Tests were conducted using older model cars with automatic transmissions to determine the effect of fluid composition on leakage past the rotating shaft seals. It was found that seal leakage was reduced or stopped by changing to seal-swelling fluids, and increased with seal-shrinking fluids. Leakage was also reduced by adding aromatic additives to existing fluids in the transmissions. Seal volume and hardness change results from bench tests support the car data.
Fluid Composition Affects Leakage from Automatic Transmissions
Sae Technical Papers
Mid-Year Meeting ; 1966
1966-02-01
Conference paper
English
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