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on my 50 chevy 3100 the differintial over fills eith oil from time to time/ tranny was overhauled ; can the seal in tube be replaced?

Does the tranny oil level need topping up on a regular basis? The seal and front bearing are replaced as one unit ( okie bushing ). Most of the part suppliers for the old stovebolts stock these. Not a hard job but can be frustrating. Holler out if you need more info.

Cheers

Bob

If parked on a hill nose down would the oil flow back to the tranny---I have the oakie bushing in place now. Thank you, Bob

Bob I sent you a personal email but it came back. Parking on a hill is no real solution. You have to find out why the oil is getting to the diff. It may be that you snicked the oil seal on the okie when it was installed. The trans were designed to allow some seepage of oil into the bell to lube the uni joint only. When I installed my okie I had to dress a few splines on the driveshaft as I must have knocked them as I was trying to get the old front bushing out. They had sharp edges and would most likely have cut the seal when installing the okie if I hadn't have done this.

I'm sure some of the other guys will add their two cents worth. What adds to the problem with this job is that there has been some variation in sizes of the okie so its important to make sure that it will fit into the shaft. Otherwise its pull your hair out time, use up the full vocabulary of swear words and toss the bloody thing as far as you can.

Bob

With the support of a few Forum members I put an Okie unit in my 49. The hardest part physically for me was taking out the old bushing. The hardest part mentally is accepting that it works. I still check the trans fluid after each ride! Just paranoid I guess.