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1966 Transmission leak

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I have a Tranny leak on my newly purchased 66 Thunderbird. I was going to change the gasket but noticed the lip is bent also. Anyone have an opinion on the subject? It's the Cruise-o-matic Tranny. Thanks.

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It looks like the bent lip on the transmission pan could have been caused by an improperly placed transmission jack or some other support fixture. Looking a little closer at your picture I believe the transmission leak is originating from the manual shaft/throttle shaft seals and not from the pan gasket. Either way the transmission pan will have to be removed to replace the manual shaft/throttle shaft seals.

doug7740
1955 Thunderbird Blue
 
It looks like the bent lip on the transmission pan could have been caused by an improperly placed transmission jack or some other support fixture. Looking a little closer at your picture I believe the transmission leak is originating from the manual shaft/throttle shaft seals and not from the pan gasket. Either way the transmission pan will have to be removed to replace the manual shaft/throttle shaft seals.

doug7740
1955 Thunderbird Blue


Thanks for the input. It's hard to tell with all the crud under there. I'm cleaning it out little by little. Thanks again.
 
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