New oil leak from the Tranny, Help on oil leak from Transmission Options

[davesclassicvws]

My wife an I took the 914 out last night to run an errand. As I backed out of the garage the wife stayed back to close the garage door. When she got in the car she said there was a puddle of oil on the garage floor. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

This is new as my car has been spotless since I bought the car from Camp914 2 years ago.

When I got home I took a close look at the spot and it's trasmission oil. Since this only my 2nd 914 I'm not that familiar as to the source of the leak. I know from years of experience with VW they are notorious for leaking from the input shaft seal and the shift linkage bushing.

Any ideas as to what the problem is? I have been taking the car to Paul over at A&P Apecialties in Portland. It looks like I'll have to get it over to him to get this sorted out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

I would appreciate hearing any ideas.

[Dr Evil]

Easiest of the problems to fix.....as long as you can keep the tranny from peeing oil all over the place. 2 ways to do this, 1) Jack the rear of your car way up so that the oil is in the front of the tranny. 2) Get the 17mm allen socket and remove the fill plug first, then the drain plug and drain oil into a pan.

To get the speedo out is simple. You unscrew the cable from it, then you take the retaining bolt that is facing aft and is located near the hole for the speedo on the tail cone off. It is a 13mm and should not be torqued down hard. It only needs to be tightened hand tight.

Pull the speedo out. Dont unscrew the outer end from the inner end. Use a large wrench or adjustable wrench to wiggle it clock wise by the nut if you need to. When out, clean the bore where the speedo fits. Use light sand paper if it is not smooth. Then replace the O-ring and assemble. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[davesclassicvws]

Easiest of the problems to fix.....as long as you can keep the tranny from peeing oil all over the place. 2 ways to do this, 1) Jack the rear of your car way up so that the oil is in the front of the tranny. 2) Get the 17mm allen socket and remove the fill plug first, then the drain plug and drain oil into a pan.

To get the speedo out is simple. You unscrew the cable from it, then you take the retaining bolt that is facing aft and is located near the hole for the speedo on the tail cone off. It is a 13mm and should not be torqued down hard. It only needs to be tightened hand tight.

Pull the speedo out. Dont unscrew the outer end from the inner end. Use a large wrench or adjustable wrench to wiggle it clock wise by the nut if you need to. When out, clean the bore where the speedo fits. Use light sand paper if it is not smooth. Then replace the O-ring and assemble. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Thanks Doc! I appreciate the info. I will tackle it this weekend.