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McLeod Hydraulic Release Bearing Mods


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This probably falls into the category of "who asked ya", but I know someone out there might benefit from this tip.

 

I am running a Mcleod hydraulic release bearing in front of a T5 trans, and it worked fabulous for about 6 months when one of the swivel banjo fittings started leaking. When I talked to McLeod's tech service line, they said,

 

"Oh yea, they will do that. It is a weak point in the system. Some people just thread in a rigid fitting in and install the trans with the bellhousing attached".

 

I decided to add copper washers to my banjo fittings to stop the leaks. So far so good.

 

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http://home.earthlink.net/~dvgreimann/largeimages/slavemod.jpg

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Damnit. Why the F#$% would they continue to sell this if it has this DESIGN FLAW. fmad.gif

 

That really torques me off. I have that part in my car, and now I can look forward to pulling the engine and trans at some point in the future to FIX THEIR SCREW-UP. fmad.giffmad.gif

 

Thanks for the info.

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Guest greimann

Terry,

 

There were no nylon washers in my original setup, just a couple of o-rings. The original swivel banjo was pretty flexi if you wiggled it by hand. Not hard to understand why they leak. My lines were tied down pretty good too. Just drive train vibrations eventually caused leaks.

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