No, it's not off of the same bus. The deck lid I picked up at a VW shop estate sale in Beaumont. Tranny seal on that tranny should be good but those things cost almost nothing, like a buck or two. --- On Tue, 7/29/08, Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: ***SPAM*** Re: i figured out what happened to my old transmission To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 9:17 AM actually, i did replace the rear main just before going to denis' house...i checked the tranny seal and it looked good but might just replace and i'll check the clutch while it's all apart. is the transmission off the same bus my decklid came off of? ________________________________ > Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:07:42 -0700 > From: bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [tcb] Re: ***SPAM*** Re: i figured out what happened to my old transmission > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > UR right Mike. Should have included rear main seal in that. Clutch disc, rear tranny seal, main seal etc. are not that expensive and it's much better to replace them now than to have to pull all that stuff out later. > > --- On Tue, 7/29/08, mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > From: mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [tcb] Re: ***SPAM*** Re: i figured out what happened to my old transmission > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 8:47 AM > > > > I always check rear main seal,through out bearing, clutch disk and tranny seal > everytime I have the motor out. If they are even slightly questionable I > replace them because it easyier and cheaper to do it now then have to pull > everything apart later. > > > Quoting Brian Denning : > >> >> it has crossed my mind...will check it tonight >> ________________________________ >>> Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:32:38 -0700 >>> From: bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [tcb] Re: i figured out what happened to my old transmission >>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> While you got the engine out make sure none of it is on the clutch > disc. >> Might be a good idea to just replace the clutch disc anyway while you are >> there. >>> >>> --- On Tue, 7/29/08, Brian Denning wrote: >>> From: Brian Denning >>> Subject: [tcb] i figured out what happened to my old transmission >>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 8:29 AM >>> >>> >>> as you may recall it started popping out of fourth on my way home > from >>> denis' house. it got so bad i was having to hold it in gear going > up hills. >>> >>> well, i pulled the old transmission off the motor last > night...evidently >> the >>> input shaft seal went out in it the bell housing was full of a deep > dark >>> greenish grey stuff. the starter was covered in it as well. the > throwout >> bearing >>> had it on there too. to confirm the theory i checked the fluid in the >>> transmission...it had very little in it. >>> >>> CHECK YOUR TRANNY FLUID!!!!! >>> >>> but thanks to sammie i've got a new transmission mounted and will > be >>> putting fluid in it tonight. >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live > Messenger. >>> >> http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html? > ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_072008 >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. >> http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html? > ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family_safety_072008 >> _________________________________________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_072008