automatic (push button 727) front seal leak ?

I did my first TF in a 73 Dart in the winter of 1980 in Springfield, Illinois. I pushed the snow up to the sides of the car in order to keep what little heat I had; under the car. I had never taken a trans apart, but my gf had this crazy idea that I could fix her third/reverse problem...and I got tired of arguing with her. I decided to go ahead and screw her car up even further, figuring she'd cut me some slack; what with all the hard work I did out in the cold.