Tranny Leak!!
09-05-2003, 07:36 PM
#11
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Re: Tranny Leak!!
That stuff is a last gasp effort to stop oil leaks. It swells seals up
and does stop the leak... for a while...
Then it is time for new seals, even the ones that weren't leaking....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Brian Harding wrote:
>
> I have a small leak in my trans too (4 or 5 drops aday) and was wondering if
> it would be ok if I add "Stop-Leak"
> So is it?
>
> "Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
> news:b102b6e4.0309051114.34ecb76a@posting.google.c om...
> > Try adding a bottle of "Stop-Leak."
and does stop the leak... for a while...
Then it is time for new seals, even the ones that weren't leaking....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Brian Harding wrote:
>
> I have a small leak in my trans too (4 or 5 drops aday) and was wondering if
> it would be ok if I add "Stop-Leak"
> So is it?
>
> "Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
> news:b102b6e4.0309051114.34ecb76a@posting.google.c om...
> > Try adding a bottle of "Stop-Leak."
09-07-2003, 02:56 PM
#12
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Re: Tranny Leak!!
My leak was indeed the area where the shifter enters the transmission. If
you have the ax5 transmission, and both sides of the transmission is wet
from fluid, check the bolts in the plate where the shifter enters the trans.
I could remove all four of them with my fingers. I guess we were lucky to
have such a simple fix. Thanks for everyone's responses.
cal
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F591E18.6931BE64@sympatico.ca...
> That stuff is a last gasp effort to stop oil leaks. It swells seals up
> and does stop the leak... for a while...
>
> Then it is time for new seals, even the ones that weren't leaking....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Brian Harding wrote:
> >
> > I have a small leak in my trans too (4 or 5 drops aday) and was
wondering if
> > it would be ok if I add "Stop-Leak"
> > So is it?
> >
> > "Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
> > news:b102b6e4.0309051114.34ecb76a@posting.google.c om...
> > > Try adding a bottle of "Stop-Leak."
you have the ax5 transmission, and both sides of the transmission is wet
from fluid, check the bolts in the plate where the shifter enters the trans.
I could remove all four of them with my fingers. I guess we were lucky to
have such a simple fix. Thanks for everyone's responses.
cal
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F591E18.6931BE64@sympatico.ca...
> That stuff is a last gasp effort to stop oil leaks. It swells seals up
> and does stop the leak... for a while...
>
> Then it is time for new seals, even the ones that weren't leaking....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Brian Harding wrote:
> >
> > I have a small leak in my trans too (4 or 5 drops aday) and was
wondering if
> > it would be ok if I add "Stop-Leak"
> > So is it?
> >
> > "Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
> > news:b102b6e4.0309051114.34ecb76a@posting.google.c om...
> > > Try adding a bottle of "Stop-Leak."
09-07-2003, 02:56 PM
#13
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Re: Tranny Leak!!
My leak was indeed the area where the shifter enters the transmission. If
you have the ax5 transmission, and both sides of the transmission is wet
from fluid, check the bolts in the plate where the shifter enters the trans.
I could remove all four of them with my fingers. I guess we were lucky to
have such a simple fix. Thanks for everyone's responses.
cal
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F591E18.6931BE64@sympatico.ca...
> That stuff is a last gasp effort to stop oil leaks. It swells seals up
> and does stop the leak... for a while...
>
> Then it is time for new seals, even the ones that weren't leaking....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Brian Harding wrote:
> >
> > I have a small leak in my trans too (4 or 5 drops aday) and was
wondering if
> > it would be ok if I add "Stop-Leak"
> > So is it?
> >
> > "Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
> > news:b102b6e4.0309051114.34ecb76a@posting.google.c om...
> > > Try adding a bottle of "Stop-Leak."
you have the ax5 transmission, and both sides of the transmission is wet
from fluid, check the bolts in the plate where the shifter enters the trans.
I could remove all four of them with my fingers. I guess we were lucky to
have such a simple fix. Thanks for everyone's responses.
cal
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F591E18.6931BE64@sympatico.ca...
> That stuff is a last gasp effort to stop oil leaks. It swells seals up
> and does stop the leak... for a while...
>
> Then it is time for new seals, even the ones that weren't leaking....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Brian Harding wrote:
> >
> > I have a small leak in my trans too (4 or 5 drops aday) and was
wondering if
> > it would be ok if I add "Stop-Leak"
> > So is it?
> >
> > "Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
> > news:b102b6e4.0309051114.34ecb76a@posting.google.c om...
> > > Try adding a bottle of "Stop-Leak."
09-08-2003, 09:47 AM
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Re: Tranny Leak!!
Joshua Nelson wrote:
>
> >
> > All stop-leak is crap... use it at your peril.
>
> Come on... this is not some fly by night infomercial product.
> Stopleak has been sold at reputable auto parts stores all over the
> country for decades.
Sure it has and the crap works..... for a while....
It swells up seals and stops the leak. Then the soft seals wear out, so
now instead of only having to replace one leaky seal, you have to
rebuild the whole thing because the rest of the seals went jelly and
wore out.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> >
> > All stop-leak is crap... use it at your peril.
>
> Come on... this is not some fly by night infomercial product.
> Stopleak has been sold at reputable auto parts stores all over the
> country for decades.
Sure it has and the crap works..... for a while....
It swells up seals and stops the leak. Then the soft seals wear out, so
now instead of only having to replace one leaky seal, you have to
rebuild the whole thing because the rest of the seals went jelly and
wore out.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
09-08-2003, 09:47 AM
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Re: Tranny Leak!!
Joshua Nelson wrote:
>
> >
> > All stop-leak is crap... use it at your peril.
>
> Come on... this is not some fly by night infomercial product.
> Stopleak has been sold at reputable auto parts stores all over the
> country for decades.
Sure it has and the crap works..... for a while....
It swells up seals and stops the leak. Then the soft seals wear out, so
now instead of only having to replace one leaky seal, you have to
rebuild the whole thing because the rest of the seals went jelly and
wore out.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> >
> > All stop-leak is crap... use it at your peril.
>
> Come on... this is not some fly by night infomercial product.
> Stopleak has been sold at reputable auto parts stores all over the
> country for decades.
Sure it has and the crap works..... for a while....
It swells up seals and stops the leak. Then the soft seals wear out, so
now instead of only having to replace one leaky seal, you have to
rebuild the whole thing because the rest of the seals went jelly and
wore out.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
09-08-2003, 04:19 PM
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Re: Tranny Leak!!
So have plenty of radiator additives which stop the leak and clog your
radiator soon after. This stuff is pitched at the the "I can't be bothered
to fix it properly" guy.
--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
"Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:b102b6e4.0309080533.7a51c5b9@posting.google.c om...
: >
: > All stop-leak is crap... use it at your peril.
:
:
: Come on... this is not some fly by night infomercial product.
: Stopleak has been sold at reputable auto parts stores all over the
: country for decades.
radiator soon after. This stuff is pitched at the the "I can't be bothered
to fix it properly" guy.
--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
"Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:b102b6e4.0309080533.7a51c5b9@posting.google.c om...
: >
: > All stop-leak is crap... use it at your peril.
:
:
: Come on... this is not some fly by night infomercial product.
: Stopleak has been sold at reputable auto parts stores all over the
: country for decades.
09-08-2003, 04:19 PM
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Re: Tranny Leak!!
So have plenty of radiator additives which stop the leak and clog your
radiator soon after. This stuff is pitched at the the "I can't be bothered
to fix it properly" guy.
--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
"Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:b102b6e4.0309080533.7a51c5b9@posting.google.c om...
: >
: > All stop-leak is crap... use it at your peril.
:
:
: Come on... this is not some fly by night infomercial product.
: Stopleak has been sold at reputable auto parts stores all over the
: country for decades.
radiator soon after. This stuff is pitched at the the "I can't be bothered
to fix it properly" guy.
--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
"Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:b102b6e4.0309080533.7a51c5b9@posting.google.c om...
: >
: > All stop-leak is crap... use it at your peril.
:
:
: Come on... this is not some fly by night infomercial product.
: Stopleak has been sold at reputable auto parts stores all over the
: country for decades.
09-08-2003, 04:21 PM
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Re: Tranny Leak!!
You'd be surprised at how bad the stop leak stuff really is. My friend has a
radiator AC shop and well over half of the people that complain about poor
heat in their vehicles have plugged heater cores from, guess what, stop
leak. The stuff is OK in an emergency, but for long term, its a "you can pay
me now, or pay me later" thing.
Chris
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
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> So have plenty of radiator additives which stop the leak and clog your
> radiator soon after. This stuff is pitched at the the "I can't be bothered
> to fix it properly" guy.
>
> --
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
>
> "Joshua Nelson" <spam_box@ev1.net> wrote in message
> news:b102b6e4.0309080533.7a51c5b9@posting.google.c om...
> : >
> : > All stop-leak is crap... use it at your peril.
> :
> :
> : Come on... this is not some fly by night infomercial product.
> : Stopleak has been sold at reputable auto parts stores all over the
> : country for decades.
>
>