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On Thu, 2003-01-09 at 09:04, jason.smith@sarcom.com wrote: > > Anyway.... Since it was sitting a big puddle of ATF has accumulated. I > was > > able to get a pan gasket after calling around..... it looks like it is > made > > out of the same stuff that that valve cover gaskets are made of (cork and > > rubber). Is this the right one???? Also, it appears the previous owner > > applied that orange silicone stuff all around the gasket it has on right > > now..... do I need to put some of that stuff on too??? And finally, how > > tight do the bolts have to be when I put them back in?? > > > The AT gasket that I got from NAPA is just rubber, but I think the one you > have may be correct (especially if it fits). > Does anyone know a source for these? I bought mine at a local Carquest parts store. It was from a company called "ATP" "automatic transmission parts". > > > >Make sure that the pan is flat in the bolt hole areas, and DO > >NOT over tighten the bolts. There is a torque spec. on these bolts, and > >it is not much. It is in inch pounds. Look it up in the Bentley manual. > > > According to Bentley it is: "Working diagnolly, tighten the pan screws to > 1mkg (7 ft. lb.). Wait five minutes for the new gasket to compress, then > retorque the screws. Repeat this sequence several times until the screws > remain at torque." > And Never torque over 1 mkg (7 ft. lb). > It has been a few years since I did one. Mainly I meant don't over tighten. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/