Ben...That would be the bell housing gasket that is seeping..Generally some
seepage is not a big deal...If you do want to repair it, its pretty easy. 10
bolts to take it off after you drain the oil...clean both surfaces with a
razor blade and dry with brake kleen...Apply a small bead of RTV (silicone)
sealer to both inner and outer portions of the sealing surface and
reinstall..Simple as it gets.
Daryl of AA Transaxle
(425) 788-4070
aatransaxle.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Cichowski" <aquasheck@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 10:10 AM
Subject: MT Transmission Gasket Set Install Question

Hi All,

(1988 2WD MT Wolfsburg Vanagon ej22)

I have to pull my transmission to replace an oil seal on my engine (not VW)
so I'm going to have it dropped anyway - probably in the next few weeks or
so I'll tackle that.

My question is regarding a "wet spot" on my Manual transmission housing. It
appears that the aft-most gasket on the housing (just fwd of the drain plug)
has a very slight seep - enough to cause a wet area on the outside of the
housing at that seam. I see they sell gasket sets at Van Cafe' and other
places. Has anyone installed one of these? Is this a huge disassembly mess
to do, or is it relatively straight forward and a pretty quick job?

My PO did a clutch job before I bought the vehicle - about 10K ago and it
still shifts like butter (after I replaced the hydraulics and changed the
oil to MT-90). I'm basically asking if the consensus is to leave the slight
seep until I need to work on the tranny for something else...or if this is a
pretty easy replacement that is worth doing now when I have the transmission
out.

Thanks,
Ben

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