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Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:48 am

Just pulled the auto trans pan and ready to put the new gasket on. Does the gasket need any sealer, or just as is? It is a cork gasket, there is a sealer on the old one, just wanting to make sure before I put it back on without. Thanks

Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:44 pm

meinvw wrote: Just pulled the auto trans pan and ready to put the new gasket on. Does the gasket need any sealer, or just as is? It is a cork gasket, there is a sealer on the old one, just wanting to make sure before I put it back on without. Thanks

Yes you can use permatex (the same stuff you use on engines)

Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:36 am

I ended up putting it on without. Is it needed, or can it be ran without? I hate using permatex unless its called for.

Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:12 am

meinvw wrote: I ended up putting it on without. Is it needed, or can it be ran without? I hate using permatex unless its called for.

you should be ok, let me know how it turns out!

Sun Aug 21, 2005 5:55 pm

So far so good (knock on wood). Gasket is holding with no sealant. I did order 2 when I ordered them so have a back up just in case. Is there any way to adjust the shifting in it? Seems to shift a bit hard, can the bands be backed off to soften this? Now slow the oil drips and should be good to go! You were right it drives smooth, cruised up to Cartersville the other day in it, was passing traffic running about 85, drives much better than the Rabbit. Now if I can get it ready to come to the show!

Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:00 pm

meinvw wrote: So far so good (knock on wood). Gasket is holding with no sealant. I did order 2 when I ordered them so have a back up just in case. Is there any way to adjust the shifting in it? Seems to shift a bit hard, can the bands be backed off to soften this? Now slow the oil drips and should be good to go! You were right it drives smooth, cruised up to Cartersville the other day in it, was passing traffic running about 85, drives much better than the Rabbit. Now if I can get it ready to come to the show!

Check the vacuum line running from the engine to the tranny I bet it's cracked, I never replaced it.

You can run 100+ in that car I swear!

Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:21 pm

After replacing the vacuum lines, if you've still got hard shifting, try adjusting the main pressure to spec per the procedure in the "brown" T3 Bentley manual. Off-spec main pressure can cause sloppy or hard shifting, I'm told.

The T3 auto is basically the same as the T4 (411/412) and T2 (bus) autos, so the procedure in the T3 manual will do the trick. You'll need a pressure gauge and line to connect to the pressure tap on the side of the trans. Any gauge good for whatever the pressure is (I don't remember what it is right now, the manual tells all), be it a water, air, hydraulic, whatever fluid-type gauge will work, since fluid pressure is fluid pressure. Water pressure gauges will work in this application. The only head scratcher may be finding something to screw into the pressure test tap on the case, and since I've not done the procedure yet myself, I don't have a suggested source for that part. I'll cross that bridge right after I get the heads done and the drivetrain together again :?