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Subject: [T3] Auto Tranny Questions Pt. 2 > Thanks to everyone for all the previous information about the Auto Tranny, > It's helped a lot. > My question is who actually manufactured this transmission? I've been told > it was Borg Warner, just wondering if that's true. I'm going to a few > wreckers tomorrow and wanted to know if this tranny, or similar versions, > was ever put into other cars. I'm hoping so because I still can't find a > suitable 3rd/2nd shift valve spring for the valve body in mine, and I was > hoping I might be able to rob one from a different tranny. > If I do find a spring that meets the specs in the Bentley Manual, or is very > close with a Digital Caliper, it should work right? What effect would a > slightly shorter/longer or stiffer/weaker spring have? > Getting tired of trying to find one little spring, but summer is coming soon > and I want to see this car on the road for the first time in 15+ years. > Oh, and on a good note, I finally found a parts car this weekend. A '72 > Fasty. Not an Auto though, darn. > The Trans was made by Borg Warner. It is still used today in a lot of VW cars. I would check for any T-3's first, then T-4, then T-2. After that, look for an early Rabbit or Dasher. Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org