what is the bolt on the bottom of the manual tranny at the far driver's end?

[Larry Hampton]

It has a spring and a ball in there. I'm thinking its a detent? Some PO overtightened it on my red car and broke the outer part off. They epoxied it back on, but it still leaked. I originally thought it was just cracked until I went to fix it. JB Weld didn't work, I used some of that epoxy that you knead like dough. It leaks worse than before. Ideally, I'd get it TIG'd, but......

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

the little 12mm bolt? pics?

[Larry Hampton]

No, it's big, looks like a drain plug (19mm?), but it's not a regular bolt, it looks fully machined. The inside of the shank is drilled out and there is a thick spring inside that holds a ball up in the tranny. It's at the very end of the trans, but doesn't face straight down, it's cocked a little forward.

[boydg1]

.... Can you show a pic or two?
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No, it's big, looks like a drain plug (19mm?), but it's not a regular bolt, it looks fully machined. The inside of the shank is drilled out and there is a thick spring inside that holds a ball up in the tranny. It's at the very end of the trans, but doesn't face straight down, it's cocked a little forward.

[Larry Hampton]

Where the red drip is. Like I said, it's at the very end..... and big. (so is the puddle it's leaving, I'll need to change the car's name from Thing 1 to Spot)

[Occhty]

It is a detent for one of the shift forks shafts.

[boydg1]

.... Why in the world would they think that was a drain plug, that high up from the bottom of the transmission? Somebody is just NOT paying attention.
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Where the red drip is. Like I said, it's at the very end..... and big. (so is the puddle it's leaving, I'll need to change the car's name from Thing 1 to Spot)

[Larry Hampton]

I don't know what they thought it was, I said it looks like a drain plug, sizewise. Someone overtightened it. I assume the only reason to remove it would be to R&R the trans, it has no preset on it, right?

I'm wondering if I can get it all cleaned off, I can just epoxy the whole thing in place, bolt and all.

[getnpsi]

Hopefully its not a crack that is causing the leak, but epoxy will help that issue lets hope. Never understood why so many people never treated these cars like cars

[Larry Hampton]

Oh, it is. The yellowish looking stuff just above the bolt is the epoxy I tried.