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• Gear shift linkage?
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:36:49 -0500
  ...Tow guy thinks it's the gear shift linkage in the front. Any adivice on repairing this, or any other ideas on possible cause...
• Looking for an autotransmission gear
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 19:54:20 -0400
  Now that my son is here, I am looking for a sun (gear that is) for an 87 Vanagon automatic transmission. I wanted to...
• broken odo gears
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 11 Oct 94 14:34:33 EDT
  ...include me on the list of those who need to replace little white gears in their odometers. 81 Vanagon. Were you serious in offering...
• Re: 82 Vanagon gearbox swap ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Mar 1997 07:12:26 -0800
  After reading further down in the list I see I may be wrong about the Porsche gearbox fitting, if I am I am sorry...
• Re: TDI redline?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 10:02:10 +0200
  Michael, if you have to rebuilt the gearbox, change gearing! This makes, at least, the van more comfortable about noise. Redline on a TDI...
• Re: 91 vanagon 4 spd to 5 spd gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 13:20:06 EST
  ...I believe he sells the 5-spd 2wd gearboxes. Ben T San Francisco
• Gear whine causes
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 07:49:58 -0700
  Now that I'm back to driving our '88 Westy regularly, I'm noticing the gear whine is much louder than I think it...
• Re: question regarding clutch bearings and shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 16:14:09 -0700
  ...It is also not needed when in gear and the vehicle is moving with the clutch pedal released. It's main use is when...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:10:55 -0800
  ...Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw One age/wear hazard that can make the 2nd gear shift soft or irregular is if...
• Syncro Gearbox synchromesh
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 19:57:15 +0100
  Tell me please anyone - is 3rd gear the synchromesh that usually packs up? Symptons: Initially, gearlever started to feel a bit strange, sort of...
• 5sp
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:14:46 -0800
  ...I find the very low, but not a true granny gear 1st to be quite useful on rough terrain...not having to slip the...
• Microbus Tranny Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 12:36:15 MST
  ...tranny with a "Freeway Flier gear." Does anyone have any information on this? What is the final gear ratio of a stock, and this...
• '85 Westy shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:30:41 -0500
  Howdy! I am having difficulty in shifting into 1st gear of my '85 Westy with 88k miles. It seems to help if I push...
• Re: 3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 8 Apr 2000 03:45:08 -0700
  ...3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny >I understand that a flaw exists in a specific part of the vanagon tranny >between 3rd and 4th gears...
• Shifting is difficult after driving a distance
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 16:42:05 -0700
  ...When cold, you can plop it into gear with two fingers. But after driving for awhile (hot or cold ambient temps) it is very...
• Lost ALL gears, then they came back, then it was fine, then shifting got wierd, then it was fine
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:24:53 -0500
  ...I was exiting the interstate and pulled my van out of gear, put in the clutch, but could not get into ANY gear. I...
• Re: Two Tranny Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Snyder
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 20:33:06 -0700
  ...Book show a gear puller being used to remove 5th gear but mine just lifted off. I'll keep you and the list posted...
• Re: Lost ALL gears, then they came back, then it was fine, then shifting got wierd, then it was fine
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:39:51 -0500
  Your rear end ring and pinion gears may be shot. This will put all power to the front diff. VC. In other words you...
• Re: Alternative Rear Wheel Drive Transaxles-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 14:38:12 EST
  Hello, John brought up some legitimate concerns about the ability of the Vanagon gearbox in stock form adequately handling the torque of the 5...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:02:31 -0800
  Can you get your van it into 1st gear by shifting the gear shift lever closer to the reverse position - far left? If so...
• Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:38:59 -0600
  ...transaxile gear oil: GL-5 vs GL-4 Wed Jan 2, 2002 2:17 pm | � Options � � � Need information regarding the use of GL-4...
• Re: Syncro questions
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 31 May 2002 09:00:23 -0600
  ...The extra gear is a granny gear, with the same ratio as the reverse gear. So you really still have 4 useable gears in...
• Guidance wanted on 5 speed transmission problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 21:50:39 -0500
  ...Near our destination, 4th gear "quit" on me in that I was no longer able to shift into fourth while the car is moving...
• Noisy box
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 15:10:49 +0000
  If a 2L 82 gearbox starts to make a slight whining noise in over run or also when using reverse gear is the owner...
• Re: Shifting into 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 12:31:51 -0500
  ...Can I reduce the problem by using synthetic > gearbox > oil? I have no other problems with the box (doesn't jump out of > gear...
• Elephant Gears' US dealer
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 20:12:24 +1300
  ...Does anyone know if weddle >> will sell just a 4th gear set? Making 4th a little taller maybe cheaper >> than going to 15 inch...
• Odometer doesn't work; speedometer does?
  Historical mailing list - Don Oldenburg
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 12:50:46 EDT
  ...That greyish gear should be the problem. Turning the red gear on the left (the one turned by the gears coming off the speedometer...
• 1st gear shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 09:28:53 -0700
  ...All the other gears are fine (I am using the low 1st gear to get rolling). I thought I remembered seeing this problem addressed...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:00:45 -0500
  ...That transmission is very good for that purpose > by > using lower gears. Easier in fact than having to use a clutch to change > gears...
• Re: Manual Tranny oil
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:00:09 EST
  ...Instead of using a gear oil pump I have "squirted it in" using the gear oil bottle with a small hose on the top...
• Re: Recycling gear oil
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 01:03:39 -0400
  ...I have found gear oil to have a very strong and persistent smell. Doesn't take much to make the area smell pretty terrible...
• Re: Not able to engage any gear
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 12:38:10 -0700
  ...you ease off pressure on the gears ...like not accelerating or decelerating .. and 'fiddle' the lever into 2nd...and go through that gear. you...
• Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:12:58 -0700
  ...With my short > legs it hard to get the pedal down far enough to get the clutch fully > disengaged to avoid grinding the gears...
• Re: looking for explanation why shifting into third gear grinds when fluid warms up
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:50:35 -0800
  With thicker gear lube, the worn synchro's are likely to grab a bit better and when the oil thins when warm they just...
• SWEPCO Availability
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 06:12:25 -0700
  There's been much discussion about gear oil on this and the syncro list, and many folks swear by the SWEPCO 201 gear oil...
• Re: 85 spedo repair
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 06:08:37 -0500
  ...The gears were not broken, but just out of place. I pushed the assembly to the right and gears were engaging just fine. Put...
• Re: Emergency in South Dakota
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:49:27 -0400
  Tranny Time! The 4th drive gear hub broke where it is welded to the gear. This seems to be on sale this month. Dennis...
• Re: Transmission question GTA Auto Turbo real experience?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Aug 2019 02:26:07 +0000
  Eric, The "turbo" upgrade is a 4 gear planet carrier versus a 3 gear. It just provides more strength in the lower gears to...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jump out
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 09:58:17 -0600
  ...The usual causes for 3rd or 4th gear pop > out are bad teeth on the gear or the slider and a bad main ball...
• Re: Vanagon Re Power...with VW motor..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:22:48 -0800
  ...The DX also has a .77 top gear and this makes the overall gearing almost identical to a waterboxer 4 speed on the highway...
• Re: '82 Diesel Westy to 1.9L TDI
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 2 Aug 96 10:51:54 PDT
  ...Incidentally, first gear is the same <3.78:1> in both gearboxes. I believe it's only the Syncro that has the "stump-puller...
• Re: 83-85 & 86-91 Gas Manual Gear Ratios
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 14:40:17 -0700
  ...83-85 & 86-91 Gas Manual Gear Ratios > I wasn't able to quickly find this info through google. Basically, did > gear ratios change...
• Re: Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies. RPM in 5th gear question.
  Historical mailing list - Jarod Bishop
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 13:50:33 -0800
  ...The biggest drawback of the 5-speeds is that 1st >gear is a very low 4.11 ratio. Its nice if you have to...
• Re- Shift knob rattle help??
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 14:12:20 +0100
  I used to have a gear shift rattle until about a month ago. I used to tuck the gear nob behind my left knee...
• Proper Clutch use
  Historical mailing list - Kristopher B.
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 22:37:01 -0400
  ...neutral is for shifting between gears.. your automatic is always in gear, so should your manual.. kris -- http://www.i2.i-2000.com/~krisbee
• Stuck in 4th gear !
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 08:56:55 -0400
  ...All was fine till I went to exit the Interstate and the van would not come out of 4 th gear. The gearlever just...
• Shifting issue
  Historical mailing list - wognacious
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:23:44 -0700
  ...I can shift through all the gears forward and back except for 4th. Once I go from 3rd to 4th it doesn't want...
• Transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 01:12:00 -0700
  Is it possible to get gearsets for the 4-speed Vanagon transmission in different than stock ratios? I'd sure like to have a...
• Re: Pickup
  Historical mailing list - Jean & Steve Kammerer
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:04:30 -0400
  ...PU got about 30-33 mpg due to lower 4th gear ratio. Rabbit car had an overdrive for the top gear. Loved both cars...
• Re: Auto Transmissions $1395
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 27 Mar 1999 08:48:16 -0500
  > << They will also work fine on '86-91 but have very slightly > different gearing. >> > > Is the gearing taller? Yes, but only *very* slightly. - Ron...
• Vanagon Gear ratios
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 12:58:39 -0400
  I am looking for a listing of gear ratios for all Vanagon trannies. Does anyone happen to have this information online? Jay +======================================================================+ | jewing(at...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:47:53 -0500
  One age/wear hazard that can make the 2nd gear shift soft or irregular is if there's a failure in the 2nd gear...
• Acckk! My gear juice is *blue*...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 17:47:54 -0800
  ...Mmmmm, that distinctive stench of gear oil.... But wait, what's this..? Ackkk! The oil is BLUE! O.K, I've checked the gear...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 21:58:41 -0500
  ...But this was only on VERY steep grades, running high in 2nd gear. If towing and/or running the AC it could happen even...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:05:54 -0500
  ...Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw One age/wear hazard that can make the 2nd gear shift soft or irregular is if...
• Re: Redline MT90
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 09:58:38 -1000
  ...that is THE gear oil that German Transaxle swears by, and will only warranty their trans if run on that. Expensive ...12 bucks a...
• noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:43:11 -0800
  ...I can shift from gear to gear alright, but it sounds just awful. I have replaced the nylon parts under the gearshift ( vanagain kit...
• Re: Gearbox oil query.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 23:29:55 -0400
  I've been using the Mobil-1 in all my gearboxes for years. Put it in my rebuilds for the last 4. No problems...
• Re: Transmission Problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 21:23:43 -0500
  The torque converter does the same thing whether the trans is in reverse or a forward gear; it is probably OK. The clutches controlling...
• Re: Is my Syncro box about to blow
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 08:16:26 +0200
  My fourth gear required replacing at about 160k Km. Jimmy Sanby Cape Town SA '89 Syncro 15" >>> Andreas <anjar@ONLINE.NO> 11/26 3...