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Subject:final drive cover leaking
From:Gerald Masar
Date:Sat, 3 Nov 2007 18:38:03 -0700

Another problem.
This is on a '88 Westy with AT. Sometime back, I drained the oil from the final drive,
carefully cleaned the old gasket off, the cover and mating surface and replaced the
cover with a new gasket ($30+), new, slightly longer bolts and lock washers. I
CAREFULLY torqued it according to the instructions in Bentley. I refilled with Redline
MT90.
I cannot get it to stop leaking. It wouldn't be so bad if it was just leaking on the
floor, but it is being picked up by the spinning torque converter and flung out the
holes in the top, all over the wiring, etc. on both sides of the firewall above. Any
suggestions to stop the leak?
As always, thanks,
Jerry