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Old 07-05-2009, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by pawoSD View Post
It may not be the modulator, it may just be the little rubber cap that covers the shift-firmness adjustment. If it falls off/dries out/cracks it will leak out vacuum. A new one is like $1.25.....check the condition of that little rubber cap first! A modulator is messy and annoying to replace and costs almost $50. I actually did have my modulator fail and the symptoms of that are usually really soft/sliding shifts rather than real hard.
What the what? Vacuum can leak out of that little cap!? If that's true then I just ordered a modulator that I don't need! My cap is ripped down the middle, but still attached... bummer! Also, I forgot to order a new cap. Sure the part is 1.25 but the shipping is like $10!
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