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• Re: 1976/2.0L, FI VW Riviera Conversion Camper
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:59:47 -0700
  ...Drove and shifted fine otherwise. --Had 1st gear rebuilt, all other gears and splines looked great!!! --New clutch disc, was told that t.o...
• Clutch Hydraulic Questions...
  Historical mailing list - Brian
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 20:01:42 -0800
  ...As I am shifting, its a pretty hard push into 1st, and gets easier as you go thru the gears, although, I cannot get...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Sep 2013 to 1 Oct 2013 - Special issue (#2013-460)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 21:50:42 -0400
  ...I know the gears are an issue but never had one do it. I have a spare clusters so I can use one while...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:46:53 -0500
  ---- David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: I think the total energy to actually > compress equal masses of charge will not increase linearly with rpm...
• Re: 89 Vanagon 4spd Problem - Stuck in 3rd-
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jul 1996 17:48:35 PST
  ...After I tore down the trans axle and pressed off the gears from the main shaft did I find the Synchronizer hub for 3rd...
• Re: Warning:To Syncro owners
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 20:59:07 -0300 (ADT)
  ...I think it's the low gears under load trying to spread themselves apart that wrecks the housing, the reverse idler gear is on...
• EV Transmission fluid change
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Roderick (strg)
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 05:06:29 -0800
  ...I recommend it to anyone with high miles and "reluctant" gears. Rod in west Texas '56 Beetle '78 Bettle vert '91 Jetta Carat '93...
• sunroof leaking
  Historical mailing list - james pound
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:29:08 -0800
  ...about $500.00 for a new seal and repairs to the gears and cabling.&nbsp; I'd like to bring that price down if...
• Re: Gearshift movement
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Fri, 25 May 2001 09:56:37 -0700
  There is very little internally inside the transmission that will cause shifter movement...Most likely the eng/trans mounts and linkage are the problem...
• Hard to shift into first gear after warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Tim Fong
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 02:36:47 EDT
  ...Time for a transmission rebuild at 80k mileage, replace the synchros on first and second gears? Thanks in advance. Tim '87 Syncro Westy "Trigger...
• Intermittent interior light problem
  Historical mailing list - Jones, Dustin
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 08:25:58 -0500
  ...the other day the light that lights up the automatic tranny gears went out, came back on for a day, and went out a...
• Re: Diesel conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:19:06 -0700
  ...I have nice rebuilt 5 speeds with 4.11 ring & > pinions and > upgraded 5th gears for only $3400. Is that $3400 for the transmission...
• Syncro tranny problem
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 21:11:24 -0400
  ...I've managed to get all gears engaged with the shift selector ball joint. Any suggestions on how to adjust that linkage in a...
• Re: Pdx Jackstand Help?
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Mon, 21 May 2007 11:04:33 -0700
  ...Having driven from Battle Ground WA to Portland OR with just 1st and 2nd, I am on a quest for 3rd and 4th gears...
• Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:35:43 +0000
  ...It seems to > >> engage to soon in really low gears, and doesn't shift cleanly out of re > >> verse and first, or go back...
• Re: Transaxle - Movement of Gear Shifter Normal?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 24 May 2001 18:30:02 -0700
  ...Lastly, the engine cum transaxle moves around quite a bit > > from on-throttle to trailing-throttle. > > > > I, too, had noticeable shifting of the gearshift...
• Re: transmission problem - resolved
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 14:42:38 -0700
  ...I lost 1st & 2nd gears with no warning. The shop said > that (as I had observed) everything feels & sounds good but no 1st & 2nd...
• Re: Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:55:30 -0700
  ...The shifter seems to go from feeling slightly better to slightly not better w/o anything but me going through the gears. Like something...
• improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:27:05 -0500
  ...ed- 91 DoKa- now with four gears
• RE: Suspended animation
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Oct 94 11:13:07 MDT
  ...I've bought those gears from a local speedo shop for about $5. I'd be glad to pick up some more. Jack jackr...
• Re: Viscous Couplings Everywhere! (was: Silicone Syncro Oil Source *maybe*)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 17:31:04 -0800
  > > > I am still suprised that these coupling are not offered as replacements for > > > > > spider-gears for positraction diffs in the aftermarket. I'd love...
• Re: one more thing....
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 10 Nov 96 20:17:22 CST
  ...4.57 and since i have never figured out gears and transmissions, i have no idea if that's "lower" or not. :) joel
• Re: Premature Clutch Failure?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 09:09:51 -0700
  ...one, doesn't that seem too soon. >I can shift into gears with engine off, no master/slave cylinder leaks. >Absolutely no warning, started...
• Re: Cost of Berg short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 15:24:53 -0500
  >The Berg short shift kit is $31.15 w/o the gearshift extension and about $44 >with. Berg has a $50 minimum order and...
• How I Fixed My Odometer
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Thu, 19 May 2005 13:00:46 -0400
  ...http://www.twistedlimbpaper.com/brian/vanagon/Odometer.htm On mine, no gears were broken or worn out. One was simply spinning on its shaft...
• clutch chatter in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:52:32 -0700
  ...No noticeable problems in forward gears - drove 300 miles yesterday at 75 mph, then had vibration backing away from my garage. The archives of...
• Re: [Q] Decreasing gear ratio
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 23 Jan 95 9:46:32 PST
  > > I don't remember seeing this discussed anywhere, so does anyone know > if replacement gears are available for my tranny to lower the revs...
• Re: 5 speed trannys
  Historical mailing list - Chris Weddle
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 08:38:28 -0800
  ...And for those who want to reduce highway rpm, we have taller 5th gears and taller r&ps available. Below is the standard info...
• Re: regearing a manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 15:34:04 -0700
  ...Two gears to play with. in this 5 speed...very nice with 3 gears in the 35 to top speed . I delived a guys...
• Re: looking at a Vanagon In Topeka, KS w/ auto trans problems
  Historical mailing list - Buffalo 66
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 05:47:07 -0700
  ...it makes sense to me- that that valve body is gummed up, and won't allow for engagement of the forward gears, and that...
• finding gears
  Historical mailing list - Jabin Newhouse
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:24:54 -0500
  ...So...I can easily shift into all the gears without any difficulty. Everything seems to work fine. BUT the shifter has seemed to have...
• Re: unlimited Vanagon Syncro/Audi Quattro trans swap budget
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 02:30:53 EST
  ...Third and fourth gears in a Beetle take the same syncro ring and those gears face each other on the mainshaft, therefore, the gear...
• first gear hard to get into
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Tue, 4 Sep 2018 14:59:09 +0000
  ...Now first gear is touchy to get into, but all the other gears are fine. I did remove the cast track for first and...
• Re: Syncro rf CV Replaced, Now Mainshaft Noise?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 17:37:07 -0800
  ...All syncro trannys are 5 speed--four regular forward gears and a granny low gear. Either he isn't aware of the granny gear...
• Smog Test/ Speedometer (can't get in the archives)
  Historical mailing list - Bowie, Mark T
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 16:40:08 -0800
  ...Can anyone pass on some proactive measures I could take to maximize my chances of passing? Also- the gears slipped off my speedometer again...
• Vanagon Automatic Transmission or Differential Wanted
  Historical mailing list - dodge89
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 23:21:01 -0400
  I have a 1986 Westy with the differential gears worn out. The automatic is still good. I'd like to find a used transmission...
• Re: Grinding into Secong Gear when Cold
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 13:59:48 EST
  ...After the temperature needle > gets moving (~5min of driving) the grinding goes away and it also feels > smoother shifting into other gears. Any ideas...
• Re: Intermittent engine miss
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 21:14:59 -0700
  ...Same in all gears, if anything worse in lower gears. > Then it would catch and run smoothly for from 1 to about 30 seconds...
• Conclusion on 235/75-15s--Thumbs Down on 4th
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 18:07:03 -0500
  ...For reference purposes, stock mph speeds for north american syncros with 4.86 final drive gears in gears 1 through 4 at 4000rpm are...
• Re: [Syncro] Conclusion on 235/75-15s--Thumbs Down on 4th
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 22:37:53 -0500
  ...But it > seems to be slightly more acceptable that the vehicle may travel in 1st, > 2nd, and 3rd gears 17.7, 32.5, 54...
• Re: 1.9l Oil pump R&R
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 17:58:12 -0500
  ...Perform the feeler-gauge inspection in your Bentley manual to see how the pump gears are wearing. Pull the gears out and set them...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 18:29:05 -0800
  ...DK does not." it's very easy to remove the bell housing to inspect the ring and pinion gears. Nothing tricky or fancy involved...
• 090 (automatic) transmission rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Mon, 13 Jun 2016 15:11:04 -0700
  It runs, it accelerates, it goes in reverse and all three forward gears, it shifts smoothly, going up a grade I feel a firm...
• Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:34:40 -0700
  ...It seems to > engage to soon in really low gears, and doesn't shift cleanly out of re > verse and first, or go back...
• Re: Switching from GL5 to GL4 Gear Oil: Findings
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 4 Jan 2016 09:27:44 -0800
  ...no LSD or the like, no taller gears. Am running 14" wheels. Neil. On 1/4/16, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi...
• Re: Manual Transmission Operation
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:21:22 -0500
  ...The instructor uses a full set > of gears mounted so you can see all the action as he goes through it. > It's not...
• Re: Any tricks for priming oil pump?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 17:10:44 -0400
  ...This may sound silly, but make sure both gears are installed. Also check end clearance. Bentley 17.9 shows a wear limit of .004...
• Re: '80 linkage problem
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:49:40 -0600 (MDT)
  On Mon, 11 Mar 1996, Don Geiger wrote: > BTW, any special tools needed to replace gearshift housing, or shaft > therein? Just in case I...
• Gearshift extension
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:38:50 -0800
  I installed the Gene Berg quick-shift kit on my '88 Westy, and probably due to my gorilla arms, am not interesting in installing...
• Linkage
  Historical mailing list - Peter Wilson
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 08:40:17 -0700
  ...hunt about a bit to tell Reverse from 1st from 3rd gears. It's taken a bit of getting used to but it's...
• Re: Auto trans dosent look right?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sun, 4 May 2003 19:52:14 -0700
  ...that would account for the loss of gears, also things inside are not lined up right with it not strait, they or you should...
• Re: Haynes Manual 1982-1990
  Historical mailing list - Coram Deo
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 17:23:03 -0400
  ...Ran the gears off my search engine, though, looking for "Vanagon Repair Manual" and kept coming up with Bentley only and remorse about "no...
• Re: auto tranny noise
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 22:17:52 -0500
  ...Is it normal to hear a fairly distinct noise as you approach a stop and it shifts into lower gears? Thanks. Jerry ============================================================ John H...
• Re: All Fine, Durango, Co. to Asheville, North Carolina But Odometer Not Working
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 4 May 2010 18:55:32 -0700
  ...The odometer has a pair of reduction gears which drive the set of number cogs. In short they're separate and if the cable...
• 2x4 Syncro/Diff
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 23:13:08 -0800
  ...you want model 1310 or 1311 for 2 or 4 spider gears. Your van has 2 gears, real Syncros get 4, so I think...
• Re: 5 speed WBX transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Thu, 28 May 1998 07:36:59 +0200
  ...those fast shifter mechanisms that reduces the distance between shifting gears.Changing gears feels more like a Golf than a van since then. Having...
• 84 NA Diesel - loss of 'performance'
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 19:27:02 +0100
  ...Accelerate through the gears - ok. At around 90 km/h (55 mph) in fourth, pedal to the metal, speed starts dropping down to 70...
• Re: Craig list Find--85 vanagon GL W/Subaru 6 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 21:12:04 -0700
  ...mine has 5 forward gears, so there! One up on ya. On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 8:08 PM, WILLIAM WITZ <pbwitz@sbcglobal...
• Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 19:51:56 -0600
  ...Either that, or cut some reverse pitch gears to reverse the axial force. Or use straight cut gears, but those'd be noisy. I...
• Re: Travel Emergency: 4sp Manual Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:49:08 -0500
  When my 3/4 slider cracked, I was able to drive it in 1st, 2nd and 4th gears. Once I was in fourth, I...