Transmission Fluid Leak after Freeze

[Giovatl]

I live in Oklahoma and after 10 days below freezing outside, we got down to -15F one night, I have transmission fluid leaking under the 1995 Ranger(3.0). Anybody ever experience this? What should I look for this weekend when I get to looking under Ranger?

Thanks

 

[Dirtman]

Transmission fluid can get thick at that temp but not actually freeze.

 

[MikeG]

A seal or plug probably got brittle and cracked. Follow the fluid trail up to where it starts.... if the truck is too dirty, get a can of engine degreaser and go to town on the transmission.

 

[Giovatl]

The fluid stopped leaking before I could get under truck. Going to pull the pan and change the filter then refill. I watched a youtube video on the complete teardown of the transmission and didn't anything that looked like it could freeze and start leaking. The servo's could maybe. I heard they are know for leaking.

 

[Dirtman]

I often find that when things that were once leaking suddenly stop leaking, it's because there's nothing left in them to leak...

Aka you should probably check the fluid level.

 

[Giovatl]

I often find that when things that were once leaking suddenly stop leaking, it's because there's nothing left in them to leak...

Aka you should probably check the fluid level.

It was the first thing I did.