Ben...That would be the bell housing gasket that is seeping..Generally some seepage is not a big deal...If you do want to repair it, its pretty easy. 10 bolts to take it off after you drain the oil...clean both surfaces with a razor blade and dry with brake kleen...Apply a small bead of RTV (silicone) sealer to both inner and outer portions of the sealing surface and reinstall..Simple as it gets. Daryl of AA Transaxle (425) 788-4070 aatransaxle.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Cichowski" <aquasheck@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 10:10 AM Subject: MT Transmission Gasket Set Install Question
Hi All, (1988 2WD MT Wolfsburg Vanagon ej22) I have to pull my transmission to replace an oil seal on my engine (not VW) so I'm going to have it dropped anyway - probably in the next few weeks or so I'll tackle that. My question is regarding a "wet spot" on my Manual transmission housing. It appears that the aft-most gasket on the housing (just fwd of the drain plug) has a very slight seep - enough to cause a wet area on the outside of the housing at that seam. I see they sell gasket sets at Van Cafe' and other places. Has anyone installed one of these? Is this a huge disassembly mess to do, or is it relatively straight forward and a pretty quick job? My PO did a clutch job before I bought the vehicle - about 10K ago and it still shifts like butter (after I replaced the hydraulics and changed the oil to MT-90). I'm basically asking if the consensus is to leave the slight seep until I need to work on the tranny for something else...or if this is a pretty easy replacement that is worth doing now when I have the transmission out. Thanks, Ben
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