[wv109323]

I am putting a 1983 L Mustang back on the road after setting for the last seven years. I have replaced most all the belts, replaced all the fluids,tune-up and done the obvious repairs.
There is a small leak of transmission fluid coming from access cover for the torque converter. What would cause a leak in this area? Looking at breakdown of the transmission I do not see a seal but four O-rings around the pump shaft. Would fluid be getting by all four O-rings? Am I missing something?
The leak may be one ounce when the car is parked after driving. Thanks for Comments.

[sleeper_inc]

Its sounding like either something has failed or seals have rooted and need replacing

[b_chandler]

There's a seal at the front of the transmission where the torque converter snout slides into the front pump. If you drop the trans and slide the converter out, you'll see it.

[wv109323]

Thanks b_chandler!!
I thought there should be a lip seal around the torque converter shaft but my Hayes manual never says anything about replacing it.

[b_chandler]

Glad I could help. Sucks you gotta drop the trans though.

Check that converter snout for wear where the seal rides. If it's bad, now is the time for a speedy sleeve. I R&R'd a 700R4 4 friggen times because it kept pouring trans fluid out of the inspection cover. Turned out to be a bad weld where the snout meets the converter body. But before I found that, I polished the snout with emory cloth, put a speedy sleeve on the snout, even shimmed between the converter and the flywheel to get the seal to ride on a different part of the snout. Bottom line is that yanking the tranny out is no picnic. Do what you need to do to only do it once.