Don't we Americans usually park with the starboard side against the
sidewalk?

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
|Robert Fisher
|Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 6:29 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
|
|Port and starboard work pretty well... unless you don't know port from
|starboard. : )
|
|Cya,
|Robert
|On Mar 10, 2011 4:34 PM, "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <
|scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
|> yes ..
|> so now I guess it's DS and PS ....
|> and maybe CS too, for 'curb side.'
|>
|> and FS for front side.
|> etc.
|> ----- Original Message -----
|> From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro@gmail.com>
|> To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
|> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
|> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 2:27 PM
|> Subject: Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
|>
|>
|> Maybe it means 'Daniel Stevens' or 'Daniel Scott'. My serious guess is
|> 'Driver's Side'.
|>
|>
|> BenT
|>
|> sent from my electronic leash
|>
|> On Mar 10, 2011, at 2:10 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
|> <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
|>
|>> hi Dan ..
|>> it does, very much ..
|>> but say what DS stands for please.
|>> ----- Original Message -----
|>> From: "Daniel O Stevens" <dosteven@SYR.EDU>
|>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
|>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 1:47 PM
|>> Subject: Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
|>>
|>>
|>> One age/wear hazard that can make the 2nd gear shift soft or irregular
|is
|>> if
|>> there's a failure in the 2nd gear piston mentioned by Ken under the
|>> circlips
|>> on the DS.
|>> If the rubber piston seals are cracked, aged to shrink or in my
|Brother's
|>> case the small internal retaining E-clip fell off and wedged into the
|>> pistons sidewall and inhibited the stroke.
|>> Service to the 2nd gear piston & seals can be done with trans in place,
|>> though you will likely need to drop the pan & valve body if you pull it
|to
|>> get the 2nd gear band in position on the "fingers"
|>>
|>> On Mom's AT vanagon the 2n'd gear cover popped off while she was driving
|>> it.
|>> Creating a huge cloud of smoke as the ATF poured out onto the hot
|exhaust.
|>> The Circlip had grit, and oxidation under it which undermined it's
|groove
|>> and ability to retain the huge pressures.
|>> I used a cheap Bar clamp with one head reversed to push (screw
|adjustment)
|>> the piston in to allow reseating the retaining Circlip. (after cleaning
|>> the
|>> groove of detris)
|>>
|>> Hope this offers some insight.
|>>
|>> Dan Stevens
|>> VW Club of Central NY www.vwccny.com
|>> Empire VW camping club www.empirevwcamping.org
|>>
|>>
|>>
|>> Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:42:13 -0800
|>> From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
|>> Subject: Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
|>>
|>> thanks for the warning.
|>> I'm not sure that I'm going to be messing with that screw.
|>> I expect that it should have more than enough stroke to compensate for
|>> wear
|>> all right. .
|>> just thought I'd ask.
|>>
|>> ----- Original Message -----
|>> From: "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
|>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
|>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 3:09 AM
|>> Subject: Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
|>>
|>>
|>>> 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