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
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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