<html><div style='background-color:'><P>I've thought about it - would love to actually - just worries me because I know how clean the transmission must stay.&nbsp; I don't have a lift, but I do have a clean workshop with a cement floor.&nbsp; Have you done this yourself before?&nbsp; Zoran suggested that it shouldn't cost more than around $400 for labor, which is still alot for me right now, but much less than the 1k I expected.&nbsp; I have a Bentley and have done alot of other work on my own - do I need a lift?</P>
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<P>MJ</P>
<P>'87 Westy GL<BR><BR></P>
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From: <I>"David Yates" &lt;dyates1@bigpond.net.au&gt;</I><BR>To: <I>"'Marla Stelk'" &lt;mjstelk@HOTMAIL.COM&gt;</I><BR>Subject: <I>RE: ATF leaking into differential</I><BR>Date: <I>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:57:57 +1000</I><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Have you thought about repairing it yourself?</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Marla Stelk<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, 21 April 2007 6:18 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> ATF leaking into differential</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I discovered ATF leaking under the van so I checked my gear oil level and ATF fluid came pouring out mixed with gear oil.&nbsp; My auto tranny seems to be working fine and when I checked the ATF level it seemed okay - checked it with the van idling (which I still haven't been able to fix - the idle - I think its my throttle valve switch...) - so my question is - how dangerous is it to keep driving it in this condition?&nbsp; I'm guessing its going to cost about 1k to get the tranny seal replaced and so I'm definetly going to have to sell it.&nbsp; But I don't have another car and have to get to work.&nbsp; But I clearly don't want to damage the inerts of the tranny either - can I just keep topping off the fluid until the next owner can get the seal replaced?</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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