another tranny question
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another tranny question
I pulled the engine on my '66 327/300 and decided to pull the tranny also (muncie 4sp) just to clean it up and change the mount and tunnel insulation , etc . While cleaning it up I stood it on end with the tail section UP then found oil leaking from the front around the shaft . Does this mean there is a front seal leaking ? The inside of the bell housing wasnt oily before . I hoping it was just from being in the vertical position . I'm going to replace the rear seal but don't want to disassemble the tranny to do the front .
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I pulled the engine on my '66 327/300 and decided to pull the tranny also (muncie 4sp) just to clean it up and change the mount and tunnel insulation , etc . While cleaning it up I stood it on end with the tail section UP then found oil leaking from the front around the shaft . Does this mean there is a front seal leaking ? The inside of the bell housing wasnt oily before . I hoping it was just from being in the vertical position . I'm going to replace the rear seal but don't want to disassemble the tranny to do the front .
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Whew, you don't know how good that makes me feel ! I was afraid I was going to have to tear it apart and I don't have the expertise or the $$ to do that along with the other stuff I'm doing .
Now I'm off to the garage to get greasy .
Now I'm off to the garage to get greasy .
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tranny info
John Z - you are such a wealth of info . I was just searching for info on the back up switch and found a thread you posted . The picture you provided me with the answer to another question I had about the clip on the firewall right below the ballast resistor . Now I know it's for the wires for the backup switch .
Another question , are the wires soldered to the switch ? Mine is still too dirty to tell !
Another question , are the wires soldered to the switch ? Mine is still too dirty to tell !
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Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 38,897
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From: Washington Michigan
John Z - you are such a wealth of info . I was just searching for info on the back up switch and found a thread you posted . The picture you provided me with the answer to another question I had about the clip on the firewall right below the ballast resistor . Now I know it's for the wires for the backup switch .
Another question , are the wires soldered to the switch ? Mine is still too dirty to tell !
Another question , are the wires soldered to the switch ? Mine is still too dirty to tell !
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