Tranny Problem

[knash0727]

This is on my 96. Ok so I had a tranny fluid leak. Looked like it was coming outta the pan so I dropped the pan and replaced the filter gasket and tranny fluid. There was only about half a gallon of fluid in the pan and filter. The fluid was a little dark but not really a burnt smell and no abnormal metal shavings. It looked like fluid that was 10k miles old. I last replaced it 10k ago. I put two gallons of fluid in it. The computer at the parts house said it took 6.2 qts for just the pan but when I put that in it did not seem to be showing on the dipstick so I put the rest in. Now I have a bad leak coming out of the inspection cover. I drove back to the parts house (1 mile away) to get more fluid and it leaked all the way. My buddy was sittin at a stop light next to me and saw a fair size puddle, but when I checked at the parts house it was just above cold on the stick. Sorry for the long story, but the question I have is, is there a place where excess fluid bleeds off there or is there a place that my tranny is leaking?

 

[fcmedic19]

the front seal, or the bushing in the pump that runs on the hub of the convertor.

 

[knash0727]

Tranny shop fix or can do it in the driveway?

 

[fcmedic19]

if it is the seal driveway if bushing i would carry it to a shop just to make sure the pump, bushing, and convertor are all good.

 

[knash0727]

Is it the torque converter seal? Or some other? How can I tell which is bad?

 

[fcmedic19]

the front pump has a seal that the converter hub goes thru, the bushing is behind the seal on the trany side that the hub rides on. if you pull the converter out and there is a grove on the hub the bushing can be worn. if you feel the rubber on the seal on it does not flex that can be the problem. but if i took the time to pull out a trany i would take it to a tranny shop to have all 3 thing checked.

 

[knash0727]

Ok... I think that is what I will do. Thank you for your help.