Date:         Tue, 20 May 2003 21:36:22 -0700
Reply-To:     armando guzman <razeprotrk@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         armando guzman <razeprotrk@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      tool list
Comments: To: mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM
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Here is the list of tools I used to remove the automatic transmission out of
my '88 Wolfburg Vanagon:
2 jack stands (good ones)
3000 lbs floor jack
Set of metric sockets, 10 mm to 19 mm
set of combination wrenches (open end, box end), from 8 mm to 19 mm
6 mm allen wrench or hex driver (to remove the cv joint bolts)
I pair of adjustable pliers (channelocks) to remove about 5 or seven spring
hose clamps
8mm allen to remove the air conditioning compressor
3/8 drive ratchet with long handle
Regular pliers, long screwdrivers, slot and phillips.
I don't want to outline the procedure here, but keep in mind that in order
to remove the transmission, the engine has to be removed forst, or better
yet, remove both units (engine and transmission) together and separate them
on the floor. For an amateur mechanis, it is a big job. For an experienced
mechanis, still a big job. Best thing to do is to have a friend to help, and
either mark everything, or take pictures, or draw your own in a piece of
paper, because you are not going to put it back together the same day (no
even the same week), so don't trust your memory. If I forgot something,
maybe someone else can add to the list.


>From: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Automatic transmission repair guide
>Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 00:10:41 -0700
>
>I might be interested in this. Do you include how to remove the damn
>thing... I'm not even sure how to do that. Do I need a hydraulic jack...
>and
>how many tons should it be rated for... which leads to another topic...
>what
>is the list of tools every vanagon owner should have, I mean the complete
>list... I'm curious what everyones opinion would be on this. If you want to
>start a tool list thread, please reply with the Subject: Tool List.
>
>Now back to the automatic transmission... can it be made stronger??? For
>handling greater power... or for lasting longer even under a heavier load.
>
>Someone was saying that rebuilds on automatics aren't as carefree or
>reliable as rebuilds on manuals.. is there any truth to this, and why would
>that be. Then again, someone said that its easier to rebuild automatics
>than
>manuals. Kinda conflicting don't you think...
>
>>From: armando guzman <razeprotrk@HOTMAIL.COM>
>
>>
>>To all tinkerers and shade tree mechanics: I recentle acquired a 1988
>>Vanagon, Wolfsburg adition, with a bad automatic transmission. The car was
>>super-clean and the price was very good, so I got it. I have been fiddling
>>with all types of VW for 25 years, T-1 to T4 and everything in between,
>>but
>>I never tackled an automatic transmission. A friend of mine in Yerington,
>>Nevada, who is a AT expert, told me is a piece of cake, so I went to visit
>>him for the weekend, brought the auto transmission with me and he took it
>>apart in front of me in less than a six pack of beer. I was impressed by
>>how
>>easy it was to take the transmission apart. The next weekend I brought the
>>rebuild kit and all the seals and he put it back together in no time at
>>all.
>>  I took pictures of everything we did, and made notes along the way. Now,
>>I
>>want to know if anybody in this forum would be interested in spending $25
>>plus shipping for a very well illustrated guide to dissassemble and
>>re-assemble a Vanagon automatic transmission. I don't want to say it is a
>>repair manual. It is not. It is a guide on how to do the work, with color
>>pictures of every step. Hotmail only allowed me one picture, but I can
>>e-mail more samples upon request. I'm thinking of recording all the info
>>on
>>a cd, using Microsoft Publisher, but I can also do it in plain 8.5X11 with
>>pictures and text, using Microsoft Word. Please note that the vanagon
>>transmission is a two piece unit: the transmission part and the final
>>drive
>>part. This guide only covers the auto transmission part. The final drive
>>can
>>follow later, if I get enough people interested in learning how to do it.
>>You can reply to this forum or you can e-mail me directly at
>>razeprotrk@hotmail.com
>>
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