Originally Posted by
amphibious drew
Dodge a bullet??? Maybe, your not out of the woods yet. I am curious if the tranny ever hadfluid in it, or where did it go? Check, check, and check again for leaks. You cant be too sure. Not that it would allow that much fluid out, but make sure the plug with a small hole (breather valve) is on the top hole and the bottom plug is the solid one. You could have scarred the drums or wore the bands dowb quite a bit which could cause future scaring of the drums. I would order a center gasket from ri and split the t-20 to inspect the bands and drums. Put it back together using the new seal and make sure everything fits tight with no leaks.
x2 on this buddy...by the sounds of things..it was dry..and it was driven...thats not good. I would DEFF split the case and see whats goin on in there..JUST to be safe. Yes, its alotta work, and if nothings tore up or scarred, sure..it was down time. BUT, atleast you'll know. AND if something is chewed up, it'll be preventive future problem solving. I'd rather tear it apart and replace a few parts now, than tear it down later and find that EVERYTHING in the trans needs replaced man.. T20's are great trans, and they been using them since the early days (before i was even a twinkle in my parents eyes..) but one thing about em, keep em in top shape and your good otherwise you'll be sorry later. lol..im sure you dont wanna hear these type of replys now that it moves, but we're just trying to save you some future grief!!
Thats my 2 pennies..
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