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On 14 Sep 2001, at 23:28, Peter Legault wrote: > As earlier mentioned my auto transmission clunks up and downshifting > from 1st to 2nd and vise versa. I have as advised by Russ checked for > looseness of the mounting nuts. I have tightened the two lower nuts > holding the tranny to the motor. Can't seem to find the exact torque > these should be, I also checked the forward mounts and found them > tight. My problem is where are the other mounting nuts to the motor > and how do you get to them? There are 4 bolts in a square pattern. The UR one is tightened from the engine side; you can see the nut there. The UL one should just be a bolt head on the AT side. > While I was under there I found that the modulator vacuum hose was a > little loose. I pulled it off and a small amount of oil came out. It > seemed like engine oil not x-mission oil. I drained this and did not > observe any x-mission oil leaking from the modulator valve itself. I > have replaced the vacuum line and tightened the clamp. > It does seem to be doing less clunking but still seems to shift too > hard into 2nd. Any info is appreciated Check the ATF level. It should be between the dipstick marks with the engine running and in N or P. Run it thru each gear before checking. > 1973 Squareback 1600/auto/FI If the ATF level is fine, then the vacuum modulator may need to be adjusted. This is covered in the Bentley manual. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe