Originally Posted by lewtot184
Originally Posted by Big Bad Bee
Lee tot and Bigdaddy, thank you. I’m going to replace the gaskets before I touch the main seal and see if you guys are geniuses. LOL. After yanking the trans, I would be totally okay if you’re correct. beer
i think a lot of times people blame the rear seal when it's something else. i don't know how many rear seals i've done thru the years but have never lost one (hope i didn't jinx myself here,.. eek).


For sure. I did a complete rebuild of a 440-6 for a guy forty years ago. He put the engine in the car himself and called a couple days later to tell me the rear seal was leaking. He brought it to me. It was pouring oil off the back of the engine. I dropped the pan, looked at the area around the seal and realized it wasn't leaking. He had a mechanical oil pressure gauge in the car and he had failed to tighten the nut on the tube. Hard lesson learned.