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 L7back
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| posted on June 10th, 2013 at 09:12 PM |
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Detent plug?
G'day all
I'm trying to track down an oil leak that i think may be transmission fluid, pale green in colour. The leak only occurs when the car (59 bug) is
parked on a 10 degree or greater slope, front of car down hill. After doing some investigation, on this sight & others, I have come across 3
detent plugs. Being new to the game I have never heard of them before. Can anybody tell me what they do, how to find them & how to replace
them?
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| posted on June 10th, 2013 at 09:29 PM |
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Not sure what they do but I had the same problem years ago. Plugged them up and no more leak. I just used some bolts I think with silicone to prevent
leaks. This thread might help .
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=358141&highlight=transmission+detent
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| posted on June 10th, 2013 at 09:40 PM |
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Thanks , your original thread was the first I ever head about these things. It makes a lot of sense that one or more of these plugs is missing.
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| posted on June 11th, 2013 at 07:49 PM |
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they were an interference fit so there on the front right side of the gear box
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| posted on June 11th, 2013 at 11:51 PM |
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results of Google search shows no shortage of places to buy them:
https://www.google.com.au/#safe=off&sclient=psy-ab&q=vw+gearbox+detent+plugs&oq=vw+gearbox+detent+plugs&gs_l=hp.12..
.1868.13437.0.15759.23.23.0.0.0.0.266.5047.2-23.23.0.crnk_timepromotiona..0.0...1.1.16.psy-ab.0RqKV86QxQE&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm
=bv.47534661,d.dGI&fp=94755be783c1b561&biw=1680&bih=886
Only a few years ago they were practically unobtainable.
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| posted on June 13th, 2013 at 08:41 AM |
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Thanks guys. I'm going to have a go at changing the transmission oil myself. I know to use SAE 90 Hypoid oil & not to overfill her. Can anybody
tell me where to buy the oil pump that transfers the oil from the bottle to the gearbox?
I checked this out on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh0y7f0nYXA , seems easy enough!
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| posted on June 13th, 2013 at 03:41 PM |
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Make sure you can get the filler plug undone BEFORE you undo the drain plug and let all the oil out.
Many people have been caught with a stuck filler plug and an empty gearbox.
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| posted on June 13th, 2013 at 04:25 PM |
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Nice tip. Cheers
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