i believe that the pump seal on my 83 300D is leaking. also front seal.
looking for guidance on dropping the tranny to do this job.
have access to lift and standard tools.
AT is leaking ~ 1Q per 36 hours. coming out in front of torque converter.
is there anything else i should tak care of while i have the tranny down.
do i need to take the whole tranny down?

any help is greatly appreciated.

cliff hubbard

look cloesely at your flex joints center bearing and the rubber carrier for the center support of thedriveshaft.

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Everything is pretty straightforward. There's an access panel that allows you to remove the torque converter bolts (front of bell housing). Get those out. Then start from the back of the tranny, and disconnect everything (have the transmission firmly supported before you unbolt the mount/crossmember!). Once you've gotten the rear of the transmission down out of the tunnel a little, you can use your long extensions and a wobble to get those two top bolts on the bell housing.

I just did a tranny swap, and it was not fun. The lift ought to make the experience a little less painful, though. PM if you have any other questions.

Jay.

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