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
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Michael Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 10:40 AM To: 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 |
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