If you don't know what you're doing tightening that screw too much is an
easy way to burn the tranny up and if you get the band to slip off the
piston on one side or the screw you get to remove the valve body to try to
get it back together.

The piston has more than enough stroke to compensate for wear after the
initial adjustment during assembly. If second gear is slipping you will need
to open it up and fix everything that is wrong.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 6:04 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw

Hi all..
has anyone ever fiddled with that adjustment ?
I am aware of what Bentley says ..
just wondering if anyone has tried say, a qtr turn this way or that .

thanks.
 scott