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Re:[T3] AT Leak...Update


> A couple of weeks ago I had asked about retorquing the 4 bolts from the
> tranny to the final drive.  Today I did just that, those bolts were barely
> finger tight and the torque spec is 14 ft lbs.  I hope this fixes the
leak.
> I wonder how they got so loose?  Unless the shop that replaced my tranny
> loosened them and never tightened them again.


So far tightening the tranny to final drive bolts has fixed my leak, I have
yet to test it with the engine real hot, but I did take it for a 10 min.
drive and no leak, whoohoo.  I am so happy, a persistant leak can be such
torture!


Jason Smith
71 Square AT FI
http://jasontsmith.tripod.com/vw.htm


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