Automatic gearbox leaking

[81AirCooled]

Anyone know what torque should be used on the pans' bolts? I want to do the work on mine tomorrow and don't have a torque wrench yet

[mankymusic]

success!

I crawled underneath the van and poked about on the top of the gearbox looking for this breather thingy, at first I was looking on the transmission (as this is where the fault was) but eventually found what felt like a bolt sticking up on top of the final drive, it was so caked in crud it was hard to identify. took a good twist to turn it but it eventually came loose. topped up the ATF and took it for a spin around the block - job done.

I have attached a photo showing the location of the breather for future reference.

thanks for your help everyone.

[mankymusic]

Anyone know what torque should be used on the pans' bolts? I want to do the work on mine tomorrow and don't have a torque wrench yet

my vanagon manual says 20Nm (14ft lb)

[81AirCooled]

thanks and congrats on getting yours sorted.

[81AirCooled]

i'm having trouble getting the nut at the bottom of the filler tube undone, is this a normal anticlockwise turn?

[81AirCooled]

All done and dusted. Everything working fine and level is ok, the ATF was a rusty brown so really needed doing. Only bad thing is I still have a leak from the gasket, nothing major though and it'll be fine if I keep checking ATF. Also changed the engine oil, strainer, and filter, what a mess that was, I forgot to run the engine beforehand so it was a black goo.

Next weekend it's time for the pushrod tube seals

[trikepete]

glad you sorted it
glad i was right with the breather versus 20 years of mud and crud