Date:         Tue, 14 Oct 2003 07:03:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Trans oil leak into bellhousing?
In-Reply-To:  <3F8B89BD.6000907@mchsi.com>
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Hmmm. Thanks for this info. The input shaft was replaced about 20k kms ago when
the R&P was done, as it had been through two PB failures. I assume the shaft seal
was done, but will check my papers. I think I may just take the van down to Autospiel
in Victoria who did the rebuild 3 years ago, and have him drive it, asking what is the
source of the noises and oil leak, and *then* I will tell him that this is a unit that he
rebuilt only 20k kms ago and see what his reaction is.

If this oil leak is due to the input shaft seal, that means it actually failed within ~5k
kms of the rebuild, about 2 years ago. The noises started around then too, about the
time I switched to Amsoil synthetic gear oil (from Pennzoil GL-5 dino) ... hmmm....

On 14 Oct 2003 at 0:29, Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM> wrote:

> Shawn:
> Most 091 trannies I have taken apart have some wear on the input shaft.
> I feel the shaft is at least part of the problem. I usually have extra
> used good shafts laying around, so I just swap them out, but I wonder if
> you could get one of those sleeves that presses over and provides a new
> surface for the seal to ride.
> Installation is a pretty easy job, getting the tranny out is the hardest
>  part of it. I sometimes just reuse the old bell housing gasket if I
> don't have a new one. Once you've got the bell housing off. the seal
> will just knock out (and the new one, in) with a driver . Use an
> appropriately sized socket.
> The input shaft comes out pretty easily, too, but maybe you should look
> at a book to get the procedure. I once changed the one in my 82 diesel.
> With its 5.86 ring and pinion, unscrewing the input SEEMED impossible,
> but I eventually got it done. (You have to spin the reverse gear with
> the input attached past the ring gear.)
> Good luck!
> Al Brase
> 69 double cab
> 87 vanagon gl
>
> Shawn Wright wrote:
>
> ><snip>
> >
>
> >I also studied the Bentley trying to figure out how likely an oil leak
> >from the trans into the bell housing is. Looks like the input shaft is the only
> >place it can leak. So does this happen often? Is it an easy fix? I'm now
> >wondering if my rear main seal was fine all along...
> >
>

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Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
'88 Westy 375k
'85 Jetta D 263k
'85 Jetta TD 482k (retired)
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