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On Saturday 18 August 2001 23:25, Jim Adney wrote: > On 18 Aug 2001, at 9:16, Everett Barnes wrote: > > I sorta missed the beginning of this conversation but are you saying > > the 17mm recessed hex socket drain plugs in your tranny leak? > > Not the tapered drain/fill plugs. These plugs are in the nose of the > tranny where the backup light switch would go and have straight > (parallel) threads. Some early cars came with tapped holes and > plugs, while others just came with cases which were never drilled. > > I think that hole seals with a paper gasket. > These were a copper gasket. There is also a vent hole on the top of the shift housing. If the front housing has been installed using something like silicon sealer, the vent passages/baffle could be plugged which would cause pressure to build in the transmission when it gets warm. -- Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe