1966 Fury III - Unfinished Project

[Philip Andrews]

Engine is dry.

Transmission leaks like a sieve.

Looks like it's leaking from the selector shaft, at a guess I've overfilled it? Or is that a common 727 leak point?

Edit: yup, common leak point and apparently the 727 is bad for converter leak down which overfills the pan. Great. Engine and trans out for that task.
Rear end yoke is also trash, so that's gonna be fun to remove...

 

['66 Fury I]

There is a thread on here about replacing the selector shaft seal with the trans in the car. I replaced the pinion seal on my 8.75 about 30 years ago. Couldn't have been to difficult removing the yoke, as I don't remember the job! FSM will show the proceedure. Lindsay

 

[3175375]

There is a thread on here about replacing the selector shaft seal with the trans in the car. I replaced the pinion seal on my 8.75 about 30 years ago. Couldn't have been to difficult removing the yoke, as I don't remember the job! FSM will show the proceedure. Lindsay

This:

TF 727 "How To" shift lever seal replacement

 

[Philip Andrews]

Collected a seal this morning and made a tool. If it ever stops raining I might get to change it.

 

[Philip Andrews]

"Sealed for life"?
=
"It's cheaper to omit the drain plug"

 

[dbarile]

I just read this whole thread this evening and all I can say is: Wow!!.

Can't wait to see the next installment.

 

[Philip Andrews]

Oh. I do still own a Plymouth.

Decided to carry on with the gearbox seals.

My transmission... It was full of mayonnaise and flies.

It got cleaned and the dents beaten out of it.

I need to drop the valve block and pull the gear selector. The smaller seal on the kickdown arm also needs changing.

Phil

 

[Ross Wooldridge]

Nice to see it cleaned up! Flies?? Odd...

When you get ready to reinstall that pan, peen the bolt holes outward to help spread the load of the fastener head along the gasket pan rail. I can see that a couple look like they're oh so slightly turned inwards, and may result in gasket leaks.

 

[Philip Andrews]

Yeah, it's got some that are pushed in. I'll push them slightly proud with the end of my ball pein hammer.

The seal feels like it's made from Masonite.

 

[Ross Wooldridge]

Put the pan on a block of soft wood, and place ball peen hammer's ball against the bolt hole and hit that hammer with another... don't try to hit the hole with the hammer... we all know what will happen... lol.

 

[Philip Andrews]

I think somebody did already. I straightened out the edges and base of the pan this afternoon. It's hit something going down the highway...

 

[Ross Wooldridge]

Lol...

 

[Philip Andrews]

I think I have the correct seal ordered. I hope. It'll be in tomorrow.

Got the valve block cleaned out too.

 

[Philip Andrews]

Nope, wrong seal

Seems that's listed wrong for the wrong transmission. Was hoping to get it put back together before the bad weather but that's not gonna happen now.

Mail order, the correct part.

 

[65sporty]

I just looked to see where your at in LA and you can't get a whole lot further south in LA then where your at.

 

[Philip Andrews]

That's true! There really isn't a whole lot of land down here, not until you get north of I-10.

Thankfully the throttle valve seal I ordered has arrived, so I'll get a replacement C clip for it this afternoon (the one holding it in shattered when I took it off) and get the transmission reassembled.

Phil

 

[Philip Andrews]

Gor the manual shift lever seal out. It was junk.

Carefully wound the new one down with washers and a bolt.

Naturally the back edge caught and it warped into a pretzel.

 

[Philip Andrews]

Put the new seal in. Straight this time.

Went in okay which is good.

Reassembled the rest of the valve block.



That works. We'll see if it leaks in the morning.

Phil

 

[Philip Andrews]

Yup, pan seal and dipstick tube.

Easy fix.

 

[Philip Andrews]

Question:

Does anyone have a spare front pulley set (crank and water pump) they would be willing to sell? I have the wrong pair (looks like maybe the correct water pump but a later 3-belt crank) and I cannot fit them both on and get the pump operational.

Thanks


Phil