Driving to work the other day and my 64 convertible made a noise and hesitated at about 65 mph. Now I can smell gear oil and sometime it is hard to shift. I checked the differential oil and it looks pretty dry and it sounds if it starting to howl.
Suggestions please.
Oil Smell
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Re: Oil Smell
Add gear lube.
The question then becomes "Where did the fluid go?"
Most likely a leak. Next step, get under the vehicle, look for trails. Remember, fluids run down hill.
The question then becomes "Where did the fluid go?"
Most likely a leak. Next step, get under the vehicle, look for trails. Remember, fluids run down hill.
Jerry Whitt
ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN
Retired
Hemet, Callifornia
65 Monza, purchased new
65 Corsa convertible
ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN
Retired
Hemet, Callifornia
65 Monza, purchased new
65 Corsa convertible
- davemotohead
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Re: Oil Smell
Them Early type Trans axles need to be kept at the full mark on the dip stick, the manual trans shares gear lube with the Diff and when they are low a main shaft bearing will not get lube and burn up, sounds to me like you might have just fried that bearing, fill it to the full mark and hope for the best, and like Jerry said, Find the leak and stop it!
- bbodie52
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Re: Oil Smell
According to the 1961 shop manual (page 2-6) 5 pints is the total shared capacity for the transaxle. It should be filled until the lubricant reaches the bottom of the hole threads. I have attached a copy of the applicable shop manual sections.
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- 1961 Chevrolet Corvair Shop Manual - Section 2 - General Lubrication.pdf
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- 1964 Supplement - Chevrolet Corvair Shop Manual - Section 2 - General Lubrication.pdf
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Brad Bodie
Lake Chatuge, North Carolina
1966 Corvair Corsa Convertible
Lake Chatuge, North Carolina
1966 Corvair Corsa Convertible