transmission leak

[dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I think the answer to this Dave is use the brake fluid with "moderation".  What
that means is just pour in a little bit, and wait to see what happens.  If the
leak persists may be add just a hair more, and I mean, a calibrated hair, here
:)  This is what I have tried to do over the past few years with my sedan.  It
seems to be working.  The leak has slowed down, and the tranny still shifts
just fine (I thought a while bac that the shifts had softened up, but that's
not the case).  Also, I think the "active" ingredient of the brake fluid is
alcohol (please correct me if I am wrong).  If that's correct, the stuff will
gradually evaporate as the transmission gets hot, so its action will diminish
with transmission useage, and will not keep on eating up the rubber, I hope.

D^2, 2x68s 

Quoting Dave Grove <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Brake fluid *will* "expand" the rubber stuff, - that's for sure.  But like
> some of the products made for this purpose, - it has no idea when to *quit*
> "expanding" things.  SO if you ever have to take that transmission apart, -
> you're in for the time of your life.  Everything (with rubber in it, - which
> is a lot of stuff in an automatic transmission) will be (almost) permanently
> "seized".
> 
> BT,DT.
> 
> Regards,
> DaveG.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 2:29 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: transmission leak
> 
> 
> > I have used Trans X before, and it did reasonably well.  However, it did
> far
> > better in my leaky power steering system, especially when I started using
> cheap
> > motor oil instead of P/S fluid.
> >
> > I have had better luck with brake fluid to slow down leaks.  Its cheaper
> too.
> >
> > D^2