Mine is currently leaking at the shift cable. A few years ago I replaced the seals where the shifter goes onto the transmission. The scary part was the trans. pan had a dent that had been pounded out and welded to fix a hole. I actually found a cheap NOS pan. Bought a 1/4 torque wrench to tighten the bolts correctly. But like I said the cable is the big leaker now. At 20:26 there is supposed to be a bushing to take up all that play.
Thanks for the comment :) Ya, my 64 had a really bad cable leak. The outer coating was cracked in about 5 places. I cleaned it up and wrapped it in the rescue tape and it has not leaked since. I see what you mean about the play in the lever connection. I will have to check that out. Thanks! Thank you for watching
It has been awhile since I did something similar to this. It started when I decided to put a finned trans. pan on, & the pan ended up being slightly uneven; So I returned it for another one ( exchanged ) I thought I had the problem solved, But it turned out on this one the pan was fine, But I used a cork gasket which is no good on this application; That was what I was told so I ordered a silicone one, & I was told that it was the shift cable by another club member; So I ordered one of those long story short that was a expensive cable $$$. After doing some more research I found out that there is a over flow type of valve at the top of the P.G facing forward made of plastic; It's a type of safe guard sort like a weep hole to prevent overfilling of the unit, & fluid is allowed to flow out. The car is sitting on ramps at the rear so it's at a angle; So fluid flows out naturally. this seems to be source of the trans. leak . The 67 is still on ramps, & I don't when I'm going to get the new pan gasket on, & shift cable in since I have the parts; Been working on other priority projects.One other thing that overflow is also designed for is the fluid gets to hot it acts as a relief valve. It could be the source of your leak. Thanks for the video.
Thank you so much. You are always full of great advice. I really appreciate your input on all of my videos! I will have to check out the relief valve you mentioned. Sounds like a possibility for sure. I just want it to stop leaking so I can move on to other projects. Ya, those shift cables are super expensive. That is why I am hoping my 5 dollar silicone tape trick will work. We will see. That is the fun of these cars is trying to figure out the next issue :) Thanks again for the comments. Good luck with all of your projects!
@@EndWrenchRookie Thanks; Been working on the 03 Silverado, & that has taken 2.5 weeks. I replaced the spare tire carrier , both parking brake cables, front,& rear brake hoses, hard brake lines at rear left, & right as well as the center one at the rear axle, rear diff. cover with a B&M cover, & last but not least all 4 shocks, But that's not it it I'm having all 5 rims media blasted, & powder coated; 4 aluminum 1 steel, & 5 new tires put on this week. I bought the truck new in Jan. of 03 & she only has a little over 81,000 on the clock; I told myself that would be the last new truck I buy, & with the prices of new ones it will be. I only use it mostly to tow our travel trailer now. Thanks for your reply, & I hope You find the source of the leak.
Nice video and walk through. And nice stingray. I do have a question in regards of the lever position it should be in when setting the ball detent back into the housing. Ive seen high low nuetral, maybe i could get some solid info on it. Just did a trans swap and this is my remaining item to finish up. Thanks in advance
Thanks for the comment. I would put the shift lever in the low position as it will push the ball outward the most thus making it easier to hook into the housing. Thanks for watching.
Lol. Ya, that would be bad. I was pretty easy on it. I know it looked like I was cranking on it when I watched it back. I was only using a 4 inch ratchet so not a lot of torque was applied. That being said...I probably stripped it :) Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the heads up. That is interesting. Did you have some fail on you? I have only used it once before. My 64 Corvair had 5 different cracks in her cable that were pouring fluid. I wrapped it up with the tape and it has not leaked in over 2 years at this point. Maybe I just got lucky :) Thanks for watching
Mine is currently leaking at the shift cable. A few years ago I replaced the seals where the shifter goes onto the transmission.
The scary part was the trans. pan had a dent that had been pounded out and welded to fix a hole. I actually found a cheap NOS pan. Bought a 1/4 torque wrench to tighten the bolts correctly. But like I said the cable is the big leaker now. At 20:26 there is supposed to be a bushing to take up all that play.
Thanks for the comment :) Ya, my 64 had a really bad cable leak. The outer coating was cracked in about 5 places. I cleaned it up and wrapped it in the rescue tape and it has not leaked since. I see what you mean about the play in the lever connection. I will have to check that out. Thanks! Thank you for watching
It has been awhile since I did something similar to this. It started when I decided to put a finned trans. pan on, & the pan ended up being slightly uneven; So I returned it for another one ( exchanged ) I thought I had the problem solved, But it turned out on this one the pan was fine, But I used a cork gasket which is no good on this application; That was what I was told so I ordered a silicone one, & I was told that it was the shift cable by another club member; So I ordered one of those long story short that was a expensive cable $$$. After doing some more research I found out that there is a over flow type of valve at the top of the P.G facing forward made of plastic; It's a type of safe guard sort like a weep hole to prevent overfilling of the unit, & fluid is allowed to flow out. The car is sitting on ramps at the rear so it's at a angle; So fluid flows out naturally. this seems to be source of the trans. leak . The 67 is still on ramps, & I don't when I'm going to get the new pan gasket on, & shift cable in since I have the parts; Been working on other priority projects.One other thing that overflow is also designed for is the fluid gets to hot it acts as a relief valve. It could be the source of your leak. Thanks for the video.
Thank you so much. You are always full of great advice. I really appreciate your input on all of my videos! I will have to check out the relief valve you mentioned. Sounds like a possibility for sure. I just want it to stop leaking so I can move on to other projects. Ya, those shift cables are super expensive. That is why I am hoping my 5 dollar silicone tape trick will work. We will see. That is the fun of these cars is trying to figure out the next issue :) Thanks again for the comments. Good luck with all of your projects!
@@EndWrenchRookie Thanks; Been working on the 03 Silverado, & that has taken 2.5 weeks. I replaced the spare tire carrier , both parking brake cables, front,& rear brake hoses, hard brake lines at rear left, & right as well as the center one at the rear axle, rear diff. cover with a B&M cover, & last but not least all 4 shocks, But that's not it it I'm having all 5 rims media blasted, & powder coated; 4 aluminum 1 steel, & 5 new tires put on this week. I bought the truck new in Jan. of 03 & she only has a little over 81,000 on the clock; I told myself that would be the last new truck I buy, & with the prices of new ones it will be. I only use it mostly to tow our travel trailer now. Thanks for your reply, & I hope You find the source of the leak.
Thanks!
Nice video and walk through. And nice stingray. I do have a question in regards of the lever position it should be in when setting the ball detent back into the housing. Ive seen high low nuetral, maybe i could get some solid info on it. Just did a trans swap and this is my remaining item to finish up. Thanks in advance
Thanks for the comment. I would put the shift lever in the low position as it will push the ball outward the most thus making it easier to hook into the housing. Thanks for watching.
@EndWrenchRookie will do. I appreciate the response.
How sure are you that the bore that the O-ring sits in is clean so that the O-ring can seal properly
Lol. Well, it's been a couple of months now and it hasn't leaked yet, so I am guessing it is clean enough.
You should definitely power wash/spray the underside of the Corvair.
I agree. As soon as I get a hold of all the leaks he will be thoroughly detailed underneath. Thanks for watching!
Hope you didn’t strip that cable retainer bolt!!
Lol. Ya, that would be bad. I was pretty easy on it. I know it looked like I was cranking on it when I watched it back. I was only using a 4 inch ratchet so not a lot of torque was applied. That being said...I probably stripped it :) Thanks for watching!
tape wont last
Thanks for the heads up. That is interesting. Did you have some fail on you? I have only used it once before. My 64 Corvair had 5 different cracks in her cable that were pouring fluid. I wrapped it up with the tape and it has not leaked in over 2 years at this point. Maybe I just got lucky :) Thanks for watching