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> Will a defective forward clutch in the AT upset any of the bone-to-bone
> ratios?

Ya got me. Planetary gear sets have always bent my brain a little. Indulging
in some dangerous speculation, but I would THINK that in 3rd gear the moving
chunk of the whole crazy double-stacked planetary gear array is just locked
up as one solid piece with the input shaft spinning the output shaft at
1:1.... I don't exactly know when/how the forward clutch engages though.

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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"