Good call. Never knew aboutr the plugs. So now I know and can act
accordingly.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

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>To clarify: The inner CV joints bolt to flanges which exit the sides of the transmission. When you have the a CV joint unbolted and moved out of the way, clean all of the old grease out of the flange. You'll see a small round plug inside. It covers a circlip that holds the flange onto the final drive. I have found this plug to be leaking on at least half of the Vanagons I've pulled the axles on. Transmission fluid leaks past the plugs, dissolves the grease in the inner CV joint, and ultimately makes a big mess, usually accompanied by the failure of the CV boot. Obviously, the transmission runs low on fluid at the same time.
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