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Re: [T3] reuse AT pan gasket?


--- Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org> wrote:
> 
> 	My AT pan gasket has roughly 5,000 miles on it.  Is
> it readily
> reusable?  Or should I expect to have to replace it
> when I drop my pan to
> check the screen?

I just did this, and the old gasket was the cork type.
I couldn't reuse it because little parts from the
center of the gasket came off on the transmission
side, and the rest of it had to be scraped off of the
pan little by little. Took me about an hour to get
both the transmission side and the pan side clean.

I replaced it with another cork type which I got from
Macko, as the new kits from the FLAPS came only with
rubber.

I was worried that it would never seal properly again,
but I put a little gasket sealant on the pan side and
meticulously followed the torque-ing instructions. No
leaks so far.

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