Waynes345
08-07-2010, 10:19 PM
So last run of the day my son was pulling me surfing. They heard some clicking and the trans slipped and something smelled hot. I told them to shut it down, hopped in the boat, emptied the bags and opened the doghouse to a mess. Looks like the blower hose came off the blower and got wrapped around the drive shaft. Wire wrapped all over the place. It was dark and I didn't have any wire cutters to get it off with, but it appears that we lost the tranny fluid. I assume there is a seal on the back of the tranny where the drive shaft attaches. That appears to be my problem. Had to leave it tied to a friends dock until morning when I can get a better idea what is going on. Anybody seen anything like this or know what the seal is like? It's a '99 Outback DD with a 1:1 PCM drive train. Any input is appreciated.
I've attached a picture of the problem. You can see the wire wrapped around the shaft between the tranny and where the drive shaft bolts on. I assume that is where the fluid leaked, but can't tell for sure. Anybody have experience with these DD tranmissions?
I've attached a picture of the problem. You can see the wire wrapped around the shaft between the tranny and where the drive shaft bolts on. I assume that is where the fluid leaked, but can't tell for sure. Anybody have experience with these DD tranmissions?