Re: IML: 727 leak

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Chris, it sounds like the low-reverse band pivot pin.There's an o-rig in a grove in the shaft, that seals the pin in the case. Dave.

 

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From: "Chris Strohmeyer" <chrisstroh@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> This is going to be hard to describe but here goes. On my 67 Imperial I have
> a leak at just below the vertical surface that the tailshaft bolts to. It's
> a small space between the lower flange of the tailshaft and the TOP of the
> oil pan FLANGE. To see it you have to look from the back of the transmission
> looking forward. It's slightly off center of the tailshaft and where it's
> leaking appears to look like the end of a aprox 3/4" diameter shaft. Oil is
> seeping from this "shaft end". I've looked at the breakaway photos of the
> 727 and see nothing that looks like this inside so my next step is to drain
> the tranny,pull the pan and see.
>
> Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
>
> T hx,
> Chris Strohmeyer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robin Giesbrecht"
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 9:59 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: power steering leak - O rings
>
>
> > You can buy rebuild kits for the power steering pump that are really only
> > a seal kit. There is a big oring that seals the whole canister and a few
> > more seals for the shaft and the relief valve I think. Not that hard to
> > do.
> >
> > Robin Giesbrecht
> > 72 Imperial
> >
> >
> >>From: Kenyon Wills
> >>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: Re: IML: power steering leak - O rings
> >>Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:26:56 -0800 (PST)
> >>
> & gt;>
> >>
> >>--- Chris Strohmeyer wrote:
> >>
> >> > Kenyan said...........
> >> >
> >> > 4. "Bad o-rings"? Anyone else that works on cars
> >> > where you live? That sounds like bad advice to me,
> >> > but it may be out of context and part of other info
> >> > that he gave?
> >> >
> >> > Aren't there 1 or 2 large o rings on the power
> >> > steering pump that seals the
> >> > reservoir can?
> >> >
> >> > Chris
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>True. There are o-rings. The way that the thing's
> >>put together sorta precludes catastrophic fluid loss
> >>as described in the letter posted here, but to address
> >>the question:
> >>
> >>If I were going to pay a mechanic to deal with this, I
> >>would buy a replacement pump unit that comes with a
> >>warranty so that I didn't have to worry about it.
> >>
> >>Reason being that I don't agree with paying a mechanic
> >>to only partially rebuild a pump for a labor charge
> >>that could very likely equal or exceed the cost of a
> >>replacement. I would pay the rehab factory that will
> >>give a warranty do that portion instead and get the
> >>whole thing spec'd out by someone that does nothing
> >>but. That's what I'd do, anyway.
> >>
> >>Also, a failed O-ring seal is highly unlikely to cause
> >>the sort of rapid fluid loss described, so that's what
> >>I was thinking based on the info given, but I wasn't
> >>there.
> >>
> >>
> >>P lease use an o in my name. I'm particular about
> >>that.
> >>
> >>
> >>-Kenyon
> >>
> >>
> >>
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