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Old Oct 14, 2018 | 06:33 AM
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Now that we've settled the venting issue, the inner primary seal is probably suspect in the oil leaking down the inside of the inner primary.
 
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I knew there had to be some kind of a vent somewhere. So, the primary vents into the the trans and the trans vets back into the primary? That's funky. What happens if one of those vent ways gets compromised? neither gets vented?



1. No oil up in that area
2.&3. Most of the oil is located under those areas.
4&5. Never though about those. Thanks.
You wouldn't believe how small the vent is on a Baker transmission.

Sounds like it's time to pull the inner primary and replace a couple of seals.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2018 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Hey Man
I knew there had to be some kind of a vent somewhere. So, the primary vents into the the trans and the trans vets back into the primary? That's funky. What happens if one of those vent ways gets compromised? neither gets vented?

1. No oil up in that area
2.&3. Most of the oil is located under those areas.
4&5. Never though about those. Thanks.
No the transmission vents to atmosphere through a "U" shaped tube that exits the left side of the transmission behind the shifter.
 
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Thinking twinks utilize a similar vent routing system
 
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Originally Posted by Stiggy
Now that we've settled the venting issue, the inner primary seal is probably suspect in the oil leaking down the inside of the inner primary.
I reckon so.

Originally Posted by texashillcountry
You wouldn't believe how small the vent is on a Baker transmission.
Sounds like it's time to pull the inner primary and replace a couple of seals.
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Yup, maybe next week. I was hoping I was done working on these things.
My Shovelhead trans vent was a tiny hole drilled through one of the top cover screws

Originally Posted by Uncle G.
No the transmission vents to atmosphere through a "U" shaped tube that exits the left side of the transmission behind the shifter.
I'll be needing to look at that.
 
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