goes through about 5 quarts every few weeks. pulled the tranny the other day to replace the seal, old one didnt look to bad thinking it might be a problem with the converter can these be pressure tested? how much does it cost? any other ways to test it for leaks? could something else be causing the leak?
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Welcome to this forum! It could leak from the seal or from the bushing. A cracked crankshaft to flexplate spacer could cause it to leak too.
tranny only began leaking after it was swapped so that rules out the spacer, right? bushing was just replaced, i would just like to be sure i ruled out and fix all possibilities before putting it back in. is the converter a possible? how would it be tested?
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The bushing has to be machined in place. You can't pop the old one out, and then install a new one. They use a special metal lathe just for this kind of job. Check this link for more information: http://precision-technologies.com/_wsn/page2.html
i was told that the bushing was remachined when i had it installed, bout four yrs ago, atleast thats what it said on my bill from the transmission shop. is there a simple obvious way to test if this is true?
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I don't think that there is a way to confirm it other than looking for signs of uneven wear on the bushing, and the torque converter.
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...I would think that there would be a set tolerance and after finding what that is, you would be able to "mic" it...On mine, I verified that there was no scouring and made sure it still looked machine finished...
...I was able to replace mine (as in the link above) without any complications...:scratch:...After verifying that is was in good condition, I figured that any more machining would lead to replacing the whole part...
...From what I have seen on here is that this is pretty common on first gens, especially after rebuilds...After they are machined for the rebuild, this leaves less room for the bushing to fit firmly...If it is not "staked" well, it will tend to blow off...
...The bushing that I took out and replaced was all ready getting hard after a year and 7,000 miles..
.. and that didn't help matters...
...I was able to replace mine (as in the link above) without any complications...:scratch:...After verifying that is was in good condition, I figured that any more machining would lead to replacing the whole part...
...From what I have seen on here is that this is pretty common on first gens, especially after rebuilds...After they are machined for the rebuild, this leaves less room for the bushing to fit firmly...If it is not "staked" well, it will tend to blow off...
...The bushing that I took out and replaced was all ready getting hard after a year and 7,000 miles..
.. and that didn't help matters...Explorer Features
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