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• Re: 1984 Westfalia Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - William Leslie
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:12:29 -0400
  ...It should be no problem getting a transmission shop to work on it. Autozone carries the transmission filter, etc. Bill L '89 Westy Automatic...
• Re: Another bit of info......Clicking noise/whining noise
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:17:23 -0600
  ...We also drained the transmission and replaced fluid with Sta-Lube GL4 gear oil. >> Now we have a whining noise from the transmission when...
• Re: Ignition timing adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 06:42:40 -0800 (PST)
  On Tue, 10 Dec 1996, Scott Maurer wrote: > > Also, after reconnecting the idle stabilizer, I tried to test it by putting > the automatic transmission...
• Re: Transmission leaking from drive shafts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 6 Nov 2005 10:02:23 -0700
  ...You'll also need to fill the transmission to its normal level, so it is also a good time to completely drain and fill...
• Re: Transmission Or Torque Converter Problems
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 13:16:42 +0000
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>The plastic bits are pieces of the spacers inside the transmission. They become hard and crack, because of...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Apr 2017 23:56:03 -0600
  ...this up tomorrow: > http://www.harborfreight.com/450-lb-low-lift-transmission-jack-61232.html I have 1 of those & it comes in VeryHandy...
• Transmission replacement
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 08:17:44 -0800
  Will a stock 1980 air cooled transmission provide service in 1983.5 watercooled without mods to mounting points and linkage? Both are 4 spd...
• Transmission Vent Hole Location?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:52:58 -0400
  ...I'm trying to find the vent hole without lowering the transmission. Can anybody describe how to find it using the "grope from below...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sun, 18 May 2003 17:57:53 -0700
  Blake, Have you got the two bolts loose on the top of the transmission housing that hold the bell housing to the bus, not...
• input shaft (again)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Thu, 22 May 2003 12:53:30 -0500
  ...I'm not sure how to get the input shaft out of the transmission. I've got the bell housing off, I took the...
• Re: Would any transmission fit?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 01:02:35 EST
  ...I have a '87 camper and I need to change the transmission. From what > models can I take one to fit. you can use...
• Need Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 1 May 2005 20:11:40 -0700
  In a moment of colossally dumb hamfistedness while putting in the 2nd gear brake band piston, I broke something in my transmission. Any reputable...
• Re: [vanagon] vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list - Aleksandr Milewski
  Fri, 13 May 2005 08:55:37 -0700
  JORDANVW@AOL.COM wrote: > lets see who can answer this one.. > > why do automatic transmission vanagons have a plastic accelerator pedal > reinforced with metal...
• Re: Manual Tranny, funky Reverse Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:29:49 +0000
  ...Manual Tranny, funky Reverse Light Switch On my 4 speed '85 Vanagon, I recently had the transmission rebuilt; the way we did this was...
• '56 kombi update - new transmission
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:09:36 -0800 (PST)
  Yo, Well, today at 6:00am I started on putting the new transmission in. I'm pooped, and only halway done, so this will...
• '56 kombi update - new transmission
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:14:07 -0800 (PST)
  Yo, Well, today at 6:00am I started on putting the new transmission in. I'm pooped, and only halway done, so this will...
• transmission woes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Schrope
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 19:49:00 -0800
  ...I'm afraid the manual transmission on my 89 Wolfsburg may be on its way out. Though it comes and goes, it's getting...
• Re: best rebuilt transmission
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 1 Aug 2017 10:47:19 -0700
  ...best rebuilt transmission > > Personally, I would not entrust a Syncro box to anyone who is not > experienced with them. Research carefully! > > Stuart > > -----Original Message...
• Re: GL-4 vs GL-5 Some more good reading!
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 7 Jan 2016 22:31:20 -0800
  ...This make these parts, the most highly stressed part of Porsche transmissions. This requires a GL-5 rated lubricant to protect these components against...
• Re: reliability of Vanagon automatic transmission ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 12:29:26 EDT
  ...If I was buying for me, I would have bought a manual transmission model which I did test drive. Anyway, my wife drove it...
• Re: WTB: Transmission (good or bad) that fits in an '87 Vanagon 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:19:20 -0800
  ...Turns out there was some issues in the differential, so the transmission place (Jack at Wholesale Transmission on San Pablo in Berkeley, CA) got...
• Re: Automatic Transmission alternatives..help
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 06:41:40 EST
  ...It's not like you can rob the whole unit from a $50 rabbit and go...YOu need someone who KNOWS vw transmissions and...
• automatic transmission leak problems on our 88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - bob mendonca
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 11:12:32 -0800
  ...We are having transmission leak problems on our 88 Vanagon when it is cold. It seems to only leak when the engine is cold...
• Transmission Gurus?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 08:37:31 -0800
  I know little about transmissions so I'm asking for information from those who've learned already... How does the locker system work on...
• Re: Buying a new manual transmission - considering Go Westy final drive increase
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 19 May 2005 19:25:12 -0400
  ...Buying a new manual transmission - considering Go Westy final drive increase So, 3rd gear is a grinder now and its time to consider a...
• Re: text only, and transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 22:44:24 -0600
  ...The seals between the transmission and final drive began leaking. I removed the transmission and changed the seal (leaving the final drive in the...
• Re: Manual transmission lesson request
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:39:16 -0700
  Rule #1 when changing the oil of a manual transmission is removing the top filler plug first. If you can't do that then...
• Re: 20W50 Castorl Engine Oil
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:54:01 -0400
  At 01:28 PM 8/6/2009, David Clarkson wrote... >Some older Hondas used motor oil in their? manual transmissions. Those transmissions weren't...
• Re: Tranny cooling hoses
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 21:41:06 -0600
  I replaced mine when I did some transmission work. Just used standard heater hose. It's just coolant flowing through there. There is a...
• Suspected transmission noise
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 04:58:34 -0800
  Well, this is a follow-up on the transmission noise. Seems that the passenger side axle is resting on the wheel. Thus, any time...
• 84 transmission
  Historical mailing list - Robert Copich
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 14:38:37 -0800
  Anyone need a transmission for an 84 vanagon? I works but makes a whirring sound in the low gears. I will be sending it...
• WTB: Auto tranny torque converter
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 16:44:40 -0500
  Just ordered a parts kit for my 1987 Vanagon automatic transmission, the coveted 090. Who has a line on new/rebuilt torque converters? (several...
• WTB 5.43 R&P for Syncro (094) transmission
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 12:15:55 -0800
  ...I would consider a complete transmission. pensioner (getting more shiftless all the time)
• transmission front mount
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 11:33:05 GMT
  ...Kind of like when the upper two bolts that hold the engine case to the transmission bell housing are missing. So I checked. All...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:51:39 -0400
  ...Automatic transmission, WTF? > > > Hi Marc: >> >> I had my transmission rebuild recently by German transaxle, who also >> installed the Peloquin limited slip or torque biasing...
• Moderator Comment Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:54:24 -0700
  ...Wasserboxer Transmission Fluid? I don't think so. Wandering Through First (gear)? In the world of NOT! Why The Fuss? Because any 15-16...
• Re: Trans swap between Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:40:06 -0400
  ...I don't know if you can use the older transmission with the newer style linkage though.... Furthermore, the gearing is very different. I...
• Query about Weddle Engineering Differential Locker
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 17:59:15 -0800 (AKDT)
  Currently I have a transmission that pops out of 1st gear during hard deceleration. Purchased a rebuilt transmission from German Transaxel of America about...
• Lock-up converter available for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 03:29:06 -0600
  I just read an interesting note by Michael about Passat automatic transmissions. I greatly prefer to row down the road with a manual gear...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Transmission NEEDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 12:20:31 -0700
  On 10/12/05, Donald Baxter <onanov@gmail.com> wrote: > This does bring up an interesting issue--where does one go for good > transmissions...
• overfilling oil
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:27:59 -0700
  my 1987 vanagon was leaking oil and transmission fluid. my mechanic changed the gaskets on transmission and O ring on oil. i had him...
• Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:56:42 -0700
  ...This job certainly can be done with the transmission and engine in place, though removing the axles is almost a must just to give...
• Re: Transmission upgrade
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:27:03 -0600
  ...I switched to the later (stronger) waterboxer transmission because I like the overall gearing better with 215/75R15 tires. With the stock 185R14 tires...
• RE: Yes another stupid question:)
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Wed, 5 Feb 97 21:50:24
  ...Open it and the transmission fluid will drain out. Clean the plug. Put the plug back in. You'll find a simular plug half...
• Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:33:38 -0400
  ...With the last transmission I had, I wanted to check to see whether it was the transmission, or the linkage. So I un-hooked...
• Re: Automatic transmission repair guide
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 17 May 2003 05:53:11 -0600
  ...Please note that the vanagon > transmission is a two piece unit: the transmission part and the final > drive > part. This guide only covers the...
• Re: '91 Westy Manual Transmission Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 21:57:07 -0500
  ...Use this homemade plug with a combination wrench and draining and filling the transmission fluid is a snap. I use a big syringe with...
• Re: Automatic transmission advice needed
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:00:56 -0400
  It seems Karl has 4th gear working well on his AUTOMATIC (3speed) transmission! Congratulations Karl! : ) -Craig On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 6:38...
• Van grind's going into 3rd
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 09:48:11 -0500
  ...I have an 85 Westy 4 speed, the transmission grinds going into 3rd gear from second. Once in gear it stays in gear and...
• Transmission broke or broken in
  Historical mailing list - Sondergaard, Arlene
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 09:48:09 -0700
  I got a transmission rebuild from German Transaxel in Bend about 2,000 miles ago. I had a limited slip differential put in at...
• Re: conversion ot automatic transmission to manual, 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:54:26 -0600
  ...What is the feasibility of >switching over to a manual transmission? Any drawbacks? Would I be better >off with just having the automatic transmission...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:43:38 -0500
  Phil, I'll dig through the book, but the transmission and engine both lowered quite a distance from the van already. Its not clear...
• Transmission repair near western NC?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Tue, 4 Aug 2015 20:47:50 +0000
  I have a buddy trying to find someone to replace or rebuild his '84 manual transmission. Lives in Asheville and seems to be striking...
• Re: Transmission oil recommendation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:42:25 -0600
  Valvoline SynPower 75w90 On 21 Aug , 2014, at 12:23 AM, Kk Al wrote: > 87 syncro with a rebuilt transmission with 60k miles. It...
• Locking Diff
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Mon, 9 May 2011 21:26:53 -0400
  Speaking of transmissions, is it possible to modify a 91 type transmission so that the differential can be locked at will thus gaining extra...
• 82 transmission advice please
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 12:53:56 +0000
  ...My problem�..on one side the CV bolt threads were dripping in clean looking transmission oil. Is there another seal I need to replace...
• Re: AT speeds/rpm's
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 18:11:30 -0700
  ...No, manual transmission is an overdrive in 4th, .86 if I recall right, but the automatic transmission is 1:1 in 3rd (top) gear...
• eurovan transmission
  Historical mailing list - T Murphy
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 13:42:34 -0700
  i'm looking for a transmission for a 93 eurovan. how much am i looking at spending for parts and labor? also, thanks to...
• Would any transmission fit?
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Mon, 8 Dec 2003 11:02:53 -0800
  HI guys, I have a '87 camper and I need to change the transmission. From what models can I take one to fit. Or...
• TIICO Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:52:15 -0800
  I just noticed the automatic transmission being sold through TIICO.., He said it shifts later than the standard.., so it helps with acceleration.., and...