Thanks, Dennis.

I'll get that $2 part and get back on it.

Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "JoesVan"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.com

On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> A few pointers.
>
> That small o-ring is for the drain space between the two seals. The seals
> need to be positioned so that any oil goes past a lip drains out.
>
> Replace the seal on the governor shaft. ATF getting into the differential
> is
> usually caused by this seal.
>
> Check the ring and pinion shafts/bearing for proper adjustment. The pinion
> shaft position and bearing preload is set with shims. The ring gear carrier
> is set by the adjusting rings.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Peter T. Owsianowski
> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 6:38 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Bus work in the barn and Tiny O Ring on Differential
>
> Hey Volks:  Check out my pics of some trans/diff work up in the barn today
> :
> http://picasaweb.google.com/pnoceanwesty/JoesVanTrannyWork#
>
> Wondering what the little O ring is called located on the differential -
> under the cover plate that goes around the pinion. The Bentley makes no
> mention of it in the 2.1 Automatic section on 29.50 and 39.51.
>
>  When ordering parts, I asked a lot of questions and thought I had all the
> seals/gaskets in the kits and individual orders but this little guy is not
> around. Kind of stopped us in our tracks as I don't want to use a 21 year
> old O ring over again. Do I have to get that at the dealer?
>
> Either way, was a fun bus day in the barn. More work to come.
>
> Anyway
> Pete
> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> '87 Westy "JoesVan"
> WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
>
>