Lucas stabilizer is known to cause volume expansion by air entrainment and foaming. There are several YouTube videos that show this.Originally posted by kwisor View Post
Mechanical engineering 101: If you put an adjustment knob, screw, bolt, or tolerance specs on something, some people will immediately fiddle with it. If you mark it DO NOT TOUCH everyone will mess with it.Comment
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Hey All,
Is the 600w oil in the trans supposed to foam up and leak out of the vent hole? I keep it filled to about 3/8" below the fill hole.
Regards
Bill11-04-2022, 11:10 AM -
I seem to be getting leakage from the air vent on the top of the trans case. I have 90 wt Valvoline gear oil and you can only fill it to where it will leak out of the fill plug, so I don't think it's too full. The manual says capacitiy is 2.75 pts of gear oil. I didn't try to measure it but I figured filling it to where it's just about ready to run out would be suffice. Can you plug off or reduce...01-11-2019, 03:53 PM -
This is the first time I've seen a leak such as this.
A club member is using gear oil from Bratton's, and I don't know if it has a foaming problem, or why the gear oil reached the shift lever pivot and leaked out.
The color doesn't look normal either, but I don't know what color Bratton's gear oil is.
I suggested he clean it, make sure the vent hole is open, then try another gear...07-29-2017, 08:49 AM -
While underneath lubing my car I noticed some oil at the rear of the trans. I felt around the top behind the tower trying to locate where the oil was coming from. I pulled a glob of green grease from that area. Using a mirror showed a problem with the tower.
I found a NOS tower and replaced the bad one.
Any ideas why the tower was cut as shown in the following pictures?
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Hi---new to this forum.....I`ve got a persistant oil leak from my trans on my `31 coupe. Its not overfilled, tower on and sealed securely. Seems to be leaking and blowing back thru the vented bell hosing cover. Has something like this been addressed previously? Many Thanks, Paul06-12-2017, 10:03 AM -
It’s not only external crud, but thick build up inside a shift tower can block the vent hole. This one had no external dirt but the hole was completely blocked solid. Foaming trans fluid can cause all kinds of extra leaks along with shifting and lubrication issues....You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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I installed an 87 F-150 Tranny a few years ago and I have developed an annoying drip at the tranny to bellhousing joint. I was considering trying out either a Lucas type gear oil stop leak or one of the Penrite Products that I've heard work so well on the steering box leaks. Anyone have any experience with either products or thoughts on their use on modern std trannys? I'm not sure what to think of...05-22-2017, 08:22 PM -
I just drove Repop around the block, maybe 10 min. total. Decided to check TX fluid so pulled the plug and she started puking. without my doing anything she coughed up 15 oz of fluid. While not white it is also not clean 90 weight tx oil either. My question is why was the fluid under pressure? Next question how do I suck the remaining fluid out? And to think I drove her to West Virginia and...07-03-2019, 04:06 PM -
I have the shift tower off my gearbox/transmission and filled with gearbox oil and after a day only 2 inches of oil remain in the gearbox? What is happening here.07-20-2021, 07:42 AM -
So I've been driving this car a week or two now, parked in garage it leaks no oil, go for a drive and come back and park it on driveway and it drips oil from the weep hole in the bell housing for 5 or 10 minutes after I return. Clearly leaking while running. Read some about clogged oil return line from the rear main bearing, and other issues regarding leak at bearing and/or seal. Have read other sources...11-13-2019, 09:34 AM
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