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• Re: Manual Trans question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 23:13:27 -0400
  ...While driving on highways the gearbox pops out of fourth gear. Is this something that will have to go in to a (very expensive...
• Re: Syncro Tranny Lube Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 11:44:43 -0300
  ...Must be due to the gearbox then. ??? <snip> I just phoned the dealer, and got an immediate NO! to synthetic oil for tranny etc...
• Re: Diesel Westy Gearing Swaps- reply
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 09:55:18 -0700
  ...The 5.86 diesel gearbox (DZ) is about 20% lower geared than the later wasser's 4.83. That gives me an overall gear...
• Re: Porsche 6 cyl, was conversion
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 22:19:10 -0800
  ...Russell Sherman at Autospiel(here in Victoria) was involved with the mechanics of this van (rebuilding gearboxes and more), and he took me along...
• Re: 3.2L waterboxer, and 2.6L 5cyl in vw van
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 2002 18:21:15 EDT
  ...Bolting up to a normal Audi gearbox > > should work, but I've never tried it so don't take my word for it. I...
• Re: I want a bigger diesel turbo in it ...
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:17:45 -0800
  ...torque … the big one can be hard on the LT’s gearbox … I'd be afraid it would eat the tranny in a T3...
• Major Breakthough
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Dec 95 11:43:17 GMT
  ...so i am going to have to take the engine and gearbox out again this weekend (we only put them in a week ago...
• Wear Index
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 9 Nov 94 10:32:01 PST
  ...On the microbus, I would also need the axle reduction gearbox ratio. I'll do the arithmetic and post the results if some of...
• Re: Interesting '87 Westy charging problem
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Tue, 25 May 2004 00:06:56 +0200
  ...like this is ground wires on either alternator, relay, engine or gearbox...... or instrument cluster or battery or..... If it would have been the...
• Re: Conversions-16v?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 17:26:27 -0500
  ...I know it's a > faily high revving engine, but there are gearboxes avaiable to use that > powere band. > See, I've got one...
• Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:50:07 -0700
  ...you could shift ... > yours > I would love to have a "sequential gearbox" like a motorcycle. They always shift in one of two direct movements...
• Re: 82 Vanagon gear selection problem.
  Historical mailing list - L. J|rgen \hman
  Sat, 5 Apr 1997 02:47:19 +0200 (MET DST)
  ...2nd, 4th and reverse works ok. > > > >Is it a linkage problem or is the gearbox broken ? > > yup, linkage. but first crawl underneath and completely...
• Re: Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 09:26:29 -0700
  ...issues in the past the > problem was failed parts within the gearbox. > > Mike > From: Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2019...
• DK vs AB (wbx) Transmission PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 17:45:43 -0800
  ...http://www.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM Sorry about the dim lighting on some. I may redo some of the pics. As per Mark...
• Re: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:52:41 -0800
  ...Is this a linkage, or gearbox issue? Any thoughts on what part of the linkage I need to look at? Thanks all. Mark
• Re: How MUCH tranny gear oil
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  3 Jan 1996 18:46:24 -0800
  ...are unable to get the fill plug loose you have a gearbox with no lube in it and will be unable to replace the...
• Re: water pump 1.9 ....is there a preferred one?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:20:57 -0700
  ...did lots of work on the street when I was younger. Gearboxes, clutches and motors too. Now I have my own piece of dirt...
• Re: Manual Trans question
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 23:59:39 -0400
  ...While driving on >> highways the gearbox pops out of fourth gear. Is this something that will >> have to go in to a (very expensive...
• Re: 83-85 & 86-91 Gas Manual Gear Ratios
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 15:33:46 -0700
  ...4.83 or 4.86, >depending on the version of the gearbox. Tom Carrington's page has a link to >Helmut's fairly complete...
• 84 Vanagon GL Update & VW Tool ?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 14:42:13 -0600 (CST)
  ...The problem is that the PO started disassembling the tranny and split the gearbox from the ring & pinion area. In order to replace the...
• Re: Starting From Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Thu, 5 Dec 1996 16:43:55 -0500 (EST)
  ...for a long time: > > Is there a contact anywhere in the gearbox that one could use to tell > the vehicle is in gear or...
• Re: syncro help: diff lock won't disengage
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:08:41 EST
  ...jack up one side wheel and , with the gearbox in neutral, try moving the wheel that is up..(they "syncro" part will not allow...
• Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 10:32:03 -0600
  ...Personally I'm working towards a 110 HP engine with a 3.55 4 speed manual gearbox. I have heard nothing but good things...
• Re: NASCAR Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:32:47 -0700
  ...One SVX-powered T3 was seen to leave > its gearbox in pieces all over the track. > > Swaybars will be Addco, though the TUV refuses...
• Hi list. 90 syncro bad leak stuck in parking lot
  Historical mailing list - Nomadix
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 02:52:45 -0600
  ...Now am thinking it might have been Manuel transmission fluid (gearbox fluid). I know that holds 5 quarts. Sure I have seen about two...
• Re: Use of Synthetic Oil in Syncro Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Fri, 15 May 1998 08:31:32 -0600
  ...is to open the fill plugs before the drain plugs so you know you can refill the gearboxes after you drain them. later, Fred
• Re: Syncro Conversion-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 18:43:29 EDT
  ...I'd estimate and say that to add this to your existing gearbox would be in the neighborhood of $375+ labor. There are on...
• Re: Friday engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:15:12 -0400
  ...This flat-12 engine sits on top of > the gearbox. It's not a true boxer, despite the name, but rather it is a...
• Hard oil seals
  Historical mailing list - Niall Mac Caughey
  Mon, 15 May 2006 21:45:11 +0100
  ...I had a 12 year old Golf (Rabbit) Cabriolet and the gearbox failed at 100,000 miles; this is a well-known problem with...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:27:06 -0800
  When I married my wife she already knew how to drive a stick....so her transition to my then ride...... '73 911T Porsche Targa...
• More Transmission FAQ Including the original German
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 08:20:02 -0500
  ...The serial T3 gearbox is expenditure-provoked with this torque to to its power limit! Each further increase of the max. Torque (those max...
• Re: Transaxel tool
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 08:34:36 -0500
  ...http://www.vanagonauts.com/Changing-gearbox-oil101.htm Have fun, Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 8:28 AM, David Bjorkman...
• RE: 911-Drivetrain in 66 Micro??
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 8 Feb 96 10:49:07 EST
  ...The Vanagon gearbox is usable with the six; the 66 Micro's reduction boxes would have to go, which means adapting the Porsche parts...
• Re: Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:24:47 -0700
  ...You don't have to bolt it in - just hold the motor >> housing/gearbox against bare metal that's connected to the van body...
• 5sp trans determination was: 5sp trans woes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Downes
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:51:01 -0400
  ...getting myself psyched up to get all up in some dang gearbox! WOO! so here's a good discuss-o-question: what kind of...
• Re: Vanagon Re Power...with VW motor..
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:05:54 -0700
  The other deal of course is that the stock DX gearbox has a 5.43 R & P which will get you nowhere fast! The...
• Re: Aftermarket diff-lock for Vanagon?-REPLY
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:12:31 EDT
  ...maybe. >> (about installing some sort of locking type diff in a 091 style gearbox.) I agree but it would require a complete teardown and...
• Re: Transaxel tool
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 08:00:36 -0600
  ...href="http://www.vanagonauts.com/Changing-gearbox-oil101.htm" target=_blank>http://www.vanagonauts.com/Changing-gearbox-oil101.htm</A><BR><BR>Have fun...
• Mr Pants!! (was:Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 14:02:09 EST
  ...Wont reduce your stock vanagon tranny to a gearbox full of metal chunks, , and a kennedy adaptor is already available for this application.. plus...
• Re: Darrell's transaxle lubricant question- reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 01:47:36 EST
  ...I can only warranty my 091-1 gearboxes if the customer uses a GL4 rated synth. (Their choice of brands is OK. Redline and...
• Re: Rick's good used cheap Syncro trans quest
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 13 May 1999 11:56:53 -0400
  ...are pricey beasts- $2K out the door doing the > customer's gearbox. This one was "difficult to shift into 3rd > while hot" and when...
• Short Shifter for 5 speed 89 Caravelle GL ( Vanagon) OZ
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 17:25:06 +1100
  ...Do they cause any damage to the gearboxes as the throw is much quicker? Does it put additional stress on the synchros? Usability... What...
• Re: Shifting into 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 19:15:44 -0700
  ...Can I reduce the problem by using synthetic gearbox >oil? I have no other problems with the box (doesn't jump out of gear...
• Tire size vs. Engine RPM
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 10:29:08 -0400
  ...http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM and the calculator can be found here: http://www.xse.com/leres/ss/calculator.html. It appears...
• Re: Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:40:25 -0400
  ...the internal dome of >the piston of the slave, so it can push further on the releasearm on >the gearbox. > >Best regards > >Jens Jakob
• Re: High elevation adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 17:47:35 +0100
  ...Also, manual gearbox - definitely - I think I'd shoot myself before buying another auto of that vintage, even in the UK - as a race...
• Re: Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 10:02:26 -0500
  ...mates with the lever on the shaft that goes into the gearbox has disintegrated. So I need to replace that ball and the protective...
• Four Speed Wasserboxers?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Mar 1997 18:00:05 +1100 (EST)
  Hi all, I've just been reading Vanagon list #1298 re.'82 Crew Cab and would a wasserboxer gearbox fit.Chris said it wouldn...
• Re: Installing cruise on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 18:14:32 +1200
  ...And the van's speedo is driven from the left-front wheel, not the gearbox. The Rostra UltraCruise is available with vacuum or all...
• Re: Newbie questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 09:27:36 EST
  ...engine oil dripping from the join between the engine and the gearbox. Hope you dont ! Check the condition of your CV joint boots too...
• Re: Redline MT-90 Winter Weather Advisory
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:41:05 -0600
  ...I have since been pleasantly > surprised on the few mornings in the 20 degree Fahrenheit range to find the > gearbox shifting like on a...
• Re: Trans. Oil filler plug?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:24:01 -0400
  ...It really is a great gearbox for me..As someone mentioned, going at a hill, I backshift from 5th at about 65 and I...
• Re: David Bogel's 3rd Gear Grind
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 13:20:55 EST
  ...Once in the gearbox I noticed that the clutch hub for 3rd/4th was cracked all the way around but the owner did not...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:14:28 -0300
  ...dark and you overshot the position: >> https://s19.postimg.org/mkaasgi1f/gearbox_lighting.jpg >> >> > Gordon: > > Have a boo on-line for pictures of a...
• Re: Cool modified DOKA and BRM
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:20:17 +1200
  ...To simplify things they have a normal engine with the drive taken off the end of the crankshaft; this requires the gearbox to be...
• Re: Advice on doing TD Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Tue, 5 May 2015 05:04:36 -0500
  ...I currently enjoy my .77 4 the in the original diesel gearbox running 215/75/15 bfg all terrains with my AAZ On May...
• /f poem about my van
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 4 Apr 1997 20:07:38 -0500 (EST)
  ...horsepower Porsche 944 4-cylinder to a six-speed close ratio gearbox, and somehow (with what knowledge culled out of the vast expanse on...
• Re: "Increase the HP,up to 45%
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 20:39:26 -0700
  ...Mans this year??? >> >>"The first Vanagon entry retired with a broken gearbox in the third hour. >> The second entry blew a head gasket just...
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OOMKES Robin
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:25:38 +0200
  ...Every time that I drove that at its top speed of 110 km/h for any length of time, something (like a gearbox, or...
• Re: 82 vanagon - I need a new engine - questions
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 00:53:31 -0400
  ...Consider you'll need to upgrade your gearbox too.. I would recommend a brand new or rebuilt 1.9L NA or turbo diesel. I...