Turbo 350 Kickdown Cable Leaking

This boot is typically on th350s 1978 up but may also be found on earlier models.

Turbo 350 kickdown cable leaking.

In japan especially in the city there are so many traffic lights and stop signs that the kickdown can actually be completely removed. And it seems to almost completely drain the fluid so much that the car will barely move. I am about to replace the cable with a lokar braided cable. I have a mildly built th350 that seems to leak from the detent cable fitting when it sits overnight.

This week i decided to put an end to this leaky madness. When i went to a friend s transmission shop to get a new speedometer drive gear for my turbo 350 he only had cork trans gaskets hanging on the board behind the counter. This boot is typically on th350s 1978 up but may also be found on earlier models. Detent boot seal th350 transmission for passing gear kickdown cable.

The kickdown cable port on the th350 transmission is a common issue. Drptop70ss mar 10 2013. Ct2827 a new kickdown cable detent boot for the th350 turbo 350 and th350c. Ct2827 a new kickdown cable detent boot for the th350 turbo 350 and th350c.

It has a th350 behind a 350. I put dye in and after it started leaking i e. I usually find the leak is from the dipstick tube oring or oring on the kickdown cable leaks down and drips off the corner of the pan. I have inspected every spot that would normally leak but only found one spot that is the problem.

Please check to be sure your kickdown cable uses a boot type seal not an oring. It was leaking out of the kick down cable but not at the seal. I am having the age old problem of the transmission leaking only after sitting for a few days.