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• Re: diesel gas conversion - fourth day
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 4 May 2002 20:05:40 -0700
  ...When we last left our heros, they had taken a little bit off the input shaft and were getting ready to put the gas...
• Re: Any tips on the last inch transmission mounting?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 14 May 2011 16:47:38 -0700
  ...Any tips on the last inch transmission mounting? Putting Sally's "new" transmission on and haven't been able to get the input shaft...
• Transaxle Trouble 3rd & 4th - Away from Home
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Sat, 23 May 2009 20:33:31 +0000
  ...Pleasant,TN area that happens to have an extra tranny around?  Thanks for any input/help. David Wilhite 84' Westy Middle TN
• Re: Bellhousing gasket source?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 18 May 2004 00:10:27 -0400
  ...17 May 2004, Shawn Wright wrote: > I just replaced the leaking input shaft seal on my '88 Westy transmission, and > could not find a...
• Re: Tranny noise: 1st and 2nd. (Short AUDIO Clip)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:31:33 -0800
  ...IIRC, a Vanagon transmission input shaft sticks out ~ 1". I wonder if I could hook up an electric motor via belt/pulley to bench...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Milby
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 12:34:13 -0400
  ...When the flywheel goes on it will collapse the outer > shell and the input shaft will not be able to spin free or it...
• Fwd: Re: Test Setup Test Viscous With Torque Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 03:59:28 -0500
  ...inconclusive I gather because various bearings, >including the ones in the input shaft housing may have and should have >preload friction, which makes it...
• Re: Clutch not fully disengaging near Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:01:50 -0400
  ...plate-disk assembly or the pilot bearing is bad causing the input shaft to drag and keep turning with the engine. If the pedal...
• 1972 (engine almost in?!?!?) Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 23:46:18 -0400
  ...out that when I raise the engine to get to the input shaft, the cooling tin at the rear catches. I kinda gave up...
• RE: What's a Pilot Bearing? ('88)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 02 Apr 1996 09:47:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...The input shaft to the --------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Maher smaher@gi.com '80 V6anagon w/Chevy 2800 '66 Mustang Coupevertible, for sale Check out the cars...
• What's this syncro westfalia worth?
  Historical mailing list - karen meredith
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 11:53:57 -0800
  ...http://evcl.com/temp/syncro/ 87 Syncro Westfalia For Sale One unfortunate thing is the missing drive shaft... I took it out a couple...
• Re: Which redline oil to use
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 23:14:41 -0700
  ...Which redline oil to use In theory, The MT-90 is used for Hypoid style diferentials (axles at 90degrees from trans input shaft) and...
• Re: flywheel pilot bearing will not fit!
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 20:53:12 -0500
  ...As I later found out the correct part allows the input shaft to pass completely through it. What a P.I.A. it was...
• Re: clutch problems..pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 14:36:21 -0500
  ...I told them whats up and what I thought the problem was and to check the input shaft and replace it if it was...
• A question for the tranny experts...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 18:54:29 -0700
  ...The shaft the throwout bearing rides on was pretty dry, but the bearing itself spun smoothly. When I spin the tranny input shaft in...
• Re: how can you tell 4-speed vs. 5-speed apart outside of the van
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:52:20 -0700
  ...I remember turning the input shaft on the tranny (with the engine unbolted) and shifting the tranny with a pair of vice-grips on...
• Re: Debugging air leaks in a Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:18:02 -0700
  ...I'm not sure what shafts seals should be most suspect, but the input shaft might be one. Let me know what you think...
• Re: transmission for I4 conversion--will a DK fit?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 02:41:40 -0700
  ...Of course the bellhousing on the DK has to be changed to the diesel one and the input shaft needs to be shortened or...
• Flywheel seal
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:13:46 -0600
  ...a standard, I would also replace the seal on the tranny input shaft. It is inexpensive and just as easy to replace as the...
• Re: Seized Engine?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 20 May 2006 12:16:38 -0400
  ...Stuck starter? (pinion gear jambed and still engaged w/flywheel teeth) Bell housing/engine loose on tranny? (input shaft would might bind I imagine...
• Re: Determine if new pilot bearing needs replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 4 Oct 2017 18:48:23 -0700
  ...thinner, grease it back up and chamfer the end of the input shaft. > > I once had a 4wd Blazer I replaced the clutch on...
• Re: 1977 VW van hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:28:34 -0800
  ...What kind of RPM are EV motors happiest at? Would the idea of powering a syncro transaxle through the output shaft be practical from...
• Re: need to ship a transmission
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 22:42:39 -0500
  Its a lot cheaper if you have the bellhousing and input shaft removed. Ease to do. Ship these seperately. Smaller and lighter, box it...
• Re: (new to list!) tranny stuck in gear!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:34:05 -0400
  ...shaft > > slides in and > > out of the tranny, and that each gear is a clockwise of > > counter clockwise > > rotation of the shaft. > > > > ANY INPUT...
• Re: Left Passenger Wiper Failed after snow and ice build up, need some feedback on how to fix this please.
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:44:36 -0800
  ...I use a dental pick type tool to clean the little slivers of metal out of the shaft splines. Once the shaft splines are...
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  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 15:36:25 -0700
  ...Tape is level with oil pan as is the builders level. > > Input shaft is cut! > > Thanks again! > > Neil. > > On 10/2/17, vw_van...
• Re: VW "Motorhome" FS Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 07:10:09 -0500
  ...The oil pan, flywheel, input shaft, engine cradle, transmission and hanger bars are worth twice what he is asking. Plus, the interior looks pretty...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Conversions at Litchfield Show
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 00:02:17 -0600
  ...Swap the bellhousing, input shaft, oilpan, etc, and go. > Subaru 2.2 > This conversion was done using the Kennedy conversion kit and is > incredibly...
• Re: Is Bus Depot Ok?
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 16:48:37 -0400
  ...Order a tranny input shaft seal and a main engine seal too. They're cheap, and you'll be right there; no better time...
• Re: Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:35:52 +1200
  ...The motor - by way of pulleys - >>will drive a shaft whose rotational speed should have a controllable >>range from 0 to 200 RPM. >> >>I...
• Re: Problem finding a gear 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 17:02:34 -0500
  ...inspect the > transmission input shaft to see if it needs replacement or can be > smoothed up and reused. > > While the clutch is out ... it...
• Re: Carrier Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 15:02:51 -0500
  ...With the inline crankshaft, you need to shorten the transmission input shaft or source the correct replacement. Mine is shortened by abount 12mm. Don...
• 5 spds FS
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 26 May 1998 10:37:50 -0300
  ...So no way will you ever get a 6spd Syncro :( You would need to change the bell. + input shaft likely, and I'd wonder...
• Pulled the Transmission................
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Mon, 12 May 2003 11:01:07 EDT
  ...Again no real problem but I later discovered a large washer that slips right over the splined shaft coming out the front of the...
• Re: Overhaul an 81 air cooled
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 18:03:14 -0700
  ...to leave the tranny (manual) on or off? Lining up the input shaft on the V8s was always a bit of a pita, so...
• Re: Adding Power Steering to an '87?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:15:31 -0800
  ...Power is smaller Input shaft to the rack from Steering wheel. Power uses a different input shaft to the rack (shorter) and it is...
• Re: Clutch pedal pressure
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 18:26:02 -0700
  ...Did you lubricate the splines on the tranny's input shaft? Did the throughout bearing yoke move freely? Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 9 Mar 2009 12:29:09 -0700
  ...for leaks at input shaft seal on tranny cross shaft for play/signs of failing (cracks at forks) Cross shaft bushings at driver side...
• Re: H2OBoxer BellHousingCrack?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:31:11 -0400
  ...I've had them towed in with the bottom studs busted, the clutch disk hub disintegrated and damage to the trans input shaft including...
• Vanagon diesel tranny
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sat, 9 May 1998 23:08:25 EDT
  Have Vanagon diesel transmission minus the bellhousing and input shaft (used in my swap) and a bellhousing from a waterboxer transmission. I am not...
• Re: Sound conundrum - input requested
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:44:12 -0600
  ...I could reproduce the heavy knocking sound by moving the shaft by hand under the van. I believe the sound is the end of...
• '89 auto trans final drive questions
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Tue, 6 Nov 2012 22:26:03 -0500
  ...I am planning to change the drive shaft seals for leakage and noticed that there is a noticable amount of side and end play...
• Re: Transmission upgrade
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:27:03 -0600
  ...Will the bell housing's and input shafts change over to the heavier gear boxes? I may be able to get the shifter assembly...
• I need help on my conversion.
  Historical mailing list - John Stepto
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 22:13:56 -0400
  ...I received my freshly rebuilt waterboxer trans (from Daryl at AA Transaxle)with diesel bellhousing and input shaft and proceeded to install. I did...
• Re: Syncro trans input shaft guide sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Sun, 13 Jun 2021 14:45:02 -0700
  Alistair. My take on that is: "if guide is plastic, do not grease" Image of 2wd sleeve parts also shows two pieces and looks...
• Re: Now it starts: racing idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:48:00 -0400
  ...The usual cause of this is the gear carrier housing is shot and the input shaft main bearing is slamming back and forth and...
• Re: 1.9l Turbo Diesel, the swap is on!
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sun, 17 May 1998 20:01:45 EDT
  ...They use a tottaly different setup than the Vanagons with a rod that slides inside the input shaft that presses against a plate which...
• re-oil leak from rear main seal?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:40:50 +0000
  ...I presume the input shaft seal is leaking on the gearbox. Transmission oil is the yellow thick smelly stuff. Try and collect some of...
• Inline 4 transplant question
  Historical mailing list - Carolyn Kitzmann
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 18:42:50 -0500
  ...My first thought was maybe the input shaft from the diesel trans was maybe bottoming out in the crank. Second question. In the mess...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Debugging air leaks in a Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:35:43 -0700
  ...I'm not sure what shafts seals should be most suspect, but the input shaft might be one. Let me know what you think...
• Re: Odometer....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 14:50:31 -0500
  ...It is usually caused by slippage of a gear on a shaft in the speedometer housing. It requires disassembly, locking the gear to the...
• Re: Left Passenger Wiper Failed after snow and ice build up, need some feedback on how to fix this please.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:54:31 -0500
  ...I use a dental pick type tool to clean the > little slivers of metal out of the shaft splines. Once the shaft > splines > are...
• Re: CV joint raceway opinion
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:52:06 -0800
  ...up this half-shaft again for a while, I'm buying new joints. Thanks for all the insight and input. -Dick Wong- 78 Scirocco...
• Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 11:53:58 -0800
  ...Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion) Good point about sending welding work to a pro. I too had considered...
• Re: anyone put a locking diff in a 2wd?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 09:28:52 -0500
  ...from the transaxle/clutch, >corresponding to a "sticky" spot in the input shaft rotation. It went >away when I took off the gear carrier...
• Re: Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 07:57:10 -0600
  ...Next is the needle bearing on the input end of the main or input shaft or the ball bearing on the other end. An...
• Re: Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 20 May 2006 11:17:11 -0700
  ...The failure prone gear is the plastic one external to and on the input shaft of the main odometer. These tend to crack and...
• Re: Internal Debate
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 8 Mar 2009 18:45:29 -0400
  ...With the transmission assembled and torque converter hanging on the input shaft, push in on the torque converter while turning it by hand. You...
• Re: Is mechanic on the level?
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 05:40:00 -0500
  ...It > would help if I could find someone that I could trust for sure around > here. > > Thanks in advance for any input. > > david
• Steering guru request...
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 3 Oct 1994 07:10:49 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Oh, the input shaft into the steering box moves, but it doesn't translate into any movement on the output shaft. The result of...