Rebuilt 003 automatic geabox

[SGKent]

you have a 50 year old transmission. Most likely you will have to talk to some transmission specialist shops in the US or France to see what they would do. Find someone who has some cores they are willing to sell parts off.

example: https://www.germantransaxle.com/
_________________
Canned Water - the new California approved parts cleaner (except in a drought in which case rub it with sand).

George Carlin:
"Most people don't know what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it."

Skills@EuroCarsPlus:
"never time to do it right but always time to do it twice"

[G-rémy]

Hello everyone and Happy New Year from France Thank you for your previous replies.

I'm continuing and I'm nearing the end of reassembling the automatic transmission (still 003). Since the inside of the transmission was very dirty, I removed the valve body. I'm glad I did because I may have found the source of the problem (the transmission isn't shifting from 2nd to 3rd, or only at very high RPMs).

So I found the accumulator spring broken (VW 003 325 231 (C?). I can't find any information on this spring. Do you know where I could find the specifications to have one made, or a supplier in the US who might have one?

In addition, I only have documentation on the 003, and I get the impression that there are sometimes differences, like the number of balls in the valve body.

What do you think? Have a good day!
Jeremy

[lil-jinx]

_________________
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620186
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=668799
1974 Bay Westfalia. she likes to be called Ethel.
1968 Dune Buggy sold dec 2024

1974 parts bus
A smart man learns from his mistakes,a very smart man learns from other's mistakes.

[lil-jinx]

the gently show 3 steel plates(11) and 3 lined plates(12) with the lined plates between the steel plates,
10-11-12-11-12-11-12-13-
don’t know if it makes any difference but in my bentley that picture is tagged as figure 10-13 where yours is figure 10-14
the bently is for transmissions for 1973 to 1975 .says the 1976 and up are different ,but the final drive is the same,no info give for the later transmissions other then to say they are basically the same as a rabbit trans.
_________________
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620186
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=668799
1974 Bay Westfalia. she likes to be called Ethel.
1968 Dune Buggy sold dec 2024

1974 parts bus
A smart man learns from his mistakes,a very smart man learns from other's mistakes.

[SGKent]

I have not had one apart but I would think that #12 lined plate is the friction disk.

see https://www.vw-t2-bulli.de/michaelknappmann/tm_h/TM_H_17.html
_________________
Canned Water - the new California approved parts cleaner (except in a drought in which case rub it with sand).

George Carlin:
"Most people don't know what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it."

Skills@EuroCarsPlus:
"never time to do it right but always time to do it twice"

[timvw7476]

The upper note explains that two steels are touching each other in the middle of the assembly pack. Never seen that but I only deal with 010 type VW auto transmission.
Some decision on VW's part ??

[G-rémy]

Hi from France

I'm in a rebuilt of a 003 automatic transmission for 1973 T2 and i have a question !

On the picture of the documentation, there is no friction disk between the steel plate, but when i open it, there is a friction disk between them !!
Have you got an idea about that ? it's a 003 model NG !

Thank you !