Date:         Mon, 14 Jul 2003 17:00:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: How much ATF in Torque Converter
Comments: To: vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM
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do you have to remove engine with the trans, is that the best way to remove
the trans?

do you need to get a hydraulic floor jack... how strong should it be? 4
tons? ... ???

I've never done this...


>From: VWNut Hawk <vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM>
>Reply-To: VWNut Hawk <vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: How much ATF in Torque Converter
>Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:39:43 -0500
>
>I didn't worry about it.  I just put the torque converter on and let the
>transmission
>fill it as it ran.
>
>Who rebuilt your transmission?  I have a couple that I need to have
>done.
>
>
> >>> Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US> 7/9/2003 6:58:47 PM
> >>>
>I'm putting my transaxle back in the van.  I had my TC rebuilt, so it
>is
>empty.  The rebuilder told me to put about half a quart of ATF in it
>before
>I install it.  I thought I had seen a reference in Bentley about this,
>but
>if I did, I can't find it now.  Any advice on this?
>
>I've been scratching my head about how the TC ends up filled with ATF.
>The
>image I get is of it only filling halfway because the top half would
>be
>airlocked.  But I just now went "d'uh", the thing is spinning!  So the
>heavy fluid would be slung to the outside, and the air would escape out
>the
>shaft.
>
>So I guess the advantage of having some ATF already in there is to
>just
>help it get filled and to provide some lube on the initial run in
>before it
>gets filled?
>
>Any other tips on starting and running a rebuilt AT for the first
>time?
>
>Thanks,
>Edward

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