Ron,

Fairly simple -- barring complications.  My '85 spent all of its early
life in Ohio - land of the salty roads - so the entire tranny center
section was covered with thick scaly rust that looked like parts of the
TITANIC.  The governor cap was fused to the surrounding metal and
required a good deal of persuasion to come loose.  Installing a new
o-ring was impossible since chunks of the housing came out with the cap
so I sealed it up with a great quantity of Permatex orange gasket
sealer.   Not my favorite way of doing things but it works.

Chuck
'85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo'
  (now powered by a '95 Impreza EJ22)

> Date:    Fri, 3 Aug 2007 21:53:08 -0700
> From:    Ron LK Johnson <adhocMedia@COMCAST.NET>
> Subject: Auto Trans Governor Seal
>
> We've owned our '91 for only around 2 months. A week or so after
> bringing it home, noticed leak spots on the ground. A few forays
> underneath indicate that the majority of the leak is coming form the
> Governor cap/seal area.
>
> Is it as easy as I think it is to replace the seal? Pop the wire bale
> off, remove cap, clean area, replace old o-ring?
>
> I plan to drain the fluid and replace the filter and pan gasket as
> well.
>
>
> Is there anything else I should consider doing at this time/ Things
> to watch out for?
>
>
> Thank you,
> Ron Johnson
> Portland, OR
> '91 Weekender - Betsy
>
Chuck
'85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo'