Replace Transmission Pan Gasket

[DeAnna]

Howdy,

I'm looking at buying a 1986 Toyota Van. It seems to be in good shape, but the guy selling it says that when he replaced the tranny a few months ago, he messed up the pan gasket when he put it back together, so it leaks.

How hard would it be for me to replace this gasket myself? I'm fairly clueless about mechanical stuff, although my partner has all the tools, and I can follow instructions (meaning I'd have to buy the manual).

The van is a decent price, but it's not *that* good, so I dont' want to get into a huge project.

Also, while we're at it...anyone have a guess what sort of cost I would be looking at for having a shop replace that for me?

Thanks!!
DeAnna