Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:36:04 -0700
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject: Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
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Well, I wasn't a.) born knowing how to change my AT's filter, b.)
clearly can't even find it without asking questions of the group (I
searched the archives, honest! used "automatic transmission filter" as
the seeds, and c.) but reckon that with sufficient information I can
probably do it without breaking the car, I shall order the recommended
kit and have a go at it!
Thanks for the help, everyone.
Oh -- will I need to buy some more red goo to replace that which has
leaked into my armpits?
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race.
KG6RCR
Robert Fisher wrote:
>Interesting question. There doesn't appear to be a blow-by-blow for changing
>the oil either, unless I missed it. So maybe they figure you a.) are born
>knowing how to do this, b.) can figure it out on your own, or c.) shouldn't
>be doing it at all if a or b do not apply. I dunno.
>I personally suspect that very few people actually do this bit of
>maintenance, in that many don't even seem to know about the transmission has
>a filter- then again, that could just be me.
>There's pretty good picture of the thing at 38.25 in the Bentley.
>
>Cya,
>Robert
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 10:13 AM
>Subject: Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
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>>jbange wrote:
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>>>> I've poked
>>>>through the Bentley's manual and can't find any mention of an ATF
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>filter
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>>>>. . . Male Pattern Blindness? Or was the suggestion inaccurate?
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>>>Nah, it's there. I changed mine just yesterday. It's a flat round screen
>>>thingy INSIDE the transmission. You have to pull the bottom pan off the
>>>tranny to get to it. It usually comes in the same package with the big
>>>rubber transmission pan gasket.
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>>Then WTF? How come Bentley's doesn't mention it anywhere that I can find?
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>>Is there a procedure online that describes how to pull, inspect and
>>replace this filter? I've never opened a tranny before.
>>--
>>
>>Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race.
>>KG6RCR
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