transmission leak 302 ci

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   Hello Torino members,

A couple of months ago i bought a 1972 Ford Torino 4 doors. It has a common 302 ci ford motor. When i looked under the car and saw that there where drops of fluid lying under the car. The drops where red what indicated that it was transmission fluid. The drops came from the gear lever at the left side, i think its the gear lever but i dont know for sure?

Has anyone had this problem and how did you solve that?

i am sorry for any spellingerrors.

greetings from Holland

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dutchman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 25-December-2010 Location: eindhoven Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote dutchman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: transmission leak 302 ci Posted: 28-December-2010 at 9:21AM
	Hello Torino members, A couple of months ago i bought a 1972 Ford Torino 4 doors. It has a common 302 ci ford motor. When i looked under the car and saw that there where drops of fluid lying under the car. The drops where red what indicated that it was transmission fluid. The drops came from the gear lever at the left side, i think its the gear lever but i dont know for sure? Has anyone had this problem and how did you solve that? i am sorry for any spellingerrors. greetings from Holland

ilyes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09-January-2010 Location: Philadelphia PA Status: Offline Points: 3782	Post Options Post Reply Quote ilyes Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28-December-2010 at 9:53AM
	it's pretty simple, you just have to drop off the pan, valve body, unbolt th shifter lever, you pull it from the outside and change the seal, it takes 30 minutes

Rockatansky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30-July-2010 Location: On The Road Status: Offline Points: 6072	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rockatansky Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28-December-2010 at 10:26AM
	it could also be the kickdown shaft leaking, it doesn't require dropping the pan the kickdown shaft fits through the selector shaft and is sealed with an O ring (or two) behind the arm that the nut holds on C4 trans? https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/527890/fullsize/transid.gif Edited by Rockatansky - 28-December-2010 at 10:34AM

dutchman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 25-December-2010 Location: eindhoven Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote dutchman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28-December-2010 at 9:37PM
	Thank you very much for the info. I am going to look arround voor the o-ring ore a seal. The parts are not so easy to find here in the Netherlands. Is there anyone that has specs ore technical drawings (don't know the right word) ford a ford 302 v8 5.0 liter block and the c4 tranmission? thank you very much! greetings!!

Rockatansky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30-July-2010 Location: On The Road Status: Offline Points: 6072	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rockatansky Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28-December-2010 at 9:57PM
	here's one but it doesn't give great detail of the selector shaft seal http://raceabilene.com/kelly/hotrod/images/trans/c4exp.gif the one labeled lever seal is the O ring that i mentioned. it's just a common O ring that can be matched up by size. the selector shaft is a 'metal clad seal', # 36072 here, http://www.bulkpart.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=2&Product_Code=36072&Category_Code=C-4seals Edited by Rockatansky - 28-December-2010 at 10:10PM

dutchman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 25-December-2010 Location: eindhoven Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote dutchman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28-December-2010 at 10:05PM
	Thank you very much. I am loving this site allready. greetz

Rockatansky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30-July-2010 Location: On The Road Status: Offline Points: 6072	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rockatansky Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28-December-2010 at 10:10PM
	here's a thread with some pics & more info http://www.fordmuscleforums.com/c4-transmissions/483827-trying-find-selector-shaft-outer-seal.html