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• Re: of mice and mirrors
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 10:37:29 -0800
  ...Apply >> more penetrating fluid and attempt to remove the washer (disk) from the >> shaft. It took me a while to do on my mirror...
• Re: CV joint rotation ?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 16:58:10 -0700
  ...1) left and right half-shafts are the same length on manual transmissions, 2) left and right half-shafts are different lengths on automatic...
• Re: Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:34:03 -0700
  ...The shaft is > shorter. This gave me cause to file a **very, very ** small amount of > metal off the shoulder of shaft to see...
• Re: [Fwd: Euro-Chassis: UPDATE 90 Volkswagen vanagon , drive train?]
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 12:53:12 EDT
  ...Any one know how to align the prop shaft and just in case some previous owner had the prop shaft out and did not...
• Transmission advice?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 20:43:12 -0400
  ...How much sideplay is normal in the main shaft? How much seepage from the main shaft oil seal is normal? How close to parallel...
• how high to lift bus to remove tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:54:20 -0700
  ...How high do do i need to lift the bus to remove the tranny? Should I first take the half shafts out, then jack...
• Shift linkage Q
  Historical mailing list - Chris Arnold
  Fri, 11 May 2001 00:28:36 -0500
  It has come time to replace those sad little bushings on the selector shafts or our 4 speed. Can anyone share their thoughts regarding...
• WANTED - Syncro Drive Shaft
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 20:51:44 -0700
  I am looking for a Syncro drive shaft - does anyone have one or know of one for sale? David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc...
• Symptoms of an overfilled manual tran??
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 21 May 2005 14:07:31 -0600
  ...I have leaks that appear to be shaft seal but it is not a regular leak. One 20 mile trip and I get drips...
• Re: Shuddering clutch
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 12:23:52 -0500
  ...Shuddering clutch after replacing every mount, clutch component, the thing that fixed me up was the cross-shaft. The place that did the work...
• Re: Flat Towing Vanagon Automatic, CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 13 May 2002 10:22:37 -0400
  ...On an automatic, the shafts are different > on the two sides. > > Bill >> I'm not sure if anyone mentioned this method, but you can...
• Re: Odometer/ tripometer broken
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 21:26:31 -0400
  ...One, the pot-metal gear to the right of the tenths dial loosens on the shaft. This can be cured by carefully disassembling the...
• Re: The Saga Continues...Serious problems with CV reinstall
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 4 May 1999 08:47:34 -0400
  ...but the remand shafts weren't clicking, and it started better than anything around here in -40 weather. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Reynolds <kayakjr...
• Re: Diesel Folks: Machine Intermediate Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Oct 2016 18:53:47 +0000
  ...referring to machining the cast portion of shaft, > not the journals. > > I haven't measured the shaft OD for any out of round yet...
• Re: Throttle Body Problems
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 10:38:13 -0800
  ...this shaft wore out, and the butterfly started catching on the inside of the TB and made a groove in there and started binding...
• Clutch housing rebuild questions (searched archicve) + small report
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 16:24:59 -0400
  ...Release shaft has slight fore/aft play in DS bearing and what I can see on shaft at this point shows some wear. So...
• Re: Inner tie rod
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 15:01:52 -0500
  Like Neal mentioned you absolutely need to secure the shaft. The rack isn't designed to take any rotational torque on the shaft at...
• Re: Transmission swap problems: 86 tranny onto 83 engine.
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 5 Jan 2016 11:37:03 -0800
  ...And, of course, when you install, make sure that the top and the bottom have the same gap, so the shaft would slide in...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:59:55 -0700
  ...when you put that arm back on the shaft do >> > yourself a favor and put anti-seize on the shaft. that helps it come...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 14 May 2006 14:57:45 -0500
  Put a piece of wood in between to protect the end of the shaft and hit it with a 2 or 3 pound hammer...
• drive shaft R&R prelim report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:01:35 -0700
  ...I am tempted to machine new bronze bushings for the rubber doughnut end of the drive shaft. But I can not feel any play...
• Re: transmiision problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Sep 2012 12:44:33 -0400
  ...Since it suddenly stopped with shifting/clutch actuation I would suspect the input shaft may have separated from the main shaft, especially if the...
• RE: '81 Westfalia odometer
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 12:35:32 PST
  ...Espec- >ially in the loose on its shaft case, you may have luck fixing it. Get some >coarse sandpaper and scrape the shaft to...
• Re: Auto Transmission Fail (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:42:55 -0700
  I haven't tried yet; the other piece of the shaft is still in it. I hope the other end didn't bung up...
• Re: towing syncro
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 17:39:47 -0400
  ...drive shaft removed and rear 2 wheels on the ground, transmission out of gear Good: drive shaft removed and all 4 wheels on the...
• Re: '84 auto tranny axle lengths?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 10:59:24 -0700
  ...axle shafts. > > Guess I had a 50/50 chance of getting them right.:>) > > How can I know if I have the shafts on the...
• Re: Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:03:28 -0700
  ...So if switch screws too far into cover, it pushes up against selector shaft causing switch to stay closed? Funny that it tested ok...
• AT and final drive removal questions
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 21:12:11 -0500
  ...I find that the input shaft, where the torque converter goes has a big splined outside, then a smaller splined shaft inside, then a...
• Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 5 May 2016 05:52:59 -0700
  ...On this diesel starter, there is a small bearing or bushing sharing the shaft with the starter gear. It is about 5mm wide, with...
• Re: drooping wiper blade
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 00:48:06 -0400
  ...The shaft is splined with very thin sharp tapered splines, and the head of the arm is made of/filled with pot metal. A...
• Re: Input Shaft Removal etc PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:41:46 -0700
  ...Do not make the shaft tight together before pushing > the coupling down. Back off at least one spline so that the shaft can wobble...
• Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
  Historical mailing list - robby kilborn
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:18:00 -0500
  ...The rear output housing got ripped off, as did on of the fittings on the driveshaft, and the splined end of the output shaft...
• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:15:21 -0700
  ...When the tranny fluid heats up, it is too thin to slow down the shaft much. The spinning shaft has the gears on it...
• Re: Inaccurate Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 20:41:50 -0800
  ...So if it's 10mph off at an indicated 70mph, grab the shaft with very small needle nose pliers and gently pry the needle...
• Fix for non-working odometer
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 13:41:52 -0700
  ...See if the worm gear has slid down its shaft such that it is no longer in contact with the teeth of the drive...
• Re: 90 Westy synchro front wheel noise
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 03:39:06 EDT
  ...and replace both joints on that shaft so you would only pay labor once for that drive shaft. It's expencive, probably will cost...
• Help with input shaft removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:45:31 -0400
  I have removed the circlip from around the transmission's input shaft (took it out of its groove and moved it aft) but I...
• Re: Help! How to disassemble a halfshaft (Syncro Front)
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:33:41 -0700
  ...It looks like I would have to have a way to hold the clip open whilst pulling the axle shaft away from the CV...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 17:34:16 -0400
  ...Take the retaining clip off the body and slide off the shaft, slip the PVC over the shaft and put the shaft and clip...
• CV joints in an '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben Jaffe
  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 22:12:29 -0800 (PST)
  ...Also...Muir mentions nothing about the orientation of the axle shaft. Will anything happen if the axle shaft is installed backwards (outer becomes inner...
• Re: Questions re. Audi 3A engine swap (after searching the archives)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 May 2004 21:01:30 -0700
  ...From what I've read the stock tranny you have > right now will possibly work just better. > >> **Input shaft length: > I've been under...
• Re: Upper ball joint - use a ball joint press!
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:40:39 -0800
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR Roger Sisler typed: > Here is how I remove the tapered shaft of the ball joint. The taper...
• installing i-shaft bearings
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 12:31:43 -0400
  Hello everyone, After much care, I've just finished installing a new set of intermediate shaft bearings in my 1.6L NA block. I...
• Disconnecting Syncro Drive Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Tony Schiebel
  Fri, 11 Apr 1997 15:04:56 -0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
  ...Are there any problems in having this shaft disconnected and the van being driven for a few weeks/months?? I remember seeing something possteda...
• Remaned Drive shafts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Comer
  Tue, 31 May 2005 16:18:30 EDT
  I was wondering if anyone knows a good place to buy remaned drive shafts? Also how long should it take to replace both sides...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Jan 2017 17:05:18 -0800
  I've forgotten exactly how the distributor shaft goes, but maybe that's loose... I recall there's a bevel gear that's driven...
• Re: Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:49:55 -0800
  ...The shaft is >> shorter. This gave me cause to file a **very, very ** small amount of >> metal off the shoulder of shaft to see...
• repairing busted off power mirrors....
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:40:34 EDT
  ...its also spring loaded, so that adds to the stress on this thin pot metal shaft/tube. has anyone sucessfully repaired the broken off...
• AC Blower Fan 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Fri, 26 May 2000 20:55:20 -0400
  ...What secures the cage to the motor shaft? Can you access the fastener without dropping the whole evaporator? Tim Hot hot hot Florida 1987...
• Re: clutch shudder
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 19:31:59 -0700
  ...Guide sleeve > operating (cross) shaft > Flywheel O-ring, > pilot bearing, > pilot bearing seal > Flywheel seal > Right operating (cross) shaft bushing. ===== Cheers, TinkerMan __________________________________________________ Do You...
• Speedometer Failure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 22:40:54 -0500
  ...A little famous potmetal gear slipped on the shaft, allowing the shaft to slip out of the hole it rides in, dis-engaging the...
• Re: Rear diff lock
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:55:20 GMT
  ...Very light force to move shaft is all. At same time see if the dash light came on when shaft pushed in, if not...
• Re: Play in throttle shaft
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 06:32:07 EST
  ...When the throttle is open, I have about 1mm of vertical play in the throttle shaft. Excessive? is there an adjustment or shim to...
• ? Vanagon 091/1 Output Shaft & SAW
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Tue, 5 Mar 1996 12:37:10 -0600 (CST)
  Hi All, My 84 Vanagon's 4-speed 091/1 Tranny is needing an output shaft (I'd call it a pilot shaft) and...
• Re: finding TDC
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 14:03:39 -0500
  ...The eccentric grove machined into the drive shaft end will mate with the dist shaft, and it will 'thunk' into place when they meet...
• Re: Shearing CV Axles constantly... What to do next?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:10:01 -0400
  The only thing I can figure is that I have some perfect harmonic vibration in my powertrain that is weakening these shafts and allowing...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:12:12 -0700
  The input shaft bearing goes out often enough but when you are driving down the road that bearing isn't spinning and can't...
• Re: Differential->Half Shaft Seal?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 21:14:04 -0400
  ...I just bought a new set of rear half shafts on eBay which I'll install. Then I can rebuild the old shaft with...
• Re: Tachometer Needle-How To Remove
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:26:01 -0500
  At 04:24 PM 1/28/2012, Robert Downes wrote: >i grabbed the little shaft with some pliers, then carefully pried against >those, came...
• Driveshafts
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 15:32:59 EDT
  ...He was excellent! He also said that he can get the u joints to rebuild these shafts. If anyone has the rubber donut located...