Re: [Chrysler300] Torque Converter Drainback / Leaky Tranny (Again)

["Don Verity" <d.verity@xxxxxxx>]

Both these transmissions are cast iron torqueflites, not 727's which this tool is for.
Don

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill Huff 
  To: John Nowosacki ; Terry Mctaggart 
  Cc: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 4:23 PM
  Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Torque Converter Drainback / Leaky Tranny (Again)


    
  http://www.costplustools.com/Atec-T-1031-A-Chrysler-Shift-Selector-Shaft-Seal-Remover-Installer-_p_9289.html

  http://www.makcotransmissionparts.com/T-1031-A.html

  At 4/12/201203:31 PM, John Nowosacki wrote:
  >I had a somewhat crazy idea as to how to deal with this for my G.
  >I also took the car to my local tranny shop, but after 5 days there was
  >still no leak.
  >I know that over the course of a winter, almost a quart of fluid will leak
  >out as the TC drains back into the pan, so I did the following:
  >I warmed up the car and made sure the fluid level was at the right level
  >for the vehicle.
  >We then put the car up on the lift and let it sit for one day. No leaks.
  >I then proceeded to add an 'extra' quart of tranny fluid thru the dipstick
  >tube, simulating a 'fast' TC drain back into the pan.
  >That increased the level enough so I could see that the fluid was coming
  >out around the kick down shaft as there isn't much of a seal there (at
  >least in my car).
  >Once that source was found, fluid was drained back to the correct level.
  >The bad news is that I have yet to drop the pan, valve body, etc. to
  >install some kind of bushing or seal around the shaft because it is
  >running well and I don't want to mess anything up, but I think it did
  >successfully reveal the source of the leak.
  >
  >On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Terry Mctaggart <terrymct999@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
  >
  > > **
  > >
  > >
  > > A couple of weeks ago I took my 300F to a local transmission shop to
  > > attempt to cure the titled problems. The manager is an old car guy (he
  > > owns a 60 Caddy) and was familiar with the problem. He kept the car in a
  > > bay for two weeks and wouldn't you know, the old beast didn't leak a drop,
  > > so the shop didn't want to tear into it with no obvious symptions. Can't
  > > blame them. But the manager did suggest a potential solution. He said he
  > > could put a one-way valve in one of the cooling lines, and that this would
  > > prevent converter drain back. He said that some later model Dodges had
  > > this valve installed at the factory to prevent this situation from
  > > occuring. Has anybody out there heard of this solution, and are there any
  > > opinions on whether it would work? Terry McTaggart in Dayton Oh.
  > >
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