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 Post subject: Trans leak
PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:01 pm 
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My trans has a leak. I got one of those reusable, rigid gaskets from the Dodge dealer and changed it out, cleaned everything up. A while back I got a new trans pan I got from Summit. One of those extra quart kind with the drain plug. After taking it for a cruise, it still leaks, but now I think it may be the neutral safety switch. Damn fluid finds every nook and cranny, so it is a little hard to tell, plus, I can't really see the safety switch behind the exhaust.

Is the neutral safety switch supposed to have a rubber gasket? Or is that metal gasket the only thing that seals it.


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 Post subject: Re: Trans leak
PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:57 am 
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Is the neutral safety switch supposed to have a rubber gasket? Or is that metal gasket the only thing that seals it.
Update, the neutral safety switch I had put in before had a plain metal gasket. After checking out the Neihoff switch ($10) at Kragen, it had the same metal gasket. I ordered a Standard Motor Products from Kragen($21, also available at Summit), and lo and behold, the metal gasket had a rubberized coating. One again, crap quality for cheap may not actually save you money. The part Standard Motor Products switch part number is NS11.


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:15 am 
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if you did the new gasket from mopar make sure you got the updated bolts (mine leaked when I did not use the new bolt I don't know why exactly) the new bolt's are a little longer


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:31 am 
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if you did the new gasket from mopar make sure you got the updated bolts (mine leaked when I did not use the new bolt I don't know why exactly) the new bolt's are a little longer
I ordered them yesterday (they only had seven in stock). It did spring a leak about a two months after I put it on. One of the bolts wasn't grabbing good enough anymore. I put in a longer bolt in that hole and the leak stopped.

Maybe the original bolts can damage the lower threads because thay are a little short and vibrations will take their toll? After reading your earlier post about this, I decided to go the longer bolts on the whole pan.


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:53 am 
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yeah I didn't think it wold make a difference so I did it without the new bolts and after I lost 3 qt.'s of fluid in 2 days I figured id change them and it has not leaked since


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