[DeTomaso] ZF Drip

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Did you soak the paper gasket in water 24 hours before installing?

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
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Mike Thomas wrote:
> bottom plate to check for safety wiring, and with a couple of new paper
> gaskets from one of the vendors, replaced the plate.  Since then I have had
> a slow seepage (one or two drops per month) from one of the plate bolts near
> the long cross bolts until about a month ago.
>
> Now, especially after a drive when things are warmed up, I'll have a spot
> about 2" across on the garage floor the next morning.  I've checked the
> torque on the plate and long bolts, and they are fine.  I recall getting a
> reply last year when I expressed initial concern about the seepage that once
> the paper gaskets start to leak, there is no cure save replacing them, which
> means pulling the ZF as the long bolts cannot be removed while the trans is
> in the car.
>
> Any thoughts/comments here from the forum.  I'll check the fluid level more
> often, but looks like I'll have to pull the ZF this fall and replace the
> gaskets again.
>
> Mike Thomas
> Panteras Northwest
> 74 L 6328
>
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