White Lightnin'

If changing the O ring would void the warranty... what do you think Gerry-rigging the fill cap with a valve that may or may not fail and let crud into the works would do to the warranty?

I suggest contacting the company that rebuilt the tranny and ask them if there is a shop local to you where you can take the car and have the O ring replaced -without warranty issues. They may have arrangements with other companies for just such an occurrence.

The worst thing they can say is 'no'.

smyth1

not a rebuilt.used trans.

dr bob

I'm missing something here. If they gave you a warranty, it would cover the leaking front pump o-ring. Call them and ask them where they would feel comfortable having their o-ring replaced under warranty and at their expense.

smyth1

yes but this is the same place that sent me the wrong torque converter and didn't do the right thing by it.had to get my old converter rebuilt at my expense.so i'm not expecting them to stand behind it.

blown 87

Let me get this right, it is ok for you to change a converter, but not a seal and keep your warranty?

Sounds like these folks are not going to stand behind the parts they sold you so really what do you have to loose?

Next time get your used parts from Mark or Benton, they know the cars and will stand behind the parts they sell.

smyth1

yes,checked around for a while for a used trans, mark didn't have one and this guy did get good references from this forum.sent me an 83-86 converter and said it came out of an 88.no way in hell it could work as the drive flange to converter gap was 9/16 of an inch.

White Lightnin'

Send it back to him and void the sale with the credit card company.

smyth1

no,just gonna chalk it up to experience.taking it out and shipping it to california is way too much of a hassle

dr bob

Is the trans an earlier 4-speed too? If not, why was there an early converter with it? And why didn't they make good on whatever parts they sent wrong? If they aren't stepping up to fix their mistake, they should be notified of where they can pick up their transmission and/or converter. Stop/escrow the CC transaction until they get their stuff together.

smyth1

no the trans itself was correct 88 part number.it didn't come with the front tc cover .when i asked why they said it wasn't part of the transmission.i'm sure they just threw that tc on there and sold the front cover and original converter at some point.i paid with a money order so there's no stopping payment.

White Lightnin'

If it was an eBay purchase (an LA dismantler lists many things there), get them involved. A money order has limits on refunds, but over a certain $$ amount has legal issues tied in. True, a transmission is just the piece between the TC and the LSD... but they are usually sold together -and expected that way.

Or... just take it to a tranny shop and have the O ring replaced on your own dime and try to save some of your investment. Then don't do business with the Cali source again.

Randy V

Let me get this straight - they fvcked you over before and you continue to do business with them?

Mrmerlin

at any rate you would be well served to remove the front pump O ring,
yes its easier to remove the trans first, replace it as well as the radial seal for the TC,

NOTE put some vaseline into the bronze bushing. behind the radial seal so the TC snout wont seize.

You running the trans with a known leak could quickly kill it,
for now since you know it works take it apart and fix the leak,
you really dont need any warranty at this point,
but you really do need a transmission thats not leaking either,
once the seal really goes bad you wont know how bad it is till the trans burns up from from low fluid.
To try to band aid the level check due to a leaking seal isnt smart money

smyth1

yes it was an ebay purchase.and no i only made one transaction with them for a 1988 trans axle assembly.came without tc cover,came with wrong tc and now its leaking.problem is i don't want to remove it again.at least not right now

White Lightnin'

You don't have to remove it... the tranny shop will. Then, perhaps send the eBay seller the invoice for the O ring replacement & perhaps they will recompensate you for part of the bill against their "warranty". At least the tranny will last a good while longer without a leak.

If this one needs rebuilding in the future (it is a used part), there are a couple of experts that frequent this forum.