Or is this a case of trying to be too sanitary in a situation > that doesn't warrant it? I think so. I also think that auto fluid might not be a good idea but can't say why. A light engine oil might be best... any other offers - anyone? Clive '88 Syncro Transporter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Young" <tomyoung1@ATTBI.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:26 PM Subject: A transmission question
> Hi all: > > I'm going to pull the transmission and engine from my newly-acquired '82 > Westy together. > > While I'm pawing through the engine I was thinking it would be a "good > thing" (as Martha Stewart says) to clean the innards of the transmission, > and I thought I might drain it of gear oil and then fill it up and let is > sit for a while with automatic transmission fluid. Is anybody aware of any > problems with this approach? I figure it would probably sit for a couple of > weeks (or more) before I drained it again and re-filled it with regular gear > oil, so I'm wondering if there would be any problems with the various seals > and so forth. Or is this a case of trying to be too sanitary in a situation > that doesn't warrant it? > > TIA. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Tom Young > Lafayette, CA 94549 > ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
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