[Shotimes] Location of Leak

[Steve Weinrich]

Step 1:  Locate the exact source of the leak.  You still need to do this.

Step 2:  Replace the seal that is leaking.  Once it is known which on it is,
specific instructions can be provided.

Steve "freakin' starter broke this AM and I had to call AAA"  W


> What is the process to fix such a leak?
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> >From: "Donelson Don" <1badsho@mail.tnh.net>
> >Reply-To: <1badsho@mail.tnh.net>
> >To: "jared gardner" <jmcbgardner@hotmail.com>
> >CC: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Location of Leak
> >Date: Wed,  5 Mar 2003 10:32:26 -0500
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> >If you have a tranny leak in all probability, the leak is coming from one
> >of your half shaft seals.
> >
> >These are located were the two half shafts mate into your MTX tranny.
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> >You will see fluid running down from these locations collecting at the
> >bottom of the tranny.
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> >dond
> >
> >---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> >From: "jared gardner" <jmcbgardner@hotmail.com>
> >Date:  Wed, 05 Mar 2003 06:59:25 -0700
> >
> > >My '91 has started to leak what I believe to be tranny fluid.  Now I'm
> >not
> > >sure if that is what it is.  I have been under the car and wiped it
down,
> > >but the leak is somewhere on the backside of the engine where I can't
> >see.
> > >I thought at first it was an oil leak from one of the oil sensors based
> >on
> > >the location of the drips, but I'm sure that they are not the culprits.
> >Any
> > >ideas what may be leaking?  I know that it is difficult to try to
> >diagnose
> > >such things without seeing.  Just trying to see if any one has had the
> >same
> > >thing.
> > >
> > >I have a broken motor mount that is needing to be fixed that I have
> > >neglected for a while don't know if that is important to the equation
or
> > >not.
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> > >Thanks for any info.
> > >
> > >Jared Gardner
> > >'91 White/Mocha 95K  "with a small incontinence problem at the moment"
> >(the
> > >car that is)
> > >
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