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Subject: [T3] Leaking transaxle > Getting ready to pull my engine I notice there is a lot of leaking > going on around the transaxle. Most of the bottom is covered with an > almost red oil from the front of the engine to the rear axle shaft. I > didn't expect this. So, it looks > like my simple long block swap wont be so simple after all. What are the > usual suspects? Are transaxle leaks something a do-it-yerselfer can > cure, or are they a sign of bigger problems? It's a 66 fastback that > shifted great except that the pattern seemed loose (a long way between > gears) with no defined feeling of a solid shift. It never hung up or > made noise. Thank you, Steve > Is this a swing axle tranmission? Should be for a '66. If it is from the engine to the axle shafts, it may have come from a bad main seal/main bearing in the engine. There is not much to leak from the trans in that area except the engine, and maybe the mainshaft on the trans. Or it is possibly just and axle boot leaking on the trans. In that area, those are external repairs while the engine is out. And repairs that should be made anyway while the engine is out. Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe