1966 Transmission leak

[Mikey78]

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.

 

[biddle]

Put the model year in the subject on future posts. I added for you.

 

[doug7740]

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

 

[Mikey78]

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.