That torn shifter boot may be allowing gear oil out. If so, maybe a
seal is going/gone at hole where shift lever is? I just bought a boot,
so likely still available. Not hard to replace. Bentley shows a "shift
shaft seal" behind boot. Don't know aboot that.   ;)

Can't see how one could overfill a tranny when mounted, but could oil
at front end be from vent hole? (far fetched thought)

Oil at engine tranny join is odd. I see wet on starter too. Can you
sniff to see if gear or engine oil? (rear main seal)

Maybe make a white coat hanger piece into a dipstick to check level in
tranny? Keep an eye on it?

Why is drive shaft wet near boot? Gear oil leaking past into CV? That
flange isn't hard to get at. Never done it, but have seen it up close
a few times lately.

I guess it depends on how many miles you want to put on it in next few
years. If it were me, I'd drop that sucker and check things out. But
if it ain't *really* broke....

Neil.

On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 10:40 AM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
> Since we're moving to the city in a couple months, I'm trying to figure out
> the high priority things I need to do before the move, since doing major
> work on the van will be pretty difficult for the next few years.
>
> One potential issue is what seems to be a very slow seepage of transmission
> fluid. �I've put up pictures at the links below. �It generally just seems
> "wet", and, although some drops seem to collect in places on the
> transmission, the ground underneath the van is always 100% dry.
>
> My sense is that this is best left alone, and that my time is better spent
> finishing the seam rust project, and other things. �What do other people
> think?
>
> Thanks!
> Wes
>
> pictures:
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12237.JPG
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12238.JPG
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12239.JPG
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12240.JPG
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12241.JPG
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12242.JPG
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12243.JPG
>

-- 
Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

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