Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 07:11:54 -0500
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Trans pan gasket
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From the dealer the differential gasket is no longer a cork gasket. It is a
formed paper board gasket of considerable thickness. Many of those pans
though are bent at the bolt holes. Usually I don't use a gasket, just the
"Right Stuff" which works well for this application. For the ATF pan you
need to be very careful using any sealants as anything that can string and
get into the fluid can really mess up the valve body.
Dennis
From: SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) [mailto:scottdaniel@turbovans.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2016 2:40 AM
To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Trans pan gasket
is this about the Differential Pan Gasket on a Vanagon auto trans,
or the ATF pan gasket ??
the diff gaskets just get old and hard and don't seal well.
That's pretty common.
replacement is straight forward.
I put permatex red high Tack gasket sealer on the threads of all bolts.
sticks 'em in, prevents corrosion, they come out fine decades later.
you could visually inspect the ring and pinion gear teeth faces while the
pan is off .
check the back-lash , make sure it's not excessive. Havn't ever seen a
problem with one.
the ATF gasket..
more of a rubber seal ...those can be hard to get exactly in place.
if you're talking about the ATF pan gasket,
then you need to remove the filler tube.
the right tool for that is a 24mm tubing nut wrench, a 5 -sided open end
wrench.
Crescent wrench isn't really the right tool.
Scott
On 3/9/2016 4:52 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
Sometimes these gaskets are hard to get in place. Some of them are not sized
right and need to be stretched and glued on the pan to get them to seat at
all. If the gasket was on and sealing and then failed in use you have a
symptom! The transmission is overheating and the gasket will be brittle and
cracked when you remove it. You need to find the cause of the overheating.
If it is getting hot enough to damage the pan gasket the seals and pistons
inside will not fare much better and an overhaul will be needed. If really
unlucky you will need to add the cost of a tow home.
Dennis
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Michael
Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 10:40 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject: Trans pan gasket
Hey guys,
I had my transmission gasket fail awhile back and I'm going to replace it
soon. Seems straight forward:
Drain the oil
Take off the pan
Remove gasket residue
Replace gasket and pan
Fill with oil
Anything I'm missing or is it jus as simple as that?
Never done it before but at one point that statement was true for all the
work I've done on the van
Any insight is appreciated.
Mike
88 auto w/ac