Transmission Pan Gasket
The transmission pan gasket is leaking on my VX , I gave it a service a couple of months ago and the gasket seemed a fraction small and now it is leaking . I tightend the bolts and made it worse . Just wondering if you should soak the gasket in trans fluid before fitting or just use gasket sealant.
Thanks in advance, Dave .
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SILVERFOX
I have always fitted them dry, no sealant and torqued to 11NM.
'Ah well, I suppose it had to come to this.'
Is it a cork or rubber gasket?
I hear the cork gaskets are rubbish.
Do not overtighten the bolts, you'll just break something.
Always use genuine parts when it comes to transmission servicing.
And there are two types(sizes?) of gaskets as I know now from personal experience
Ok Jobs done . The old one was rubber which fell apart when i took the pan off , I replaced it with a cork one . Alls good ( so far )
there are three types of people in the world , those who can count and those who can't
SILVERFOX
I've only ever used cork gskets, torqued to 11NM. They are fine.
'Ah well, I suppose it had to come to this.'
Exhaust Guru
I only ever use cork as well. The reason you don't over tighten the bolts is because it squishes the gasket out and causes leaks, not because it will break anything.
Eeep. Looks like I had it the other way round. Although, I've never had problems with genuine rubber gaskets
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