DanielD

While driving the car to AutoZone to pickup some cleaners, etc. she started leaking from the torque converter enclosure on the front of the transmission. It is a very bad leak, as in pumping all the fluid out of the tranny (almost). I've some pictures below... Took a wrecker ride back home.

Does anyone have any experience with this type of transmission leak? It is a leak only as the transmission is shifting fine and no noted anomalies while underway. It looks like its coming out of the torque converter...

SeanR

Torque converter seal.

Time to pull the trans and do some work.

neilh

Drain plug fell out from torque converter, or a line up to the treansmission cooler burst maybe.

jleidel

if you don't have to pull the transmission out, make sure you go ahead and replace the transmission pan gasket && AT filter. While you're in there....

DanielD

Yeah I agree its time to get dirty... I'll keep you guys posted.

Tony

I dont envy you , never a fun job dropping that SOB.. After all the work i did on my car years ago, it was drier than a popcorn fart underneath.....then...about a week later a dime size leak from the converter seal (that i had just replaced) popped up
Im still living with it.
One of these days when it bugs me enough i will fix it again.

There are cooler hoses along the sides...check those first before you decide to drop it.

Mrmerlin

also replace the front pump o ring

Note wipe off the gasket dont mess with it for the front pump

DanielD

It appears that the a/t fluid rubber supply line has a hole in it just as it goes from the metal tube to the hose section. Looks to be a bit smaller than a pencil lead. There was very little fluid left in the tranny.
I've pulled both lines from the car and hope to find a hose fabricator in Memphis that can do the work.

Tony

Wel thats good news then.

DanielD

Tony, I'll tell you I'm happy. I was planning on the worst case.

neilh

Is it the line highlited here? Check with roger at 928srus for the parts if you can't get rebuilt locally. -

DanielD

Neil, that's the part. The leak is right about where 11 is too...

neilh

"Drain plug fell out from torque converter, or a line up to the transmission cooler burst maybe. "

That was my first guess when yoiu described the issue - good luck with the repair :-)

DanielD

I had both lines rebuilt today in about 3 hours. Not too shabby. The guy came up to my work, picked up the lines, rebuilt them and delivered them rebuilt. I couldn't believe it.
Two questions here, on the return line you have the little additional banjo thing with a ball bearing in it. What purpose is the ball bearing? Does it drop down into the bolt center or does it go into item 17 and then you install the bolt?

Tony

you can rebuild it yourself