1941Rick Posted March 24, 2011 Report Posted March 24, 2011 I have been pulling my hair out trying to find the source of an oil leak on my O/D......Thought I was going to have to pull it out and reseal it from scratch. Took the floor pan out of the car and there was the leak. There is a 6" bolt on the top , out of sight from the bottom. I noticed oil pooling around the head of the bolt. I pulled it out and found the hole is recessed for a sealing washer ( which was not there). I put on a seal and ran the car with rear wheels off the ground and after 2 hours NO LEAK........... Just so any of you who are building up an overdrive are aware.............. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted March 25, 2011 Report Posted March 25, 2011 Always nice when you find a fix like that. I got my overdrive from Neil Riddle, who told me it worked when it was taken out of the 53 Plymouth it came from. I am really not inclined to take it apart and plan to put oil in it, install new electrical connections, and see if it works. If it doesn't, I will have the joy of tearing it down. Quote
1941Rick Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Posted March 25, 2011 It is not a real mystery to overhaul them....get a Borg Warner manual and it lays it out well....just a trick if you do your own....use an elastic band to hold the rollers on the sprag clutch. It will do no harm left in the trany Quote
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