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On 27 Jul 2005 at 17:03, Daniel Baum wrote: > There is a procedure by which the automatic transmission brakeband can be > adjusted by torquing external adjustment screws to a specific torque. That's correct. Check the AT chapter; I think you'll find it in there. The Bentley claims that you have to take the AT out to do this, but I've done it in the car with a stubby screwdriver. I wasn't able to accurately measure the torque, but I guesstimated it. > It has been suggested to me that this might be a solution to the "slipping" > that I have been experiencing while shifting gears. I believe I have also > read somewhere that all 003 trannies probably need this by now. It's possible, but I tried it and it didn't help my '73 tranny. It's bands didn't seem to need any adjustment at all. > I am not necessarily suggesting that I should attempt to do this myself. I > know someone who is a pro and who has done it before, who I could probably > persuade to do it to mine too. > > Is it likely to give any benefit? I don't know. How good a friend is he, or how expensive is he? If it helps, I'd love to hear it. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~