Leon, BUT-----if you just drain the fluid at the fill tube, you cannot clean the filter screen, which I feel is a good idea. If the gasket leaked, you more than likely over tightened the pan bolts, and warped the pan a little, causing the leak. I dropped my pan, removed and cleaned the screen of all the old clutch pack Ca-Ca, and added a new gasket with no leaks. Just have to be careful of over tightening them bolts. Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-|
Terry 74 Campmobile (Clementine) 85 GL 86 BMW 325 ES |
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