HWH repair / locating parts

[krminyl@...]

Just a little addendum to Curt's suggestion....the kick-down actuator is
attached to the main piston with 2 big hose clamp-type screw clamps. When you
take them off, there are two little spacer button thingys that set the
kick-down actuator piston apart from the main leveling piston. The two spacers
are
different, and there is a small spring inside this spacers. Make a mental
(or written) note, which spacer goes on the top, and which one goes on the
bottom. They are not interchangeable. Do not lose the little spring that's
inside the spacer button thingy.

It took Curt 15 minutes....it took me two days because I couldn't get the
darn button spacer (for the lack of a better term) to seat and seal properly.
Holding onto a slippery piston actuator (coated with trans fluid), while
upside down on your back, and getting the hose clamp things on was a bear for
me....but I did get the job done, and it's worked perfectly since. I too
ordered the new actuator from HWH, and got about 50% back when I sent them my
old
one. Again, if you get a new actuator from HWH, the spacers are taped in the
correct spots...don't mix them up.

You can download the HWH parts list and assembly diagram from their website.

Good luck...If I can do it, anybody can.

Kevin McKeown
Yorba Linda, CA
1986 38' PT (for sale)





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