[Fot] A-type OD leaks

[Greg Blake]

I’ll add one more to the great advice already provided. I drill out and helicoil all of those adapters plate bolt holes. 

The last time I had leaks like you described, I opened the access plate to the accumulator and found two bolts had completely backed out of their holes and were “resting” near the piston. 

I safety wire mine now. 






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> On Sep 21, 2023, at 15:14, Nick Black via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Joe 
> I agree, it’s the bolts that hold the od plate to the transmission. I recall that the torque on these bolts is about 25 lbs. the bolts are totally soft and will stretch forever with one or two additional pounds… throw them away and use Allen head bolts drilled for safety wire. The stock bolts stretch and the plate gets loose and leaks.
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> Sent from the wilds of NorCal 
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>>> On Sep 20, 2023, at 8:52 PM, Joe Boruch via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> 
>> I have a leaky a-type OD in my street TR4 that looks like it's leaking from near the adapter plate.  I have never taken one apart.  Can I just separate the OD from the trans and replace the gaskets or the adapter plate (I've heard that Quantum Mechanics sells an uprated plate and am checking with John to see if he has one) and then reassemble without needing to take the OD apart further?  There is a youtube video that shows an OD being separated and it looks like it is do able. 
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