Re: Need Help!(Tom)-Adjusting the Bands

From: Bob Nichols (bnich@bellatlantic.net)
Date: Tue Apr 06 1999 - 00:00:14 EDT


fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:

> What are they talking about in the 98 FSM for adjusting the transmission
> bands?! The first parts says to tighten the adjustment screw as follows:
>
> Pg 21-175
>
> Rear Band Adjustment
> (1) Raise Vehicle.
> (2) Remove pan, etc, etc,
> (3) Loosen the locknut, etc, etc,
> **(4) Tighten adjusting screw to 8 Nm (72 in. lbs.)**
>
> ..So far so good, but in the very next paragraph it says...
>
> 42/44RE Transmission (I have the 44RE)
> ***Back off adjusting screw 4 turns.***
>
> Is this right? First you tighten it down then loosen it up?? It sounds
> like one of the Raiders of the Lost Arc flicks... You know the one, one
> side of the medallion says build the shaft to six cubits but the other side
> says take back three cubits or something like that! :-)
>
> Please! Any experts out there please let me know what's goin' on!
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tom

Tom, What the hell you doing brother? Trans Kit? If so let me know how it turns
out. Good luck. (Hope you be able to meekoms now), Bob

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