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Date:         Wed, 4 Dec 2013 20:53:05 -0500
Reply-To:     Steve Cotsford <cotsford@AOL.COM>
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From:         Steve Cotsford <cotsford@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: A/T changes hard
Comments: To: Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAB5BEXYXfOg3qBh77T1Q6JjTNLQK1NJ1qz_B9ZToW3Lb6B4PjQ@mail.gmail.com>
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If you have access to a detailed manual for this unit, then I would suggest you check the spring lengths to those printed. I have no experience of this transmission type but I have worked on and repaired a couple of ZF automatics in Volvo's and a Peugeot. I have also found spray cleaners like those for brakes or carburetors to be very useful, doing 1 section at a time to prevent a mix of parts. Steve On Dec 4, 2013, at 8:43 PM, Robert Fisher wrote:

> Basically you just clean it, carefully and well. There are springs and ball > bearings and screws that would be easy to lose, and of course there's lots > of dirty ATF. I used a large (like 35' x 20') lid to a Rubbermaid container > as a work surface (it had raised edges to catch the gunk). Put the lid in a > couple of clear garbage sacks, and took a picture of every single thing I > did, no matter how slight. Lots of lint-free shop towels. > If you think it's excessively worn (check the plate where the bearings rub > for ovaling) you can get a reconditioned unit from German Transaxle. > On Dec 4, 2013 9:16 PM, "thewestyman" <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote: > >> I can take off the pan and change the filter and even take out the valve >> body, but I would not know what to do with that. >> I will try to change the filter first. The valve body is something I have >> not done yet. I guess, one needs to change some items in it. >> Zoltan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: john Lauterbach >> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 9:03 PM >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: A/T changes hard >> >> Time to get your van to a competent A/T repair shop for cleaning the >> valve body, new filter, and new fluid. >> >> Jojm >> >> On Tue, 2013-12-03 at 20:57 -0800, thewestyman wrote: >> >>> Hello to all, >>> >>> This A/T is changing hard in the morning until it warms up. I don’t have >>> a good idea what to do with it, if any, to have it back to good order. >>> Anyone? >>> Greetings to all in Christmas spirit. >>> Zoltan >>> >>


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