Transmission leak.
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Transmission leak.
A couple days ago I posted about a mystery red fluid leaking from my car. The forum consensus was that I had a leaky rear transmission seal. I managed to wedge my butt under the vette last night and took a look at the back of the transmission. It didn't appear that it was the seal that was leaking, but a connecting line into the transmission on the driver’s side. I could see a couple of exposed threads with a few drops of transmission fluid on them. Please refer to the pic for the location I mean (it is not an actual pic of my car, but a random image I found on the net and modified to meet my needs).
It was a big pain in the rear to tighten it down since my robogrip probably wasn't the best tool to use for the job, but I managed to get it pretty tight. There was no Teflon tape or anything on the threads, so my question is there should there be something of that nature there? I want to make sure that the connector doesn't unthread itself again in the future. I checked my fluid and then took it for a short drive. I will check tonight to make sure it isn't still leaking. Any thoughts are as always much appreciated.
Also, what is that connector called?
-Ben
It was a big pain in the rear to tighten it down since my robogrip probably wasn't the best tool to use for the job, but I managed to get it pretty tight. There was no Teflon tape or anything on the threads, so my question is there should there be something of that nature there? I want to make sure that the connector doesn't unthread itself again in the future. I checked my fluid and then took it for a short drive. I will check tonight to make sure it isn't still leaking. Any thoughts are as always much appreciated.
Also, what is that connector called?
-Ben
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Originally Posted by big_G
You probably have a leak there and need to replace the o-ring and seal for the speedo driven gear housing. Also check the speedo gear for a wear groove. Replace if necessary .
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my cable wasn't really that loose when I took it off so I didn't think there'd be any problems with it coming loose on its own. I just cleaned all the parts up as much as I could and tightened it back down.
