You will probably need shims changed to reset the pinion depth and use
bluing to check it all afterwords to make sure the contact is correct...
 Don't know what to look for??? don't try this at home boys and girls...
then there is the backlash and prelaod setups...
Daryl of AA Trans (who doesn't do automatics)
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: swapping r&p

> On 10/30/06, Matthew <mpteleski@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> folks, i stubled upon a more suitable r&p for a
>> project... what does it take to replace one? Yes, i am
>> tech savy. since this would be in an automatic tranny,
>> i don't need to deal with shift forks, but what about
>> special jigs and alignment tools? Bentley is in the
>> garage which is to far for a 15F walk...
>
> Well, by the look of the Bentley procedure, even if you decide to just
> wing it on the precise measuring the Bentley calls for, the tough part
> will be putting the bearings on the pinion. Since that requires a
> press, I'd likely just drag that big cast iron monster into a
> trustworthy tranny rebuilder with the new R&P and say "rebuild it with
> this". They'd put it together with properly set tolerances anyway. I
> think the one instruction out of the Bentley that most turns me off on
> the R&P swap procedure is this:
>
> "Heat ring gear to approx. 100degC (212degF)" (pg 39.56)
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>