David Beierl wrote: > At 07:32 PM 5/3/2001, Larry Alofs wrote: > >The torque converter stays with the trans. You unbolt it from the engine > >by accessing 4(?) bolts thru a hole near the top of the engine slightly > >left of center as I recall. You have to turn the > >engine slowly until each one lines up with the hole. > > So *THAT'S* what that hole is for. All the neurons I've wasted trying to > think of an excuse for it, not to mention cussing the little cover that is > too loose. > > d > > David Beierl - Providence, RI > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" > '85 GL "Poor Relation" A couple of years ago, my daughter and I spent most of the summer fixing the automatic trans on an 84. Bought a used one from a junkyard, put it in and it was no good. Returned it and started looking for another. Decided to try rebuilding the original and went back to the junkyard and bought the bad one for spare parts for $100. Spent another $400 or so for parts from the dealer and getting the torque converter rebuilt. Most of the useful info came from a Bentley Rabbit Manual. By the time we finally got it right, we had done 4 cycles of remove and install and had learned a lot. The valve body is a strange and mysterious thing! The following summer we replaced the AT in a Saab 900 for her. ( A lot more work to put in.) Larry A. Chicago 91 GL Vinnie 94 Golf (new for us, Minnie?) 90 Saab 900 Svetlana 88 Jetta Jane (for sale) |
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