Yup, it takes a while to adjust!  I use a 4 x 4 inside the van and a rope
sling; keeps the action zone wide open.

Can't you get your wife or child to sniff it ?  Dip it straight off the
bottom of the bell housing.

Jake

On 6/18/06, Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@whispllc.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Jake
> 1st thing i did was sniff it. But my sniffer is not all that good i almost
> went for the taste but opted out of it. Usually i can tell on my concrete
> floor if it is oil or
> 90W. usually 90 wt will sitt on the concrete and just pool but oil will
> tend to spread and wick into the concrete fairly quickly. The problem is the
> forward drop
> has soaked in and wicked down while the others are just sitting there in
> pools.  Pulling the trans is the way to go though, Thanks for the heads up.
> I can put
> it on my lift and use Lift jack stands under the Motor. Heck pull the CVs
> just to make it easier. Man that is the way to go. I just didnt want to play
> with the
> coolant again. Next weekend I will Pull that trick. Thanks. Im going to
> make a run to Cabelas this coming week for some camp supplies and will make
> sure
> the leak is just a 1 time thing or if it is hear to stay.
>
> thanks Again. If it was just an air boxer i would just yank it and go. But
> water hook ups slow me down a bit. Still a die hard Air head. Thanks Jonce
>
> >Well Jonce, I don't know what's leaking from your Vanagon, but you don't
> >have to go through all the hassle of dropping the motor to replace the
> rear
> >seal. Just drop the transaxle back and down; there's a lot of movement in
> >those CV joints!
>
> >When you sniff the leaks, are they gear oil or engine oil?
>
> >Jake
>
> >On 6/18/06, Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@whispllc.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all
> >> Well my shake down camp trip went well the motor is running like a top.
> >>
> >> But I drove a 35 mile each way trip without a drop of anything. when i
> >> pulled into the drivway shut it down and pulled the bikes of the racks
> to
> >> put the camper in
> >> the garage. So it sat for about 10-15 min. From there i backed it up
> the
> >> drive and into the garage and we proceeded to unload from the weekend
> trip.
> >> I left it just
> >> hang out the front of the garage to get the back hatch open and once
> the
> >> rear was unloaded i pushed the rest of the way in. After it sat for
> about a
> >> half hour i
> >> do my look under to see if any leaks. i found 1 more forward and two
> from
> >> just under the seam between the engine and trans. So i wandered out to
> look
> >> at the
> >> drivway and found Nothing at all on the driveway. So i guess my
> question
> >> is could the trans be to full?? or to warm and just drop a few?? the
> motor
> >> is good on oil
> >> and between the 2 marks. Would or Do i need to pull the motor to
> inspect
> >> and or check out?? The rear main was replaced and Im positive i swapped
> out
> >> the
> >> input shaft seal as well. So why or where could it be leaking?? Ive got
> 3
> >> weeks till drive time and i really didnt want to pull the motor again
> for
> >> this.
> >>
> >> my plans are to check trans fluid (its a 4 speed manual) so 90W.
> recheck
> >> lugs and rear hubs to make sure everything is tight. Double check the
> spare
> >> tire. and
> >> of course get spares to take with just in case. but if i need to pull
> the
> >> motor i need to get hoppin. Thanks Jonce
> >>
> >> Jonce Fancher
> >>
> >> 56 Single Cab
> >> 66 Sunroof Bug
> >> 66 Variant Squareback
> >> 66 Porsche 912
> >> 71 Sunroof Bus
> >> 84 Vanagon "Gottfried"
> >> 85 Vanagon Westi
> >> 2003 10 Passenger Sprinter
> >>
> >> Fancher's Upholstery Inc. -  www.fanchers.com
> >> Not-A-VW Club- http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransont3/notavwclub/
> >>
>
>
>
> >--
> >Jake
> >1984 Vanagon GL
> >1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> >www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>
>
> Jonce Fancher
>
> 56 Single Cab
> 66 Sunroof Bug
> 66 Variant Squareback
> 66 Porsche 912
> 71 Sunroof Bus
> 84 Vanagon "Gottfried"
> 85 Vanagon Westi
> 2003 10 Passenger Sprinter
>
> Fancher's Upholstery Inc. -  www.fanchers.com
> Not-A-VW Club- http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransont3/notavwclub/
>

--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com