Can anyone help this guy? I know nothing about automatic transaxles... (Please respond directly to craig.) Thanks! Brent Christensen www.vanagon.com '89 GL Syncro Westy >From: craig <craig0207@yahoo.com> >To: info@vanagon.com >Subject: '87 Vanagon >Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 12:14:36 -0800 (PST) > > >Hi, > >I have an '87 Vanagon with automatic transmission. The transmission was >leaking badly and I was able to identify the source of the leak at the 2nd >gear brake band cover, so I bought new seals and O-rings for the piston and >cover. The piston and cover popped right out when I removed the large >circlip which held the cover in. I replaced the hardened O-rings and seals >easily enough, but when I try to put the piston back in place, it won't go >in far enough to allow me to push the cover down enough to secure it with >the large circlip. The piston meets solid resistance and needs to move in >about another 1/4". Additionally, there is a variation between the >illustrations in my Bentley manual and my piston. The manual shows a small >circlip attaching the piston rod to the piston. There is no circlip on >mine. Instead, there is a disk about 1" in diameter and a bit less than >1/8" thick securing the rod to the piston. Any help on this would be >greatly appreciated. > >Regards, > >Alan Shearer > > > >--------------------------------- >Do You Yahoo!? >Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail.
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