[Vwdiesel] transmission seals

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

For some background, I'm replacing these seals because my tranny fluid
goes down to about 1,5 litres each time I fill it up to 3,0 litres. It

  Part of the reason just MAY be that it's only supposed to have 
2.0 L of GL-4  gear oil.  Get Redline or Amsoil.  Go  synthetic, 
it's more than worth it.
  Might want to replace the clutch pushrod seal and inspect the 
bushing and ends of the rod while you're at it.  Inspection of the 
push-plate (as I tend to call it) would be wise too.  Sometimes 
the hardened center piece gets loose or even falls off.
 I've usually see more fluid leak from the pushrod seal than the 
input shaft seal.
  Seems like the bolt for the output shaft flanges is 8mm but 
not positive.  Never have checked the pitch.  Make sure the 
flanges aren't wobbly before you pull them.  If they are then 
you should replace them while you're at it.  It's not terribly common
but they do tend to get sloppy in the splines sometime.
     Loren