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• Re: Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 16:48:32 -0500
  ...http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM and the calculator can be found here: http://www.xse.com/leres/ss/calculator.html. It appears...
• Re: Conversion bound folks:146 HP 2.6 liter 5 cylinder Engine for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:56:11 -0400
  ...of money for an engine, you could get you a built WBX, a lot of new parts and a 5 speed gearbox for less.
• Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:21:27 +0200
  ...the internal dome of > >the piston of the slave, so it can push further on the releasearm on > >the gearbox. > > > >Best regards > > > >Jens Jakob
• Re: Vanagon tranny question regarding 3rd gear grind on manual tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:39:52 -0400
  ...http://www.vanagonauts.com/Changing-gearbox-oil101.htm Good luck and enjoy the Vanagon Oh and check out the Rescue Squad link below. John...
• Re: redline waterwetter
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 09:36:44 -0800 (PST)
  ...Any thoughts and or opinions from the List? > By the way I recently replaced the gearbox fluids in my syncro (front and > back) with...
• Re: reverse running Audi transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 23:24:24 EST
  ...has machined up a way to mid-ship mount a 091 gearbox right side up. I have never seen it but understand that it...
• Re: a (cv) day in the sun-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sun, 7 Mar 1999 23:10:18 EST
  ...decided to drain the gearbox, and fill with synthetic gear oil. i've been following recent threads about oil weights, brands, etc. my options...
• Re Waterboxer power vs Transplants
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:37:24 -0800
  ...While an I-4 gas setup on a disel gearbox would produce the accerlation, the fact remains that at standard gearing and 3800 RPM...
• Upright AUDI 5 Cylinder in Vanagon? Kevin Disse asked.
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 14:56:39 +0200
  ...This part is originally used by VW South Africa and fits very well between gearbox and engine. The engine mount, a original VW part...
• Re: E-bay item - 5-speed Vanagon Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 21:44:59 -0400
  ...Get our your calculator and do some >figuring using the transmission info at > >http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM > >The USA market 5...
• Re: Diesel Westy Gearing Swaps- reply
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 12:33:43 -0500
  ...So about 12% difference. > The 5.86 diesel gearbox (DZ) is about 20% lower geared than the later > wasser's 4.83. That gives...
• Re: 4-speed to 5-speed?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:27:49 EDT
  ...UPS damaged it and I ended up with a 5 speed SA gearbox with a .457 ring and pinion. The SA 5 speed gearing...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:17:34 -0500
  ...4.5 litres > gearbox oil: 80W - 90W > gearbox oil capacity: 3 litres (Syncro 4.5 litres) > autobox oil grade: Dexron (final drive 90W) > autobox...
• Re: Audi V8 in Vanagon already exists!
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 18:30:40 +0200
  ...Raimund The vanagon gearbox is designed to stand 200Nm. Don�t matter what stronger engine you take, the tranny has to be rebuild earlier...
• Syncro vibration woes, seeking inout
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 20:55:44 -0500
  ...Draining the gearbox and front diff oil revealed no metal on the drain plug magnets. I replaced the right rear wheel bearings, that was...
• Re: Cool modified DOKA and BRM
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 20:15:45 -0500
  ...To simplify things they have a > normal engine with the drive taken off the end of the crankshaft; this > requires the gearbox to be...
• Re: engine question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 10:03:53 +0100
  ...pump to fit the crossbeam (right word ?) for holding the Motor/gearbox. And there is an Olifilter fitting in the case. (Thats interesting for...
• Re: transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:41:59 -0700
  ...Bentley says, especially given the awkwardness of trying to fill your gearbox and check for "Level plug minus 15mm" while you have gear oil...
• Re: Looking for a CA smog legal conversion that is a clean install
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 08:28:05 +0100
  ...The gearbox is swapped, too. It's a Porsche G50. This combination works very well. For any details on that swap, drop an e...
• Re: Chris W's '87 Syncro trans problems
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:59:13 EDT
  ...Split-window Type 2 list with questions about a 'freeway flyer' gearbox. Gary Shea replied to Chris W's plea for help.... << From the...
• Re: .457 SA five speed tranny for an overdrive 5th gear
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 08:05:44 EDT
  ...It comes with a four spider diff and is the strongest stock gearbox for the Vanagon. I am glad I spent the extra money...
• Re: Gear Ratio Spreadsheet
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 16:09:27 -0700
  ...Has anyone ever considered (or done) a conversion/hybrid with a diesel 5 speed gearbox and a 4 speed ring and pinion? > >Would this...
• Re: Replace transaxle fluid or let it be-just add? 106,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:47:45 +1000
  ...I would suggest using a good synthetic transaxle oil (it is worth the additional cost) and perhaps a gearbox oil treatment additive such as...
• Re: driver's power window motor removal
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:19:19 -0800
  ...If you get the top of the vertical channel moved forward and down toward the motor, the motor and gearbox will drop down just...
• Re: GL5 vs GL4 Gear Oils
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:33:50 -0800
  ...they WILL change the oil often and the insides of the gearboxes show that. I recommend every 30K mi. even for Redline. The long...
• Re: gear box oil change
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 13:47:48 -0400
  ...http://vw.upnorth.net/Changing_gearbox_oil101.htm Don in Reidsville, NC 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro - Will trade for a Westie or Weekender 2WD!!
• AW: AW: Help with diagnosis (please)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 09:45:55 -0700
  ...Thanks Robert, I really think the transaxle has got to come out to take a look, particularly as the gearbox is very noisy and...
• Re: Oil leak, now slipping clutch - what seal?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:32:35 -0500
  ...My thinking is that > it is the input shaft of the gearbox seal that went as this can get easy > access to the clutch...
• Re: Oldest
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 13:51:39 -0400
  ...Then I start on my newest 'bauble' - 86 Syncro restoration. (Anybody want to install 1st and 2nd gear assy in my Syncro gearbox? Preferably...
• Re: Frozen manual trans
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Feb 1996 00:08:19 -0500
  ...I would recomend draining and refilling the gearbox with a 75-90 synthetic gear lube. This wil ease your shifting problems and provide improved...
• CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Mark E Ingles
  Fri, 08 Jul 1994 17:37:50 CDT
  ...It feels like the engine and gearbox >are wobbling back and forth on their mounts but these look in good >condition. A parts shop...
• Re: Noise:SA in-line Exhaust vs. TiiCo conversion exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 19:07:15 +0200
  ...I did similar, the downpipe leaves the engine bay in front of the gearbox and enters first muffler. There is a 180 degree turn...
• Re: Leaking Tranny Question
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 20:45:58 -0400
  ...There is a round, flat part of the side of the gearbox case, about 3 in. diameter, that is leaking ATF. Look slike a...
• Re: The 300k club
  Historical mailing list - mike .
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:10:05 -0700
  ...significant milestone...as it were. > > Original engine (except for the heads), gearbox and clutch. Even the > exhaust is the original, although I am planning...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:32:11 -0500
  Also check the plastic ball inside the shifter cup at the gearbox. They can crack causing sloppy shifting and eventually lost 1-2 gears...
• '88 Power Steering - Update
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 08:50:09 PDT
  ...m wondering if I should tell them to replace the rack, gearbox, pump, etc & pay the 50%, or just wait & do the work when...
• TDI conversion
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 11:21:03 -0500
  ...This unfortunately requires the gearbox to be rebuild BTW, which is VERY expensive!!!! Also, the 1.19 3rd gear is a custom order item...
• Re: New on the group
  Historical mailing list - Manolo Rolan
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 17:17:17 +0100
  ...on a scrapyard an'90 5spd double cap vanagon, does the gearbox of > that one fit on my caravelle?>> Not without some major modifications...
• Re: '93 Eurovan auto to manual
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 06:32:44 -0500
  ...gotchas associated with converting an automatic early Eurovan to a manual gearbox? I have the skill to do it on a Vanagon, but am...
• Re: Vanagon Re Power...with VW motor..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:22:48 -0800
  ...DZ in top gear = 59 mph Mark Jake de Villiers wrote: > The other deal of course is that the stock DX gearbox has a...
• Re: Clutch Cable
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 07:48:52 -0000
  ...My later rolling shell (an '81 model) came without a 2l engine but with a hydraulic clutch gearbox. So now I have an '81...
• Re: '86 up vanagon owners.....all please read,and post it to the list..
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 19:26:28 +0200
  ...factory stock ( well not the bucking and stalling I hope ;) ) clutch, gearbox, gaskets and so on, guess my time will come so I�ve...
• Re: Diesel 5-speed transaxle upgrades-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 12:43:18 EDT
  ...When I can build one of these gearboxes for about $1500+ that will do 90% of the $4000 trans then you can see why...
• Re: VR6 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:11:16 -0800
  ...Does the engine mate with the Vanagon trans without adapter? Can you use auto as well as manual trans? Are you strengthening the gearbox...
• Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 9 May 2021 19:49:00 -0400
  ...I just hope it’s not the shaft as I’d hate to have to pull the gearbox on my Syncro... again. I have...
• Re: new Tiico diesel
  Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
  Sun, 2 Mar 2008 08:23:07 -0800
  ...I wouldnt dare run a TD with a stock 4speed on the highway, so ad on another $3500 for Tiico 5-speed gearbox, now...
• Re: How do you drain "all" the fluid out of the tranny?
  Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
  Sat, 16 May 1998 07:16:23 -0500
  ...Because of this, the last bit of oil left in the gearbox is not usually a problem. Most trannies have a magnetic insert in...
• Re: Cool modified DOKA and BRM
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 06:42:59 -0700
  ...To simplify things they have a normal engine with the drive taken off the end of the crankshaft; this requires the gearbox to be...
• Fix for ATF leak in '82 aircooled Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 14:55:31 +1000
  ...Has any one any comments or suggestions please? Can I remove the auto gearbox WITHOUT taking out the differential? Bentley doesn't suggest this...
• Re: SA 3,2litre WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 11:37:32 -0700
  ...Click on "die Getriebe", and you'll get a chart of all gearboxes, albeit without the final drive ratio! TIA PerL 88 Syncro Jimmy...
• Re: Hestitant starts, please help a rookie
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 12:56:50 -1000
  ...Also I've been running synthetic oil in the gearbox as well as front diff and tranny for some time now... love that too...
• Re: Fuel Injectors ('88 2.1 Syncro) UK Prices
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 16:35:56 +0100
  ...would cost about $1,000,000 ish as I see the gearbox listed in EKTA at �5,500 - are we talking Porsche prices for...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 21:41:43 -0600
  ...dark and you overshot >> the position: >>>> https://s19.postimg.org/mkaasgi1f/gearbox_lighting.jpg >>>> >>>> >>> Gordon: >>> >>> Have a boo on-line for pictures of a...
• Re: Weddle Engineering
  Historical mailing list - BobKat
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 21:52:16 -0600
  ...My only gripe is I have not been able to convince my own brother-in-law (Ron) to make a gearbox for my watercooled...
• Re: Come out of the closet, all
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:37:04 -0800
  ...All miles were personally >> driven by myself since it has a standard gearbox of which most women are >> afraid. The dealer has never seen...
• Re: Danger of too much Gear Oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:59:38 -0400
  Overfilling a gearbox or any other compartment can cause all sorts of grief. The first is the fluid foaming and overheating from the churning...
• Re: Transmission Bell Housing Question Help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:40:29 -0700
  ...What is involved in swapping the bell housings from one trans to the other? The used trans is an 85 , gearbox good but housing...
• '91 Westy Manual Transmission Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Michael David Korsak
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:18:34 -0500
  ...I have the Haynes manual (didn't splurge on the Bentley yet), which is of no real help in changing the gearbox oil, only...
• Lego Vanagon kit available for ordering from Lego
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Thu, 21 May 2009 22:48:25 +0200
  ...there are still flaws in the model, and there is NO gearbox and engine on the underside!<br><br> I also updated the LXF...
• Re: Clutch size?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 17 Jan 95 10:25:15 PST
  ...OR, you may want to get an 091 gearbox from a 2 liter bus - They have way more ribbing on the case, there may...