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RE: [T3] AT adjustment


<x-flowed>The shop that did my tranny rebuild says the front tranny is
shot. Does anyone have one?

Gary
'71 AT FI Square




From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>
Reply-To: type3@vwtype3.org
To: type3@vwtype3.org
Subject: RE: [T3] AT adjustment
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 11:01:41 -0500

On 7 Jul 2003 at 11:48, Gary Gamboa wrote:

> Also, lets say I'm cruising at 40mph, if I let off the gas and then reapply
> at the same pressure, I get a clunk, even though no shift occurred. That's
> what led me to suspect mounts/torque converter/ something other than the VM.


Okay, you're right. This is not a VM problem.

I'd check the drive plate to torque converter bolts (3), the CV joints, and the
CV joint bolts. Even the lug bolts.


You should also check to make sure that the AT final drive is full of fluid.
The fill/check plug for this is above and ahead of the R drive shaft output
flange. The AT final drive MUST get GL-5 gear oil. If yours has run dry because
it has been leaking and no one checked it, it's possible that the final drive
is shot. If the oil is very low, I'd drain it and take a good look at what
comes out, then top it up again.


--
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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