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Re: [T3] Automatic Rough Shifting


On Mon, 2002-07-08 at 03:18, Jacob Hoffman wrote:
> I just adjusted the bands on my transmission this weekend.  I pulled the 
> engine out and kind of let the trans sit on the axles for a while while the 
> car was still raised in the air.  With the trans sitting down like that 
> there is plenty of space for you to sit where the engine would be and reach 
> above the trans and adjust per the Bentley.  No hitches for me, but I don't 
> think it corrected my problem of poor take-offs when hot.  Probably the FI 
> or the torque convertor.  Anyway, maybe either of you would have better luck 
> for your problem.
> 
Don't let a transmission hang by the front mount. I hang them by the
bell housing, and a hole that is in the lip of the engine compartment.
(where the seal is)
As for a problem with the torque converter, I have never seen a bad one.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT (It drove)
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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