Subject: RE: bearing damage?
Author: Greg Bender
Date: Apr 21, 2005, 6:55 PM
Post ID: 1718742525
Hi Todd,
There is an o-ring that fits on the plunger (the outer body)...in a
recessed grove. Perhaps it has gone bad or is missing? That would
certainly permit oil to come out from the plunger.
But, moving air can do stange things to leaking oil...I would also check
the following:
1. It is possible that the shift shaft is leaking oil. This is the shaft
that eventually connects to the shift lever via linkages, etc. The
5-speeds have an o-ring there, but the 4-speeds do not. It is a source
of weeping, but usually not very much.
2. If the engine breather tube exits pretty much straight down from the
breather, then any oil that exits the tube will be flung around toward
the rear and will probably end up on the rear of the transmission, too.
Hopefully, you just can order a cheap o-ring from Rick and Gordon and be
done with it.
Todd Nordwig wrote:
| There seems to be a significant amount of oil weeping from the plunger. Is that normal? |
Regards,
Greg Bender
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