[V8] Warning from the Audigods!

[NIck Miller]

I'm actually going to look around for some info on the tranny.  Its a good
idea.  Does anyone know the exact ZF model number, and which year 5-series
BMW's used the same trans?

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:47 PM, NIck Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yea, taking a valve body apart isn't the tough part, putting it back
> together is.  Honestly, I've done 3 chevy 700r4 auto's and I wouldn't touch
> a valve body without a diagram of where all the balls and check valves go.
> You can really eff it up if it doesn't go back in.   You could always take a
> picture though.
>
> Petroleum jelly is a great tool for putting them back together.  You put
> some in where the ball is supposed to go and it doesn't move around or fall
> out after that.  very usefull.
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Tony and Lillie <
> tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> I haven't had a V8 auto apart, so I can't say for sure. However, if it's
>> like many of the automatics of that era, it comes out fairly easily, as
>> you
>> will see when you remove the transmission pan. Then, it's just a matter of
>> taking all the valves and springs out, cleaning everything, and putting it
>> all back together.
>>
>> Perhaps someone else has had one apart in the past (Dave Head comes to
>> mind)??
>>
>> Tony
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Roger Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>
>> To: "'Tony and Lillie'" <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>; <v8 at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 5:20 AM
>> Subject: RE: [V8] Warning from the Audigods!
>>
>>
>> > Interesting.  How difficult is it to remove the valve body?
>> >
>> > Roger
>> >
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