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• Re: Syncro - tire question regarding flat - help
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:16:39 -0700
  ...Do you think that the drive shafts that readily drop out once the bolts are removed had already been removed at some point in...
• Re: Tires - Syncro (frequently discussed)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Fri, 27 Dec 1996 19:04:28 -0800
  ...However, when the speed difference between the two shafts beccomes greater than 6%, which could happen if the rear wheels lost traction on a...
• Re: Tranny swap: All Forward Gears too High.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:06:50 -0700
  ...these are > the splines on the shifter shaft near the u-joint where the forward shaft > meets the rear shaft. one spline at a...
• Loose steering column shaft
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Jan 2023 11:50:32 -0600
  The splined shaft to which the steering wheel attaches has gotten really loose. I can grip the wheel and move it back and forth...
• Re: Syncro Drive Line also known as Prop Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:39:32 -0800
  --- Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > The new shafts we sell are a new design that eliminates that bushing and the > rubber flex disc...
• Re: Shearing CV Axles constantly... What to do next?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:00:36 -0400
  On my 3.4liter chevy v6 powered van, I tore through a few (7) transmissions, but the half-shafts were fine (original -- 14+years...
• Re: ISO : rocker arm shaft carrier
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 18:58:27 -0700
  the 'carrier' is the slitted block that slides over the shaft onto the stud and gets torqued down to 25 psi. I should have...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:24:56 -0800
  ...You can call one > input shaft and the other output shaft. The output shaft drives the > ring gear and the drive shaft and CV...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:14:07 -0400
  ...Just flipping a shaft end-for-end (or moving CVs between ends, reversing the direction of movement) doesn't change the direction of load...
• Re: Synchro trans leak
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 2 Feb 95 11:11:58 PST
  > > On my 86 Synchro, I've replaced the seal around the drive shaft that > comes out of the transmission to the front differential. > > I...
• Removing Center Drive Shaft on Syncro (Bad VC)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Couture
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 18:53:26 -0700
  ...tight parking lot turns) so I want to pull my drive shaft until I can get a replacement. I know that I should mark...
• Re: c.v. joint removal Question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:24:01 -0800
  ...joint/ shaft removal and the archive did no > touch upon this. > > I have a 80 ail cooled / manuel trans that the driver side out...
• Re: windshield wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:25:49 -0600
  ...Well, I have a new shaft in hand from Van > Cafe. Now I realize that the conical pressable piece that the stud > and splines...
• Re: Name of ring that slides on shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:35:26 -0400
  ...Name of ring that slides on shaft? > > >> is it the axle nut you are looking for? >> >> here is a pic from an split bus...
• Re: Maybe this is the cause of poor shifting in my air-cooled Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 2 Oct 2014 06:17:19 -0400
  ...I've > posted a few shots of this portion of the front selector shaft at > http://1drv.ms/1xDiHMh . The shaft from the Westy...
• Re: Syncro and Long Trip w/o Front Drive Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 10:25:18 +0200
  ...The viscous coupling works both ways, that is, the normal way (input from the drive shaft and output to the front differential and the...
• Re: Trans. Install: Input shaft & clutch splines
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:45:17 -0700
  ...A > > year and about 5,000 miles later the input shaft seal failed. That's > > when I found the deeply scored input shaft. The...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Arthur H. Walker
  Mon, 1 May 1995 17:13:11 -0700
  it's a popular misconception that if you reverse the orientation of a drive axle on a CV shaft, the bearings will be loaded...
• Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 00:03:34 +0200
  ...The reason to do this before the crank case is bolted together, is that when the shaft is dislocated, it takes several ties to...
• Busted wiper bolt
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:16:32 -0400
  ...Could you explain your situation a bit more fully? If you're talking about attaching the wiper arm to its shaft, the male thread...
• Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:53:43 -0700
  ...Found notes on P 35.60a Bentley regarding selector shaft modifications. IF my AB transmission has the older version shaft, is there something this...
• Re: Stiff Shifter
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Mar 1997 00:01:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...Wish there were boots for the shaft around the bushings, though. Dave At 10:22 AM 3/1/97, Joseph Doniach wrote: >> The shifter...
• Re: Dead Odometer
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 16:03:52 EDT
  ...The gear was in the correct position on its' shaft, but the entire shaft had moved outbound about 1/4". I had to strike...
• Re: Westfalia sink faucet behavior
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 15:32:53 -0700
  ...Maybe the knob is not even turning the shaft. Remove the small screw in the top of the knob, pull it off and see...
• Re: WANTED - Syncro Drive Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:30:11 -0700
  David, i'll trade you a syncro drive shaft for a syncro without a driveshaft. Sounds like a good deal i'd say. -m...
• Re: alternator pulley removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:26:31 -0500
  ...Instead, there is provision at the end of the shaft for an Allen Wrench! It makes removal of the nut very easy. Mike Mike...
• Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:14:50 -0400
  At 06:09 PM 8/16/2009, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >is the shaft just moved over and kept the same end-for-end...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 16 May 2009 09:46:07 -0600
  ...So what am I missing? Loren, IIRC a section of the center "shaft" of the pop rivet stays with the rivet. That's what...
• Re: Syncro Driveshaft Universal Joints
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:31:16 -0400
  ...Or, you get the shaft...... Ed Berroth 84 Westy Wolf 87 Stinkcrow
• Re: [SyncroSafari] clutch problem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 21:43:03 EDT
  ...Pilot Brng is in the end of the crank and the trans input shaft fits into it. Be sure the input shaft is in...
• Trans input shaft seal Question
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:12:04 -0400
  Hi all Is the type 1, 2 and 3 Trans input shaft seal the same as the Vanagon seal?? thanks Jonce Jonce Fancher 56...
• Transmission swap problems: 86 tranny onto 83 engine.
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Tue, 5 Jan 2016 11:03:51 -0800
  ...I think I'm far enough away that the input shaft has not even started into the clutch disc splines; the fresh grease I...
• Re: 86 Syncro Driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:22:52 -0600
  ...Should be good for an American car! For the Vanagon the drive shaft is connected to the transmission output shaft. With the stock 4th...
• Re: Busted wiper bolt
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:23:48 -0700
  ...The shaft usually snaps when over tightening to > compensate for arm being worn out. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Shaft off to replace 1 cv?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 20:02:07 -0500
  ...I personally have a thing against rebuilt CV.s which are what are used on those shaft assemblies that you can buy. Others disagree...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:07:30 -0600
  Guys; No need to use a puller at all to remove a CV from the splines on the shaft. Nice if you have one...
• Re: Transmission main shaft for air-cool 1983 vanagon ( 091 300 043 KX)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 5 Feb 2017 20:23:47 +0000
  ...091 300 043 KX > > 091-311-101-B, Input Shaft > OEM part number: 002311101B > > Thanks for any help. > > Chris >
• Re: CV Joint installation on half shaft
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 11:13:29 -0800
  ...The washer was missing from the half shaft which > > I disassembled. > > if youmean the big mutha washer, i haven't seen those on the...
• Re: Syncro Acceleration Vibration problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 18:41:35 -0500
  Do you think it could be your drive shaft. I had an '81 Toyota Celica that had a similar problem and one of the...
• distributor drive shaft installation
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 09:30:18 -0700
  i think i installed my distributor drive shaft 180* out, because my dist. is in backwards. should i leave it alone, or try to...
• Removed cv clean grease at tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:17:45 EDT
  I have removed the shaft and CVs from right side on auto tranny 85. There is grese at the wheel and transmission where the...
• Mirror fix that really works
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 17:34:59 -0700
  ...The REAL permanent fix is to drive the shaft in fully and drill a 1/16" hole through the plastic arm that goes through...
• Re: M/T Bellhousing Rehab question...
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:30:16 -0400
  ...Of >> course, I forgot to order the input shaft seal, but before I place that >> order I need to know....Is there a gasket...
• Re: Power mirror question #2
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:24:25 EST
  ...Now matter how much I press on the nut,I > cannot compress the spring and make the nut spin and catch on the shaft...
• Re: Shearing CV Axles constantly... What to do next?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:08:00 -0400
  ...What to do next? I have been using NEW half shafts from the Bus Depot on all my SVX Syncro conversions without any failure...
• AT questions
  Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 17:36:38 -0500
  ...All the "moving" parts (that is, moving during gear shifts) are in the transmission housing itself, right? The pump shaft and turbine shaft (are...
• Re: I need a little help with a clutch problem
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 25 May 2009 08:12:39 -0700
  ...The clutch is still very smooth and solid in its holding power.� The flywheel, guide sleeve, cross shaft and cross shaft bushings were replaced...
• Re: Pilot bearing and seal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 May 2003 20:39:58 -0400
  ...The shaft on the transmission (input shaft?) is no longer smootly round. The shaft apears to have some of the needle bearing "welded" to...
• Re: diesel to gas conversion ongoing...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 3 May 2002 22:49:19 -0700
  I modified an air-cooled Vanagon transmission using the Diesel Bell housing ,pilot shaft, etc. Once the bell housing is off, it's easier...
• Re: Testing transmission ...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 19:16:17 -0700
  ...Zoltan You can check for play at each shaft, and shift through the gears while turning input shaft by hand, or while turning both...
• Throttle shaft bushings
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 16:40:00 EDT
  I have developed a small vacuum leak in the throttle shaft bushings of my '86 2.1. I haven't opened anything up yet...
• Re: [Syncro] Any difference between Syncro & non-Syncro PS rod/couplers?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 10:23:03 -0700
  ...Ben, If we're talking about the shaft running from the steering gearbox behind the front bumper to the steering rack, no. The Syncro...
• Sticking Clutch Disk: Lubing Transaxle Input Shaft, Transaxle Installed.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 23 Nov 2015 13:17:42 -0800
  ...slide transaxle away from the > engine, use inspection mirror to help in applying a little lube to very end > of input shaft splines...... > .... I...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:54:15 -0800
  sure, it's quite possible to get the distributor drive shaft/gear in incorrectly, ....resulting in # 1 spark plug position on the distributor cap...
• Re: Dual Fuel Tanks in a Syncro!? (was: syncro fuel tanks and snow tyres)
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 10:42:38 +0300
  ...Maybe, it looks like that the tunnel allows to run the drive shaft through. But it is designed to run the heater pipe for...
• Re: skylight knob?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 18:37:44 -0700
  ...I then pushed the knob onto the shaft making sure I didn't get any epoxy onto the internal threads of the shaft. After...
• Re: CV Joint Dog Bone Question Years
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 18:15:38 -0500
  ...This is why the axle shaft is different even though the CV joint is the same. Also the shaft differs for an auto trans...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:29:57 -0800
  ...Thanks, Blake On 3/19/07, neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is shaft itself a refurbished used part? > > If install done right, (i.e...
• Re: Binding when turning & no dirve shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 16:08:26 -0700
  ...if all else fails, i'll try the drive shaft removal test, though. perhaps a follow up question is, if i determine that the...
• Re: transaxle being rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:10:11 -0700
  RE cross shaft bushings ..........I don't find any worn ones, but they are typically sticky and draggy. I twist the cross shaft back...