T18A Input shaft leaks. Cant get it to stop.
I have a t18a in a jeep of a buddy's I am working on.
I have been around and worked on this jeep for years with him. We essentially are at wits end with a input shaft leak. When we got it years ago it had a Novak 350 conversion kit on it. We pulled all of it off and stuck a rebuild kit into it and bought a stock jeep t18a shaft ,bearing retainer and T-150 bell housing for it.
A new stock bearing retainer and seal was put in from Novak. It has always leaked. Not a lot but just enough to drive him mad. We'd pull it and replace the seal and clean the clutch or buy a new bearing retainer and seal and clean the clutch.
Now that I got my jeep out of mothballs and he did as well and the leak issue that was forgotten has now reared its head.
This things has the exact same parts as any other t18a including mine but it leaks at the input shaft. Mines been dry since I rebuilt it. It's like the seal rides too far back on the input shaft and it deforms the seal. It does have a gasket on the retainer.
Other than the leak the Transmission shifts and runs great.
Is the a sealed input shaft bearing we can put in the front of this stupid thing? It's obvious the new seals and caps aren't working. Novak has never been any help with the issue. It's leaking out front end of the bearing retainer tube getting past the seal in the bearing retainer.
Didn't the T-98 guys find a sealed bearing that would work? Any chance it's the same input shaft bearing ? We are both getting too old to be yanking this beast out all the time especially since we are older. Me 40 and not in great health and him 60.
I have been around and worked on this jeep for years with him. We essentially are at wits end with a input shaft leak. When we got it years ago it had a Novak 350 conversion kit on it. We pulled all of it off and stuck a rebuild kit into it and bought a stock jeep t18a shaft ,bearing retainer and T-150 bell housing for it.
A new stock bearing retainer and seal was put in from Novak. It has always leaked. Not a lot but just enough to drive him mad. We'd pull it and replace the seal and clean the clutch or buy a new bearing retainer and seal and clean the clutch.
Now that I got my jeep out of mothballs and he did as well and the leak issue that was forgotten has now reared its head.
This things has the exact same parts as any other t18a including mine but it leaks at the input shaft. Mines been dry since I rebuilt it. It's like the seal rides too far back on the input shaft and it deforms the seal. It does have a gasket on the retainer.
Other than the leak the Transmission shifts and runs great.
Is the a sealed input shaft bearing we can put in the front of this stupid thing? It's obvious the new seals and caps aren't working. Novak has never been any help with the issue. It's leaking out front end of the bearing retainer tube getting past the seal in the bearing retainer.
Didn't the T-98 guys find a sealed bearing that would work? Any chance it's the same input shaft bearing ? We are both getting too old to be yanking this beast out all the time especially since we are older. Me 40 and not in great health and him 60.
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