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Old 03-08-2010, 10:07 PM
jkubica jkubica is offline
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Originally Posted by chasinthesun View Post
Serviced the trannie on my 83 300td last week and noticed a leak up on the front of the motor .A seeping hydraulic line for the rear shock system was the culpriet.Replaced it with a trannie hose and alls good and well .Needed that old fluid changed also ,2 birds as they say.I would hate to see what happens when that pump goes dry .
Hi
Was it the rubber high pressure hydraulic hose that was leaking? If so be sure to use high pressure (3000psi) hose. The fittings on either end can be changed over and used on a new hose. See a good pictorial by Kerry.
Joseph
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