Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by JeromeSolberg On 2021/9/24 11:07:25

The driver's side selector shaft seal can be replaced from the outside. I did this while the transmission was out of the car, but if you can get the car up high enough so you can work comfortably I think it can be done with the transmission in the car, others may want to weigh in here. You have to dig the old seal out, I used one of those cheap seal-extractor tools, but I think I had to augment that with use of pliers, screwdriver, etc, but be careful not to scratch the shaft or the seal bore. The seal is readily available from the vendors, and according to the cross-reference it is a standard seal (5569 SKF) though I got mine from Max I think.

I don't know enough about the Ultramatic driveshaft to be definitive, but there is a rebuild kit available from the vendors too, and somewhere on here somebody said that there is a Chrysler boot that works too.

I had a lot of leaks that was simply the oil pan gasket, it is a pain to take off but can be done again with the engine in the car, you have to disconnect the steering idler arm, and turn the engine so that the crankshaft is out of the way. RTV the gasket to the pan and then use a thin layer of lithium grease on the engine side, is what I did.