Inspect the seal as you are removing it. It may have deteriorated to the point where it is in pieces, and/or become brittle and hard. Be careful to get all of the pieces out of the seal groove and the cavity in the side of the trans/final drive. Also inspect the steel cover itself. It may have rust perforations. When my trans started to leak at the governor seal, I was surprised to find holes in the cover!

Ron LK Johnson <adhocMedia@COMCAST.NET> wrote:   We've owned our '91 for only around 2 months. A week or so after
bringing it home, noticed leak spots on the ground. A few forays
underneath indicate that the majority of the leak is coming form the
Governor cap/seal area.

Is it as easy as I think it is to replace the seal? Pop the wire bale
off, remove cap, clean area, replace old o-ring?

I plan to drain the fluid and replace the filter and pan gasket as well.

Is there anything else I should consider doing at this time/ Things
to watch out for?

Thank you,
Ron Johnson
Portland, OR
'91 Weekender - Betsy