Transmission questions...

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  1. Payette 302MAV

    Payette 302MAV Member

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    you have to get an angle gauge to check this. you measure the u joint angle on the rear end and the transmission. i dont remember the spec for sure but you subtract the two numbers and and a good working angle is like 1 to 3 degrees..... in my auto tech class i was shown this and my instructor said alot of people over look this and should do it on alignments...... most dont tho
     
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    The manual lever seal pushes in from the outside of the C4 - there is no way you could put it in from the inside. You must be thinking of something else.
     
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    I misstyped. What I meant to say is that I could not find a way to replace that seal without removing the valve body. (If there is a way, I would sure like to know) I had to pull the valve body so I figured why not freshen it up.
     
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    You do have to remove the valve body but it can be done with the transmission in the car. Once the valve body is out, it is a matter of pushing the kick-down lever shaft in while you pull the manual lever out. Then you can pull the seal and push a new one back in.
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