Re: tranny problem?

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

Ron;

    Check the axle flange seals and the tailshaft seal for leaks. The input
shaft seal can leak, but you really don't want to go there.

    The fill plug is a 17 mm hex socket plug located on the left side of the
tranny behind and slightly above the centreline of the axle flange. It is
important to remove the fill plug BEFORE draining the tranny to avoid an
embarrassing  "I've drained the tranny and can't get the fill plug out what
do I do?" post to the list.

    My '89-91 Type 44 Bentley shows the location of the fill plug and
specifies the amount of oil to be added for both the earlier and later 016
transmissions. The "official" fill level is below the level of the filler
plug, but it is OK to fill it to the filler plug level.

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  279k km

----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056@yahoo.com>
To: <quattro@audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 6:16 PM
Subject: tranny problem?


> Hello list(sorry for the "%$^&*#)up post finger slipped anyway I thank
> the few list members that re: me about my(gear oil or not gear oil
> thats the question) well I crawled under the car and the concentration
> of oil is coming from the tranny area noticed a drain plug for the
> fluid, my question is were do you fill it up? The Bentley sais to fill
> it up with a few choices(I'll get the o.e stuff)        The Bentley
> doesn't specify were(or does it)? any help would be greatly
> appreciated.
>  Also oil wouldn't be drippin out if there wasn't a leak what
> gaskets,seals,ect... should I be concentrating on? Thanks again. I all
> so thank the list members about the "try-synthetic question(Mobil oil
> all ways!!!)sorry for not being specific.
>  Ron
>  87 5ksq (still with 188k lookin to put more miles a.s.a.p)
>  86 saab 9ktcd (girlfriends car not my fault)
>
>
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