Re: Changing Tranny Fluid

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 25 May 2005 at 9:31, Jim Adney wrote:

> Up thru '68 or so, VW said to change it every 30k mi. After that, they started 
> to claim that it was good forever. I've never had much problem with it, but I 
> change it occasionally, at least every 100k mi.

I should add that the main thing that you should worry about is making sure 
that you always have sufficient oil in there. I check the output shafts 
regularly to make sure that the seals aren't leaking abnormally. If things look 
wet, I check the oil level and top it up if necessary.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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