Re: Moving a 4-speed off a bellhousing 1/4" to fix a leak?
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I'm not all that familiar with the car four speeds yet, but what fluid is recommended for the 833? I remember a Neon I used to have called for the pennzoil synchromesh fluid and it was pretty thin. I've seen some mention of gear oil all the way to ATF in an 833, so I'm not sure what's correct, but a little thicker oil might stop the leak too.
Whenever I've tried using the thinner 'synchromesh' fluids, I get leaks. I've always gone back to the thicker gear oil. If that's what you decide to do, make sure to use GL-4 rated gear oil - GL-4 is compatible with synchromesh transmissions. GL-5 rated gear oil is NOT designed for synchromesh transmissions, and will cause grinding while shifting.
Same here , I used Mobil 1 in the trans I put the OD cluster pin in and it leaked like a stuck pig. I've had Mobil 1 634 , equivalent to 140wt gear oil, leak past NPT fittings that had telfon tape on them
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Re: Moving a 4-speed off a bellhousing 1/4" to fix a leak?
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03/04/11 10:51 AM
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I'm not all that familiar with the car four speeds yet, but what fluid is recommended for the 833? I remember a Neon I used to have called for the pennzoil synchromesh fluid and it was pretty thin. I've seen some mention of gear oil all the way to ATF in an 833, so I'm not sure what's correct, but a little thicker oil might stop the leak too.
Whenever I've tried using the thinner 'synchromesh' fluids, I get leaks. I've always gone back to the thicker gear oil. If that's what you decide to do, make sure to use GL-4 rated gear oil - GL-4 is compatible with synchromesh transmissions. GL-5 rated gear oil is NOT designed for synchromesh transmissions, and will cause grinding while shifting.
Same here , I used Mobil 1 in the trans I put the OD cluster pin in and it leaked like a stuck pig. I've had Mobil 1 634 , equivalent to 140wt gear oil, leak past NPT fittings that had telfon tape on them
Thanks! I think I'll try the GL-4 first before removing the tranny.
If that fix can stop the leak I'll be very
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Re: Moving a 4-speed off a bellhousing 1/4" to fix a leak?
[Re: JohnRR]
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03/04/11 04:32 PM
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I'm not all that familiar with the car four speeds yet, but what fluid is recommended for the 833? I remember a Neon I used to have called for the pennzoil synchromesh fluid and it was pretty thin. I've seen some mention of gear oil all the way to ATF in an 833, so I'm not sure what's correct, but a little thicker oil might stop the leak too.
Whenever I've tried using the thinner 'synchromesh' fluids, I get leaks. I've always gone back to the thicker gear oil. If that's what you decide to do, make sure to use GL-4 rated gear oil - GL-4 is compatible with synchromesh transmissions. GL-5 rated gear oil is NOT designed for synchromesh transmissions, and will cause grinding while shifting.
Same here , I used Mobil 1 in the trans I put the OD cluster pin in and it leaked like a stuck pig. I've had Mobil 1 634 , equivalent to 140wt gear oil, leak past NPT fittings that had telfon tape on them
What specific weight oil do you recommend??
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Re: Moving a 4-speed off a bellhousing 1/4" to fix a leak?
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03/04/11 09:23 PM
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Mopar Beach: I just fixed the same leak last summer. Its not that uncommon for them to leak at this spot if the builder doesn't put a smear of RTV around the shaft during install.
I removed my tranny, cleaned the area REALLY well with brake cleaner/lacquer thinner etc. then filled it (it was a hollow depression to the shaft--maybe 1/16" deep) with "The right stuff".
But I also 'filled' the matching area of the bell housing with RTV to make it flush too. The face of the bell (mine anyway) has depressions in it--its not a completely smooth flat surface, and yep--one of the depressions fell right over the shaft position.
Yes, I think you could seal it the way you are thinking, Slide it back, clean really well, blow dry, goop it up, slam it home and be done with it. Course you'll also be gluing your tranny to the bell, but you could probably break that bond without too much difficulty if need be in the future.
I DON'T think a fluid change will solve it, mine leaked with 75w90 GL-4 petro, Pennszoil Syncromesh, and Red Line MTF.
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Re: Moving a 4-speed off a bellhousing 1/4" to fix a leak?
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03/05/11 09:18 AM
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Mopar Beach: I just fixed the same leak last summer. Its not that uncommon for them to leak at this spot if the builder doesn't put a smear of RTV around the shaft during install.
I removed my tranny, cleaned the area REALLY well with brake cleaner/lacquer thinner etc. then filled it (it was a hollow depression to the shaft--maybe 1/16" deep) with "The right stuff".
But I also 'filled' the matching area of the bell housing with RTV to make it flush too. The face of the bell (mine anyway) has depressions in it--its not a completely smooth flat surface, and yep--one of the depressions fell right over the shaft position.
Yes, I think you could seal it the way you are thinking, Slide it back, clean really well, blow dry, goop it up, slam it home and be done with it. Course you'll also be gluing your tranny to the bell, but you could probably break that bond without too much difficulty if need be in the future.
I DON'T think a fluid change will solve it, mine leaked with 75w90 GL-4 petro, Pennszoil Syncromesh, and Red Line MTF.
I'm not saying a fluid change is going to fix it but in my experience Synthetics leaks where DYNO oil won't .
Recommended , anything but ATF , some guys will mix the heavy weight oil with a Qt. of 5/30 motor oil , I bought Passon's oil but haven't tried it yet. I put the penzoil syncromesh in my Dart , no leaks .
The only thing about putting RTV on the end of the shaft is you have to put it in the hole on that end and even then I'm not sure how well it's going to work unless you assemble the cluster gear bearings DRY .. no grease ... so the pin is dry when it gets to the end, putting RTV on the shaft is going to put it in the cluster bearings if you put RTV on it before install ... just pointing out the obvious ...
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Re: Moving a 4-speed off a bellhousing 1/4" to fix a leak?
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03/07/11 12:37 AM
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Of course if you assemble the rollers dry using something as a temporary spacer to hold them in place then you'd probably want to smear some rtv in the hole just before you tap the shaft in that last 1/2 inch.
Am I right AGAIN John-boy ?!?!?
All you did was repeat what I said in a different way , which was just pointing out the obvious of what Brewer said.
You give good and accurate information , too bad you're a [Edited by Moparts - Family Friendly Site - Keep it clean] at the same time.
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Re: Moving a 4-speed off a bellhousing 1/4" to fix a leak?
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03/25/11 03:24 PM
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Just an update to anyone who followed this....Switching to a 90W gear oil fixed the leak 100%!!!
It has been over a week and no drips!!
It may still leak , wait till the weather turns HOT , but good to hear is is dry now .
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