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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => 4 Wheel Drives => Topic started by: Shawn0331 on May 12, 2012, 10:36:46 pm

Title: What is this?
Post by: Shawn0331 on May 12, 2012, 10:36:46 pm: Ok, so while I was under my truck today, I found something by the oil filter that looks like it has a crack in it...kinda worried about it. Should I be freaking out?

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Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: bake74 on May 12, 2012, 10:46:39 pm: I see the crack, but not clear what is cracked. If that is the bell housing for the transmission(it looks to be the bell housing, just not sure from the pics) it has no oil in it(except in the torque converter if it is an auto). If it is part of the actual transmission, I would be worried.
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: VileZambonie on May 12, 2012, 11:28:06 pm: It's the torque converter shield. I'd be more worried about all those leaks
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Shawn0331 on May 13, 2012, 12:36:12 am: Quote from: VileZambonie on May 12, 2012, 11:28:06 pm
It's the torque converter shield. I'd be more worried about all those leaks

Thanks.

I'll wipe everything down underneath on Monday and take it for a spin to see if I can tell where it's leaking. It's always raining up here and I have a hard time telling with all the mud that splashes up underneath on our unpaved road.
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Irish_Alley on May 13, 2012, 12:40:46 am: driving it can cause the air to push the oil into other places. try to see where it is leaking from before you drive it
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Blazin on May 14, 2012, 11:11:17 pm: Thats doesn't look like its cracked, it is cracked! Easy enough to swap. Three bolts up each side, and the two that hold the braces on that run up behind the motor mounts.
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Psycho71 on May 15, 2012, 04:17:16 pm: He just has self changing fluids. Just add more when it needs it.
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Irish_Alley on May 16, 2012, 02:26:03 am: plus mud tends not to stick to oil that well
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: thirsty on May 16, 2012, 06:23:31 am: Quote from: Irish_Alley on May 16, 2012, 02:26:03 am
plus mud tends not to stick to oil that well
This is true. When I used to go mud bogging I would oil everything under my truck. A day or two later the mud would start falling off then I would spray it with water and it would be clean again. It made it real easy to clean.
Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Shawn0331 on May 16, 2012, 10:38:57 am: I cleaned a lot of the oil off using brake cleaner and a rag. Hasen't shown any new leaks. Probably from the previous owner.