[NiasNeb]

Well I spent the weekend adding JB Weld to the rear end of the transaxle. We used the stronger stuff on there and that meant that we had to wait about an hour for it to firm up and then another 90 minutes working it into place and then about an hour of waiting until it was hard enough to remove the screw.

We did this two times and then sanded smooth. Unfortunately we didn't quite get enough on the inside of the bolt. The good news is after I put the gasket on I was able to bolt the rear plate on successfully.

As I was adding the fluid in it immediately began dripping into the pan below. Turns out the funnel I was using was leaking. It does not leak around the gasket now but it does seap very slowly through the bolt hole because we didn't get the wall built up properly on the inside.

I think if I put a gasket on the washer on the outside that we can stop the seapage. The rear end plate is painted and back on. I'll try making a new bolt gasket next week and get that put on. Maybe next year I can take it apart again and complete that one little spot. I have more confidence in the JB Weld holding now. Time will tell though in the long run.

Thanks for all the advice in getting progress on the horrible job someone else sold me. I learned a lot in this process.