And it seems to almost completely drain the fluid so much that the car will barely move.
Th350 detent cable leak.
Detent boot seal th350 transmission for passing gear kickdown cable.
That makes it really easy to cap.
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It had no sign of front or rear seal leakage so i replaced the filter and pan gasket and then test drove it for several days.
A new kickdown cable detent boot for the th350 and th350c.
I currently have a leak coming from the cable dripping on front.
In japan especially in the city there are so many traffic lights and stop signs that the kickdown can actually be completely removed.
Please check to be sure your kickdown cable uses a boot type seal not an oring.
So it s perfectly ok to remove it.
Ct2827 a new kickdown cable detent boot for the th350 turbo 350 and th350c.
Th350 has in fact a detent cable not a throttle valve cable.
Does it seem pssible that it could be losing that much fluid from this location when the car isn t even running.
I am about to replace the cable with a lokar braided cable.
It seems to leak a bunch of transmission fluid after setting for a period of time.
The kickdown cable port on the th350 transmission is a common issue.
This boot is typically on th350s 1978 up but may also be found on earlier models.
Some have just a square cut type o ring sometmes they dont fit right.
Seems to me that the detent cable does.
The plastic cable mounts needs to be removed.
This boot is typically on th350s 1978 up but may also be found on earlier models.
I am working on a 72 c10 with a 307 350 turbo combination.
I wouldnt think that the tightly adjusted kickdown would caused it to leak.
I would say it is about 3 8 tall slides over the plastic part that sticks in the trans.
I have a mildly built th350 that seems to leak from the detent cable fitting when it sits overnight.
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