Re: Ultramatic Shift Lever Seal

Posted by HH56 On 2011/11/11 12:05:11

I was concidering cutting a window and making a cover for it so I could fill and check the ultramatic without crawling or lifting .

I believe there was an attempt to do this some time back on one of the forums but don't remember all the details so not sure how successful it actually was.

The location was awkward -- I think it was first tried on the side of hump but wound up with the bottom of opening almost at the corner of the hump/floor/firewall where the gas pedal attaches. I believe it was found to be a lot of work and a challenge disconnecting and working around things to clear the pedals so the carpet could be moved out of the way. The normal small fill opening on the 51-4 just requires the seat moved back and the rear of carpet folded out of the way from the side. His opening required much more work since it was far enough forward and in a place the carpet needed to clear from the front which meant messing with the pedals.

A way to check and fill from the top would surely be a nice mod for those that desire it but at the moment, IMHO the dipstick approach discussed here a few months ago is the most viable. I still think an easily removable & reversible adapter could be made to utilize the existing fill tube opening rather than drilling the pan. Just needs someone with a car and the desire to experiment.