<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top"><p dir="ltr">After a little better understanding it was brought to my attention that I killed the diff and not the automatic transmission unit. So, I need info on differentials to. </p>
<p dir="ltr">It was brought to my attention that the governor is part of the diff and not the automatic unit. I was thrown off because of my inexperience with the Volkswagen autos and the fact that so much atf came out when the governor come out. </p>
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<td valign="top">On 24 Nov 2013 at 14:42, Adam Douglass wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> Yesterday I had a axle shaft come loose and take out the governor on<br clear="none">> my 70 automatic transmission. It knocked the governor out of the<br clear="none">> transmission along with a piece of the case itself. It is a total<br clear="none">> loss. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">I'm really sorry to hear that. Our 003 ATs tend to be quite reliable, <br clear="none">so this is about the only way they die. I'm going to mention that <br clear="none">it's really important that those CV bolts get tightened to their <br clear="none">correct torque. To do this, you need the proper 8 mm 12-point driver <br clear="none">and it's always necessary to clean out the sockets in the bolt heads.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> What other automatic transmissions are options for
replacement? I know<br clear="none">> that there must me some type 2 and type 4 transmissions that are<br clear="none">> available that might be an option for replacement. Is the 010 an<br clear="none">> option? <br clear="none"><br clear="none">I don't think there are any other options. You need a Type 3 AT, and <br clear="none">you want to avoid the very early ones that have 5-bolt flanges around <br clear="none">the 2 output drive shaft flanges. They are out there. Someone here <br clear="none">may have one, but I don't.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- <br clear="none">*******************************<br clear="none">Jim Adney, <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org" href="javascript:return">jadney@vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">Madison, Wisconsin, USA<div class="yqt1832377986" id="yqtfd81485"><br clear="none">*******************************<br clear="none"><br
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