700r4 leaking from yoke while jacked up or on a hill
 

i jus had my engine pulled and while the tans was jacked up it leaked out a bunch of trans fluid. the guy told me that it was leaking out of the yoke. he also told me that it wouldn't be a problem to just plug the hole in th yoke to keep it from leaking. anyone had this problem.

Re: 700r4 leaking from yoke while jacked up or on a hill
 

DO NOT PLUG THE HOLE!!!

Do this instead....http://73-87.com/7387garage/drivetrain/yokeleak.htm

Re: 700r4 leaking from yoke while jacked up or on a hill
 

Thanks for the info. Mines a 400turbo but I've noticed when i have mine parked in the drive way ( whice is a pertty good hill) there would be trans fluid on the ground when i moved it. I'll check into the o'ring.

Re: 700r4 leaking from yoke while jacked up or on a hill
 

thanks a lot

Re: 700r4 leaking from yoke while jacked up or on a hill
 

[QUOTE=SBTork;4015407]DO NOT PLUG THE HOLE!!!

Do this instead....http://73-87.com/7387garage/drivetrain/yokeleak.htm[/

just out of curiousity, why not?

Re: 700r4 leaking from yoke while jacked up or on a hill
 

Most trannies that have been rebuilt no longer have that sleeve. Millions of trannies dont have the hole in yoke at all. I vote tack weld the hole shut and call it a day.

Re: 700r4 leaking from yoke while jacked up or on a hill
 

Is it a bolt-on yoke or a slip-yoke?

Re: 700r4 leaking from yoke while jacked up or on a hill
 

i plug the hole with Silicone, works everytime

Re: 700r4 leaking from yoke while jacked up or on a hill
 

X2. Its few & far between I see a 700R4 with the sleeve intact.

Re: 700r4 leaking from yoke while jacked up or on a hill
 

Plugged mine about 2 years ago. No problems since.

Re: 700r4 leaking from yoke while jacked up or on a hill
 

what about a th350? mine does the same thing if i park in the driveway or leave it sitting for a while.

Re: 700r4 leaking from yoke while jacked up or on a hill
 

I did the repair on my TH350c. It worked fine. I don't know if that applies to your TH350 or not, though.

Before that, I had just sprayed the hole with brake cleaner to clean it up and dabbed some RTV on it with the tip of a screwdriver. That worked, but it had to be replaced once a year or so.

I eventually had to buy a new yoke from a drivetrain shop. They sold me one with no hole, and said they weld up EVERY one they work on.

Slonaker

Re: 700r4 leaking from yoke while jacked up or on a hill
 

Its the same setup in a th350. Just plug the hole. A lot of yokes didnt even have the hole in the first place.

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[quote=joe1982;4017633]
I could have sworn that I remember reading somewhere that the hold is needed for something but I cannot remember what. Obviously it is not needed for anything according to others, it would be cheaper and just as effective to just weld it up, so go for it.