My Brother=in-law is the new proud owner of an '85 Wolfsburg. Sent this question:

Remember how I told you that my transmission fluid level is too high? >> Well, I thought it would be an easy process to just get under there and >> drain off a bit. But no dice. First, I can't find a thing that looks >> obviously like a drain plug, and second, there's a complication according >> to The Bentley. >> >> It seems that before you drain off any tranny fluid, you need to be sure >> that there's no fluid leaking into the tranny from the Final Drive unit, >> which is considered separate from the transmission itself. The FD has the >> drive shafts to the wheels coming out of each side; the "transmission" is >> the smaller unit forward of the FD that has the fluid fill tube coming out >> of it. >> >> Any good ideas on this? Once upon a time I killed my girlfriend's VW when >> I did an oil change. Turns out I drained the tranny as well as the >> engine. (The relationship didn't survive that incident.) I don't care to >> make the same mistake again... >>

Any thoughts appreciated.

Pete '87 Westy "Joe's Van"