Well by the time I read this reply and the other from Dennis, I already had the whole drivetrain back in my van. After my original email I went out to work on putting the transmission back on. It went on in the first try. I was ready to remove the engine if it did not. I want to be on the road by next weekend so skipped the pinion seals and torque converter seal. I did not have either one to install anyway. I know it would have been easy since I was this far. But it's already back in the van Thanks for the replies, Dave
--- Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US> wrote: > yeah, now that I think about it more, I think you > are right about the other > shaft(s). You may need to separate the final drive > from the engine so that > you can get all the shafts engaged. It's pretty > easy to do that since > you've got the whole thing out of the van. Then you > can get the AT and > final drive together and reattach the engine. > > Edward > > At 08:47 AM 5/28/2006, Dave Szurszewski wrote: > >Turning the crankshaft does turn the smallest > shaft. > >But I think it is the transmission driveshaft (I > think > >Bentley refers to is as the hydraulic driveshaft) > and > >then there is the pinion driveshaft. I can adjust > the > >position of the smallest (pump driveshaft) by > turning > >the crank and adjust the outer largest (pinion) by > >turning both drive axle mounts. But can not get to > >the middle shaft. I think it is driven by the > torque > >converter. > > > >This looks like it is matter of 'just keep trying > >until it fits' > > > >Thanks, > >Dave > > > > > > > >--- Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US> > >wrote: > > > > > The smallest shaft runs all the way from the > torque > > > converter to the pump > > > in the AT, which is at the far, far end by the > ATF > > > cooler. There are > > > splines on both ends of that shaft that have to > > > engage. Try turning the > > > crankshaft to see if that helps them to engage. > > > That's all that comes to > > > mind. > > > > > > Edward > > > > > > At 08:13 AM 5/28/2006, Dave Szurszewski wrote: > > > >Hello, > > > >I've been reading the list since last Nov. when > I > > > >bought my Westy. I've finally come across > > > something I > > > >can't find an answer to in the archives. > > > > > > > >I've dropped the entire drivetrain to do > > > headgaskets > > > >and other maintenance. > > > >As part of this I have split the Auto tranny > from > > > the > > > >final drive to replace > > > >the o-ring and fiber gaskets. > > > >Problem is I can't get the transmission back > on. > > > The > > > >driveshafts will not > > > >mate up ,preventing the tranny from seating all > the > > > >way. Is there some > > > >trick to this? I didn't find anything in the > > > bentley > > > >(unless I'm just not seeing them). I did not > > > separate > > > >the transimission from the engine. > > > > > > > >My van is an 88 westy. Any advice appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > >Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > > > >Do You Yahoo!? > > > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > > protection around > > > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com >
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