won't hurt to check the bolts on a manual tran housings for tightness....
they better be good and tight !

not really comparable to your cork gasket differential pan gasket and bolts
though.

if the housing bolts are loose on a manaul trans .....you're in big trouble
!
Those should never get loose.  They keep gears and bearings where they
belong etc.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Sullivan" <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: acceptable transmission leakage?

>I would like to say that just snugging up the bolts on the tranny and final
> drive are a good idea.  When I changed the gasket and fluid in my final
> drive, I could almost take the bolts out with my fingers.  the old cork
> gasket was so compressed.  My .02
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
> 73 Beetle
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 12:40 PM, 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
>>