Hi guys,

I searched and couldn't find any issues similiar enough to mine to help so hereI go...

I havegot a 97 1500 pickup, 2wd with the 318 and the 46re tranny. Trucks been great since I got it say 6 years ago with 69K on it, only needed a waterpump 'til last March of '07 when the tranny was spewing ATF out the front pump seal. Truck had 108k on it when this happened, so I just figured get a new tranny from the dealer. Got hooked up and paid 1900 out the door for the tranny andI installed it myself one weekend. Now today the damn things smokin on my way home, look underneath and the same story as before, front pump seal appears to be wiped out, ATF leaking on to the crosspipe of the exhaust and smoking. Truck has now got 125.5K so I'm still under the 3/36 warranty, but I'm wondering if maybe i have a bent shaft, flexplate's tweaked and wearing the seal out? I sure as hell don't want to be pulling tranny's every year or so. Any ideas what this could be? Anyone? Thanks a lot in advance.

-Brett

 

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Make sure the TV cable is not too tight.

 

Pressure could be too high in the tranny or the end of the torque converter that slides into the pump may have a burr on it or have a groove wore into it, which would cause the seal to fail

Did you put a new torque in when the tranny took a dump last time??

 

zman- the TV cable has a slight bit of slack, soI assume It correct.

TheForce- the converter was replaced with the trans.

 

Did you ever find out what was going on I just had the same thing happen to me. I replaced the seal but it still leaks out of the bell housing. I don't wantto haeto buy a new tranny.