Re: [T3] leaky transmission. [ strange one.. ]

["David Martinez" <wfoh8x9@msn.com>]

Fess

You know before I took on the trip from AZ-MD I replaced this gaskets as 
well as the rest of the axle tube gaskets and like you guys said, in my case 
I added a total of 3 paper gaskets on each side. I don't have the TM with me 
right now but out of memory I did this with the swing axle removed from the 
car. Since I had to remove and re-install those parts on each side I went 
ahead and replace every other gasket there out. The whole job did not take 
me more than a few hours. So far I have no leaks. Now  I cannot picture that 
piece you guys are talking about that is leaking in your T3, the one with 
the rivets, I do not recall it. I STILL do not have a Bentley TM so the 
Haynes and this list has been more than sufficient to accomplish any repair 
I've had to do. I got the gaskets at my local VW shop in AZ but I am sure 
any VW shop should be able to supply you with some.

Good Luck, HTH

David
67 Baltic Blue Fasty
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] leaky transmission. [ strange one.. ]


> On 31 Aug 2004 at 11:44, fess wrote:
>
> > In section 1
> >
> > page 22 figure 6-2 shows the axle tube retainer. [ shows the nuts being
> > removed from it. ] as I said the flange on the edges of mine, actually
> > comes out as shown in the picture, but then folds back flat about 1/2"
> > out.
>
> If you look at fig. 6-8 on page 24, I think you can see that the retainer 
> is
> made up of two parts riveted together.
>
> > page 23 figure 6-7 shows an "original style" axle boot being installed
> > into the retainer.  In that photo you can see two of the rivet / weld
> > like things that are the things that seem to be leaking.  even looking
> > at one apart in the mechanics garage I couldn't quite tell what those
> > rivet / weld like things were about.
>
> That photo also seems to show a retainer with the extra 90 deg bend that 
> you
> mentioned.
>
> I believe those are rivets.  I was always surprised that this piece was 
> not
> made in one part, because this way seems to invite leaks. I don't know if 
> they
> really had any tendency to leak, however. Is yours leaking around one of 
> the
> rivets or just at the seam between the 2 parts?
>
> I'm guessing here, but reading the text it becomes clear that gaskets need 
> to
> be added under the bolts for the retainer in order to get the right amount 
> of
> play in the  axle tube. I wonder if this play was set up wrong, or just 
> not set
> up at all, forcing some parts here to be deformed in use, and starting to 
> leak.
>
> I wonder if this play (max 0.2 mm) can be felt with the tranny assembled 
> in the
> car. Can you feel anything on the other side?
>
> I suspect you will have to replace that part to fix this leak.
>
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> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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