Date:         Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:37:38 -0500
Reply-To:     Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
Comments: To: Alan Sinclair <alvanagon@GMAIL.COM>

To drain the trans, loosen the collar nut with an adjustable crecent
wrench. Actually loosen the nut completely and disconect the dip stick tube
from the pan. Fluid will gush. The pan has 4 bolts. take em out and the pan
comes off. The filter/screen is under the tin cover.Take the 3 phillips
head screws off and the cover/filter comes down.REMEMBER the orientation of
the screen inside the filter housing. Remove and replace filter in housing.
Reattach with the 3 screws.Take note of the bolts on the bottom of the
valve body. More  bolts then there are stars in the heavens.Some of these
(11) need to be removed to drop the valve body,but which ones? Upon closer
inspection with your telescope,you can see 3  distinctly different types of
heavenly bodys up there.Not the heavenly bodys I want to see, but necessary
anyway. The bolts with 10mm heads need to come out to remove the valve
body.Count them up. There are 11. The rest stay put unless the valve body
is to be dissembeled.  Removal  of these will split the VB,so dont take em
out.

Put the new gasket on the pan as directed. BE CAREFUL not to pinch the
gasket while reattaching it to the trans.Fluid will gush. Maybe use another
hand(usually comes with another person) to hold the pan in place while you
insert the 4 bolts.Tighten uniformely, and evenly. When the bolts are
screwed in all the way,they will stop. At this point torque them with the
amount of torque that was requirerd to remove them. Do this by remembering
how much force u used to remove them(Thought I was gonna tell you to buy a
torqrue wrench,right).Just remember this is aluminum, not iorn.Attach the
collar nut and fill  fill fill .Start the engine after filling about 3or 4
qts.shift and allow warm up and frequently check fluid level. Add till full
mark is reached. If you over fill, loosen the collar nut and dran drain
drain.Lets hope you need these instructions. Use them if the trans starts
to shift ok.If it shifts ok, you will need about 3 gallons of fluid  to
rince twice.Buy the cheap stuff!