yeah, it's tricky to get the rubber pan gasket seated back into its  groove
in the body of the trans sometimes.
It's a 'little too easy' to think you've got it seated and sealed, then fill
the trans with ATF, only to see it splashing out one side.
So be extra careful about that.
and total cleanliness too- any tiny foreign particle can cause a problem.

Royal Purple is a super great synthetic ATF.
I can just swap out a couple of qts, and feel the trans drive better, using
Royal Purple.

the differential section - check or change that gear oil in there too if you
want.
the original pan gaskets there are often hard and don't seal too well
anymore.

Scott
turbovans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Lincoln" <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:26 PM
Subject: Auto Trans pan gasket and filter replacement

> OK, gang - may be a simple proceedure - but it's me we're dealing with
> here
> :)
>
> I want to replace the trans pan gasket and the filter screen while we are
> doing everything else. ANy special pit falls or tricks I shoul dknow about
> before doing this?
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '90 Carat (Grover)
> '86 (We call this one Parts)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus