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Daniel Baum wrote: > > There is always a show-stopper, and this time it's the strainer. As > you may be able to see, it's torn, so I need a new one. I put the pan > back on with just three bolts, finger-tight, to stop the dust getting > in, and now I have to wait till I can get a new strainer. Then it > should be straightforward to put it all together again. The new gasket > seems to be a perfect fit. > I usually buy my transmission kits as a set- gasket and filter. I rarely see it any other way. Since you got the pan out, might as well change the filter was always my rationale. > > PS. How can I get the ATF off my garage floor? My wife is going to go > berzerk when she sees it :~() > Try using a very strong detergent (if you can find "Simple Green" overseas, that's my favorite, and use full concentrated) and a coarse bristle brush (like the kind you'd use to "swab the deck"). Failing that, you could work your way up to muriatic acid, but I don't know what your driveway is made of so I'd use that with caution. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~