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Bigdav160 · 10-17-2014, 08:27 AM

What geezer said. Truck yokes have a weep hole. The transmission would have a seal sleeve inside to keep fluid from wicking down the splines and leaking out the hole.

I'm pretty sure their were never any seal/sleeves for the 200-4r so go ahead and weld up the hole in the yoke.

10-17-2014, 08:27 AM	#4
Bigdav160 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Klein Texas Posts: 3,852	Re: Can a transmission leak through the yoke and U-joints? What geezer said. Truck yokes have a weep hole. The transmission would have a seal sleeve inside to keep fluid from wicking down the splines and leaking out the hole. I'm pretty sure their were never any seal/sleeves for the 200-4r so go ahead and weld up the hole in the yoke. __________________ My Classics: '72 K20 Suburban + '65 Dodge Town Wagon '72 Corvette Roadster +'67 Corvette Roadster '73 Z-28 Camaro '63 Ford SWB Uni Pickup '50 Ford Coupe