Re: [T3] Leaking Swingaxle

["Daryl Koch" <pbulman@nycap.rr.com>]

I wonder if just a bead of permatex on the gasket would stop the leak and
not fowl things up.
Daryl - 72SB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Wolfe" <russw@classicvw.org>
To: "Type3" <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] Leaking Swingaxle


> On Sun, 2005-07-24 at 12:01, John Jaranson wrote:
> > On Jul 24, 2005, at 12:50 PM, Russ Wolfe wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 2005-07-24 at 11:35, John Jaranson wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> So my questions is, can I replace these paper gaskets without pulling
> > >> the engine trans?  I realize I would have to break the gasket to get
> > >> it
> > >> around the axle, but figured if cut them neatly and put all the cuts
> > >> at
> > >> the very top of the joint (well above the fill level of the trans)
and
> > >> put a dap of gasket sealant on the joint I would be OK.
> > >>
> > >> Anyone see any issues with this approach?  Anything I need to watch
> > >> out
> > >> for when replacing these?  I seem to remember reading about making
> > >> sure
> > >> the stack-up is right for some clearance issue or another.  Would
> > >> replacing these gaskets effect this?  I was careful to keep the
> > >> gaskets
> > >> all in the same spot when I disassembled the axle tubes to replace
the
> > >> boots.
> > >>
> > > BTDT..... :=}
> > > You might have to take the bolts out of the rear cross member mounts,
> > > and the rear engine hanger. To raise the engine and tranny up enough
to
> > > get the flanges loose, and clear the frame horns.
> > >
> >
> > OK, I can manage getting the flanges clear.
> >
> > No special tolerance stack up or anything to worry about?  Just replace
> > the gaskets and button it back up?
> >
> Yeah, there is a stackup of the gaskets. They are spacers for the axle
> tube to the drive cover.
> IIRC, each gasket in the stack has either 1 or 2 small holes punched in
> it to designate the thickness. Keep it the same as what you take out.
> Also, this is one place I would use a little silcone sealer, all the way
> around.
>
> --
> Russ Wolfe
> '71 FB AT
> '66 FB MT
> '64 T34 (not running)
> '65 T1 (not running)
> '05 KIA Sorento SUV
> russw@classicvw.org
> http://www.classicvw.org
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>