Leaking tranny intermediate plate, how to seal it up? Options

[olav]

My intermediate plate on my 901 tranny is seeping tranny fluid.

How does one go about stopping the leak?

Are there a couple of gaskets to use or some sort of liquid gasket.

Also, when I take off the rear tranny cover to fix this thing are there any suprises that come springing out that I should be aware of?

I'm thinking I can slid the intermediate plate off and apply the sealant and slide and re-assemble the whole thing again without too many issues.

Also, are there specific torque values when re-assembling?


Thanks.

[Red-Beard]

If the tranny is in the car, when you pull the cover off, reverse will drop on the floor.

The best way to re-install reverse is to use grease as a temp glue to hold all of the pieces in place, including the washer which sits on the intermediate plate.

The manuals, etc do not suggest using sealant. I was told early on that greasing the intermediate plate before installing the paper gaskets would help. I now use a non-hardening gasket sealant and I do not get leaks.

If the gasket is between the outer cover and the intermediate plate, there is only 1 gasket. Just install. If the gasket is between the case and the intermediate plate, it is actually a shim. The shims are color coded. Make sure you replace the correct one(s). Sometimes more than 1 gasket is used!!!

James