# need help - trans leaking pinhole what to do **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 6, 2004, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-trans-leaking-pinhole-what-to-do/166243 "2004-05-06T09:59:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-trans-leaking-pinhole-what-to-do/166243/1 "2004-05-06T09:59:37Z")
what can i use to seal a pinhole leak (around a weld) in my aluminum housed transmission…the problem is i can’t put any sealant on it because it’s leaking slightly so nothing sticks… ---
**Author:** ![8Grand](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/8grand/32/5940_2.png) [@8Grand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/8Grand)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-trans-leaking-pinhole-what-to-do/166243/2 "2004-05-06T13:28:05Z")
drain it and see if you can find a epoxy that will hold to it… not even JB weld will hold? i would guess not… Drain it, i know you dont want to hear that, but JB weld = gods gift to leaks on metal. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-trans-leaking-pinhole-what-to-do/166243/3 "2004-05-06T13:34:17Z")
jb weld should work… ya, like he said…drain it, dry it and jb weld it. ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-trans-leaking-pinhole-what-to-do/166243/4 "2004-05-06T14:27:42Z")
here’s why i can’t drain it…it’s on the lowest point in the tranny there is a qt that stays in after being drained, unless i pull the tranny or get the car up at a heavy angle to get that out i’d have to pull the tranny. ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-trans-leaking-pinhole-what-to-do/166243/5 "2004-05-06T14:40:58Z")
Use a shop vac to suck it out ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-trans-leaking-pinhole-what-to-do/166243/6 "2004-05-06T15:01:04Z")
tilt the car!!! ---
**Author:** ![brokeasskorean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@brokeasskorean](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brokeasskorean)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-trans-leaking-pinhole-what-to-do/166243/7 "2004-05-06T17:55:27Z")
> [@Pewterss](#): > > tilt the car!!! try this and then pull an axle out as well,that should get rid of most of the fluid,at least to the point where it wont leak anymore.when i did this b4 i pulled the tranny off the motor hardly any fluid came out from the “hidden” quart of fluid our trannies love to hide. ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-trans-leaking-pinhole-what-to-do/166243/8 "2004-05-06T17:56:52Z")
yeah that’s whats driving me crazy, i’m gonna try it tonight i was set on driving it to work today…alas no go. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-trans-leaking-pinhole-what-to-do/166243/9 "2004-05-06T20:26:59Z")
I cracked the case on my quad a few years back…JB welded it and it sealed it tight and never cracked. just make sure it is clean ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-trans-leaking-pinhole-what-to-do/166243/10 "2004-05-07T05:30:56Z")
i used gas tank repair on my quad when i threw the chain…but that for big holes jb weld will work just fine