Date:         Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:28:59 -0500
Reply-To:     John Anderson <vwbus@MINDSPRING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         John Anderson <vwbus@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: auto tranny vs. manual/1
Comments: To: Karen Olson <kdosmm@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>, vanagon@vanagon.com
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>Is the Bently manual a good enough "how to" for the first time auto trans
>rebuilder?
>
>Any other manuals recommended for 1st time auto trans rebuilding?


NO, GOD NO.

The Bentley is a piece of SHIT, plain and simple.  What you really want to
lay your hands on is the tranny section from a RABBIT Bentley manual, the
old style and no one will argue far superior manual format.  That book will
give you step by instructional step, word by word, directions for
dissasembly, diagnosis, and reassembly of the auto box.  Some of the parts
have changed trivially, so you'll need to refer to the Van Bentley for
pictures occasionally, but anyone tearing into these do yourself the favor,
photocopy a Rabbit book.  Of course this covers only the tranny section, for
the final and the assembly we're on our own with the Van manual.

John
vwbus@mindspring.com