jonklein611 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 So driving home from work the other day my car decided to install a smoke screen feature. I limped it home only to find my car bleeding ATF out the rear of the transmission. I was wondering if anyone had seen something like this? It appears to just be the rear oil seal on the rear output of the transmission, but I have no idea. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Racing Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 That's defiantly what it is. The rear output shaft seal. Whatever you do, don't use any of that transmission stop leak... It does more harm than good, especially on older transmissions. I think it should slide out. You'll need to remove the rear driveshaft. I'm not sure if you would want to use copper RTV sealant on an automatic transmission seal, as it might contaminate the tranny fluid, but I know it's a good idea on a manual transmission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonklein611 Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 Sweet, thanks for the advice. The seal is a $20 part, I'm having the shop install it. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Racing Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 $20 sounds about right. It's probably about 1-2 hours of labor for a shop, and maybe about 2-3 hours for a backyard mechanic, depending on your experience level and more importantly, if you're using air tools or hand tools. Gotta love my air tools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 not much use for air tools on a driveshaft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Racing Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 True... My bad. If there's something in the way though they would be helpful, but chances are it would take longer to drag all the air hoses outside and wait for the compressor to build pressure than it would to use a regular socket. I still love my air tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonklein611 Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 Air tools are a godsend for working on older cars. The suby shop quoted me at 1.5 hrs of labor. I think that's reasonable, and I prefer to leave anything dealing with the transmission to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum_Racing Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 It's probably about 1-2 hours of labor for a shop... Damn, I'm good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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