I doubt that the presence or lack of OD has
anything to do with it. I think all the transmissions older
than a certain date had the scroll.
Actually, the seal is really part of the bellhousing, not
the transmission. So, maybe you could upgrade an older seal-less
transmission by swapping in a newer bellhousing. Since
the bellhousing is probably the most indestructible part of the
car, they must be pretty easy to find in junkyards.
Meanwhile, avoid parking your Spit in San Franscisco!
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 06:40 PM 6/2/02, you wrote:
>Bill,
> Does this Spitfire have an O.D. trans? The O.D. trans on a spitfire
>does not have a seal per say on the input shaft of the trans. It does have a
>"scroll seal" which is like a reverse thread around the shaft that causes
>any oil riding up the shaft to return to the inside of the trans,as long as
>the shaft is turning. SO if you do have an O.D. trans. you do not have to do
>anything except top up the trans,and keep the nose up when parking on a
>hill.
> Hope this is your only problem
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