

| Subject: | Re: Replaced the axle seal |
| From: | Don Hanson |
| Date: | Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:26:55 -0700 |
On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > On my 5sp manual tranny that runs my inline VW powered 84 tin top... > > So when the weather turns I'll be draining and refilling the tranny > with all Swepco again and doing the CVs up properly, both sides. I want to > make certain my leak is fixed before I change the oil there because the > Swepco cost about $65 bucks to fill the tranny... > > Don Hanson > One thing I forgot in my first post above...I also cleaned the vent hole for the tranny, which I read is sometimes the cause of weeping and seal leaking if it is plugged, and mine may have been almost plugged.....This hole I found pics of posted on The Samba, I think...it's way up top on the front of the trans and takes a mirror to see... I used a drill bit turned with my fingers to 'pull' the smegma out of that small vent hole rather than poking it into the trans.
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