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Re: [T3] Hard shifting automatic.


On 9 May 2005 at 12:38, vwfye wrote:

> i didn't realize how hard toby's auto trannyshifted until we got my
> automatic driving... it's like night and day! would this be a vacuum
> issue? 

My first guess was that this was a vac modulator problem, but your comment 
makes me wonder if it might have been this way ever since it was rebuilt.

This might be some darksider's idea of a good idea.   ;-)

I wonder if the valve body might have been modified. Does anyone recall ever 
seeing special shift kits for these transmissions? I'm really not comfortable 
inside an AT so I don't know what might have been changed or what the effect 
might be.

OTOH, even if the vac modulator is okay, many people don't realize that they 
need to be adjusted after installation. Doing this takes some care and a 
pressure gauge. If it's misadjusted, the shift speeds will be offset, either 
high or low. I suppose it's also possible that the wrong VM is installed.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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