Thanks! Looks like I guessed correctly!

That is the plate I removed at about 3PM. What I pulled out looked like the new stuff I had waiting to go in.

I had the classic hard 1-2, badly flaring 2-3 then what amounted to a double shift right into 4th.

I removed the vac line to the trans and all shifts were firm, so I dropped the vac from 17 inches to about 7. The 1-2 was a little harder, but the 2-3 and 3-4 were now good.

After the K-1, I upped the vac to 12 inches and the 1-2 softened a little and the other shifts were still good.

So, I've gone from having to start with the shifter on "3", lifting my foot for the 2-3 and manually shifting to 4th, to driving normally...in a couple hours.

Now looking for an excuse to drive Millie!

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2009 VW TDI Jetta Sportwagon 172k miles (rear-ended harder than Elton John on 8/4/13. Total loss)

1991 Volvo 240 142k miles (T-boned by a stop sign runner. Total loss)