Jaffman088

I've been having problems in my 94 with my driveshaft from the transmission for some time now. The seal was originally leaking, so my mechanic put a new one in, then one day I was driving down the highway doin about 80 and went to shift into 4th from 5th and completely missed and went into 2nd. After that the tailshaft seal was redone again, with a stronger seal that held a lot better. Long story short, I ended up replacing my transmission with a new transmission with only 4k miles on it. It was the 3rd tranny my mechanic received....apparently there was a common problem with the trannys used in the 94/95 mustangs. So this morning I did a 30 roll on the highway from 2nd and now my car is smoking again from an oil leak in the driveshaft, from the tranny. This issue has been goin on since august, and I would really like for it to be taken care of asap but idk what the problem is.

enix187

there appear to be three common elements, the mechanic, the driver, and since I'm sure you didn't get a new one the driveshaft, replace your slip yoke.

Bubba 95SN

Replace bushing in rear of transmission along with seal. Common to leaks is the same driveshaft, does it have a groove worn into it? Purchase a aftermarket shifter to keep from 5-2 shift.

AdderMk2

how do you go from 4th to 2nd, instead of 5th?


its in the opposite direction!

Jaffman088

i didn't go from 4th to 2nd....i went from 5th to 2nd with the intent of being in 4th........

Jaffman088

I was told at the local shop I took the car to up at school that the drive rod that joins the rear drive shaft and the transmission was apparently left out and started to rust. The combination of the rust and the rubber seal made the seal wear, and causing the leak. So they're going to have to shave it down and clean it, costing me another $100 on top of the $2k it cost to replace the tranny, which the original shop should have known and cleaned in the first place.

AdderMk2

youre going to continue to have problems... get a NEW yoke for the driveshaft

Jaffman088

yeah that is what im going to have to do. I was told that the yolk was messed up after the tailshaft was taken out of the tranny. I don't know why it is having problems because the tranny was just replaced 2 weeks ago!

AdderMk2

well, the yoke has nothing to do with the transmission....

so it seems to me like the problem is your mechanic