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On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 23:19, Greg Merritt wrote: > > > What do other AT drivers find? > My '71 automatic is not too bad on the downshifts into first. The trans has approx. 150k miles on it. Check the motor mounts as I suggested earlier. > Another Parma-inspired AT note and some questions -- Russ, I > borrowed a 1/4-20 tap from a friend and bought a 1/4-20 bolt so that > I can tap out a larger threaded hole to repair my AT fill tube > mounting down there at the base of the tube. I haven't sized things > up too closely yet, and I'm anticipating that the job is going to be > a bit of a fussy one. Should I drill out the M6 hole with the > appropriately-sized 1/4-20 pre-tap drill, or just try to run the > 1/4-20 tap into the M6-threaded hole? Hm, also wonder how I'm going > to get things like drills and taps up there, and run the tap > straight. Any suggestions appreciated! > You are talking about the bolt that holds the tube to the trans. case at the bottom?? I don't have a tap drill chart handy, but if it is stripped out completely, I think 6mm is close to tap drill size. Be sure to use what is called a "bottom tap" as the hole is not very deep, and a standard tap will not give you enough threads. You can get "ratchet" tap handle at Sears. this will allow you to work in the close quarters. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/