Ok I thought Id give my thoughts and ideas about this repair!! Sorry no pictures my hands were covered in transmission fluid.

1. Dont try and remove the whole housing via the three allen head bolts - it wont come out - something internal ???

2. After removing the spring clip the cover wouldnt come out - I started the car and out it came - along with a lots of trans fluid. Maybe a magnet would have been a better choice.

3. From below it will BE VERY HARD to know if you got all the old o-ring out if it breaks up in pieces like mine did. See #5 below

4. The white teflon ring on the pump end I did replace - it has a to be slotted just right to go ALL the way in - which is WAY past the O- ring you are replacing.

5. I ended up drilling a quarter size hole in the transmission tunnel and using a pick to remove the hard brittle O-ring on the bottom half of the opening... Its not pretty but it worked.

6. Good luck getting the O-ring - the dealer got it wrong three times...

7. Put it all back together - seal the hole in the trans tunnel and check for leaks.

8. Check your fluid level - duh.. it HAS been leaking.

Good luck with this job

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Thomas

2003 Jetta TDi
1983 300SD
1999 Ford Contour - died - Oil pump
1998 Chevy Blazer - money pit
1997 Toyota Corolla - wrecked
1983 Honda Civic - still on the road
1980 Datsun 310 - long dead
1976 Ford Granada - my 1st car - best A/C ever


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