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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
...just the 5cyl bell housing needing minimal modification for the clutch/flywheel to work. I can fabricate motor mounts, injection, and exhaust... i can...
Re: engine question
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 10:03:53 +0100
...driver when they build a new engine) Then there is the pancake fan housing, speciall mufflers and heater boxes.=20 I took some infos...
Re: Conversion bound folks:146 HP 2.6 liter 5 cylinder Engine for Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Kevin
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:29:05 -0400
There was a guy in my area that had built a conversion with a 6cyl from an audi 90 and the 5cyl bell housing...
'88 Power Steering - Update
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 1 Apr 1996 08:50:09 PDT
...Then I spot the "transfer gear" housing as the book calls it. It mentions to grease it with steering gear grease (?) and that it...
Tim Smith On Trans FAQ
Historical mailing list - "Tim Smith (by way of Derek Drew )"
Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:15:55 -0500
...Older plastic housing needles are better, more temp resistant (I've seen these slagged!!!) - stronger 4/5 gears prevent tooth failure BUT gearbox still...
Re: Differential Lock curiosity
Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
Wed, 2 Dec 1998 12:30:49 +0100
...Get under your van where the gearbox is. At the upper right side of the gearbox (when looking to the van's front) there...
Re: 85 Westy transmission advice needed-reply
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 12:03:35 EDT
...then I'd try either Rancho or Carter's Gearbox Shop as they both have good reputations. As a general rule of thumb if...
Re: Clutch problem - input needed
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Sat, 9 Jun 2007 21:27:39 +0200
...I lay under the gearbox, listened while Ida worked the cluthc-pedal. I can hear the clutch-springs moving. So the clutch is definately...
Questions about selector shaft seal replacemnet in a DU transmission
Historical mailing list - Agent99
Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:17:06 -0400
...The gearbox has 250K miles and operates very smoothly. There are no problems except for leaking oil from the shift shaft seal and the...
Re: VW Customer Relations & reality check
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 May 1996 12:13:06 -0700
...But the Citroen gearbox sits in front of the engine, so does the flywheel. The Maserati V6 fitted to the Citroen SM was specially...
Window Mechanism
Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
Fri, 25 Jul 2003 19:21:51 -0400
...Sheet metal gear housing is held together by 4 metal grommet like structures. Turns out these are easily tapped to take the (4) 1...
Re: turbo diesel vanagon/quantum air intake how to
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Tue, 23 Apr 2002 06:15:41 -0700
...http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM The factory did a pretty good job of selecting the right gearing for the diesel engines. Don...
Re: Gear selection issue
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:39:05 -0700
...Not saying your smog tech is at fault but.... <rant off> In shift housing above clamshell, pretty sure there should be a plastic bit...
Re: AW: Help with diagnosis (please)
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 13:07:47 +0100
...The oil does seem to be coming from the clutch housing area, although I thought at one stage it might be gearbox oil, but...
Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:45:07 +0100
...on both transmissions (even the main gearbox part is exactly the same, same ratios etc), the housing and pinion have different measurements. With my...
Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:33:01 -0400
...down the side of the gearbox. It is also important to have that bolt in the bell housing secure to keep the main bracket...
Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:56:19 -0700
...down the side of the gearbox. It is also important to have that bolt in the bell housing secure to keep the main bracket...
Re: Will (Audi) Porsche transaxle fit in Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - John Pronk
Wed, 15 Aug 2001 23:59:55 -0000
Sorry Dan, the ring and oinion cannot be flipped over on the Audi boxes due to the gearbox housing design. John. ----- Original Message ----- From...
Re: Leaking oil seal
Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
Thu, 2 Mar 1995 17:56:37 -0800
...oil appeared to be working its way out of the bell > housing. > > This could be from the oil seal behind the flywheel, > but the...
Re: Gear selection issue
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:47:18 -0400
...Motor rattles.... > > Not saying your smog tech is at fault but.... <rant off> > > In shift housing above clamshell, pretty sure there should be a...
Re: Gear Oil: Opinion/subjective experience..long.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:27:22 -0500
...The problem is worsened by the fact that the housings also become distorted under load and age and just like the engine cases are...
'72 and later 1600cc buses
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Tue, 16 May 95 9:38:36 PDT
...The bell housing is different, but may not matter <the type IV has bosses for the mounting bracket which isn't used in the...
Re: Two Tranny Questions
Historical mailing list - David Snyder
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 20:33:06 -0700
...No access- OK, I'll sit it on the bell housing, and unbolt the case half, retrieve the gear, inspect the syncros and bolt...
Re: 2wd Syncro?
Historical mailing list - PATT
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 21:58:56 -0400
...Just use the outer CV joint housings to hold the bearings together. Right? -----Original Message----- From: Yi-Ruey Wei <ray.wei@US.PWCGLOBAL.COM...
Golf II instruments fit Vanagon cluster? White faces? Backlighting?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:27:19 +1200
...This would require fitting of (say Toyota) holders into the back of the instrument housings; cutting the holes should be easy as long 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...
AW: AW: Help with diagnosis (please)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 09:45:55 -0700
...The oil does seem to be coming from the clutch housing area, although I thought at one stage it might be gearbox oil, but...
Re: Questions about selector shaft seal replacemnet in a DU transmission
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:38:14 -0700
...The gearbox has 250K miles and operates very smoothly. There are no problems except for leaking oil from the shift shaft seal and the...
Re: Deep Water Driving
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
13 Dec 1995 12:37:36 -0800
...This also includes steering racks and shift linkages and of course, your fog lamp assemblies( wiring, housing, connectors, lenses, reflectors). Don't' mean to...
Re: 2wd Syncro?
Historical mailing list - PATT
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 22:10:02 -0400
...Just use the outer >CV joint housings to hold the bearings together. >Right? > >-----Original Message----- >From: Yi-Ruey Wei <ray.wei@US.PWCGLOBAL.COM...
More Transmission FAQ Including the original German
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Fri, 23 Feb 2001 08:20:02 -0500
...The serial T3 gearbox is expenditure-provoked with this torque to to its power limit! Each further increase of the max. Torque (those max...
Re: Work Estimate -- Oil Leak Repairs
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Thu, 8 Aug 2019 20:42:17 -0400
...New: -flywheel seal -gearbox oring -clutch kit -machines flywheel -new slave cylinder (he broke it off during disassembly cuz the nut was seized) -robusticized...
Re: Golf II instruments fit Vanagon cluster? White faces? Backlighting?
Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 06:12:56 -0800
...This > would require fitting of (say Toyota) holders into the back of the > instrument housings; cutting the holes should be easy as long as...
Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: Clutch problem - input needed
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Sat, 9 Jun 2007 21:38:37 +0200
...Clutch housing - check. 4. Did check the release-bearing guide sleeve. It looked OK to me. Did polish it with a rag, and gave...
Re: WTB: 5-speed trans for an 80-82 Aircooled Vanagon-reply/1
Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
Tue, 26 May 1998 00:07:21 EDT
...Those were shifted at the nosecone while the Wasserboxers where on the opposite side and up between the intermediate housing and the CV output...
Re: Clutch problem - input needed
Historical mailing list - neil
Sat, 9 Jun 2007 12:29:35 -0700
...clutch housing bolted/aligned correctly? ("far fetched" problem!) The limited clutch pedal travel is likely due to a part in clutch housing. Was the...
Re: Transmission Gurus?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 20:12:33 -0500
It is possible that you main transmission housing already has the casting bits to accept the factory locker as used on the Syncros. If...
Re: More Clutch Less Ramps
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:15:26 -0700
...Lube the crosshaft bushings thoroughly until it pivots very nicely in the bell housing. and lube all the pivot points on the crossshaft..where...
Re: Work Estimate -- Oil Leak Repairs
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Sun, 11 Aug 2019 18:35:29 -0400
...Talked like Haynes, grumpy like Condelli — must be an experienced > and learn’ed Vanagon mechanic. > New: > -flywheel seal > -gearbox oring > -clutch kit > -machines flywheel...
Re: do our tranny's have 2 or 4 spider gears?-reply
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Tue, 5 Jan 1999 19:14:20 EST
...hi-po engine...>> Thats pretty good for an early 091-1 gearbox. Most of the time I see about 150K or so before an...
Re: Work Estimate -- Oil Leak Repairs
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 18:08:38 -0700
...Talked like Haynes, grumpy like Condelli — must be an experienced > > and learn’ed Vanagon mechanic. > > New: > > -flywheel seal > > -gearbox oring > > -clutch kit > > -machines flywheel...
Re: Syncro transmisions
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Mar 1996 23:18:16 -0500
...In fact, i own an 87 I purcahsed with 58K and a big hole in the bottom og the low gear housing. The ring...
Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 2 Jan 2009 22:53:56 -0800
...the freest wheel spin - that now is the side of the gearbox with the detached CV ! Also to make the job easier for you...
Re: Golf II instruments fit Vanagon cluster? White faces? Backlighting?
Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 14:48:15 -0800
...This would require fitting of (say Toyota) holders into the back of the instrument housings; cutting the holes should be easy as long as...
Re: How To Install Your New VC
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:40:21 -0700
...Then apply silicone sealing compound to the > > contact flange of the > > housing and, inserting the input shaft into the > > viscous coupling, put > > the housing...
Re: Karl Mullendore's remote Syncro trans rebuild
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 13:43:10 EST
...However, brand spankin' new gearboxes with zero miles will come with the 247B version on 1st! Either syncro will work on 1st and I...
Re: [Syncro] Re: How To Install Your New VC
Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
Thu, 12 Jul 2001 20:17:47 -0700
...Then apply silicone sealing compound to the > > > contact flange of the > > > housing and, inserting the input shaft into the > > > viscous coupling, put > > > the housing...
Re: Golf II instruments fit Vanagon cluster? White faces? Backlighting?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 18:34:03 -0800
...This would require fitting of (say Toyota) holders into the back of the instrument housings; cutting the holes should be easy as long as...
Re: Deep Water Driving
Historical mailing list
Sat, 16 Dec 1995 23:39:02 -0500
...This also includes steering racks and shift linkages and of >course, your fog lamp assemblies( wiring, housing, connectors, lenses, >reflectors). Good points. But I...
Re: Transmission Gurus?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 18:48:17 -0800
...On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 5:12 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > It is possible that you main transmission housing already...
Re: Golf II instruments fit Vanagon cluster? White faces?Backlighting?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 16:08:11 -0800
...This > would require fitting of (say Toyota) holders into the back of the > instrument housings; cutting the holes should be easy as long as...
How To Install Your New VC
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Thu, 5 Jul 2001 18:21:31 -0400
...the housing of the viscous coupling is attached to<br> the front diff without risking any  oil leaking.  Lift the housing which...
another road test: 1983-1/2 VW Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 11 Jan 95 23:11:51 CST
...In redesigning the Vanagon's boxer engine, VW also reengineered the gearbox, reinforcing the housings and the pinion and main shafts. The shift forks...
Re: 094 5 Speed Kit Diesel Conversions
Historical mailing list - Jason
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 20:08:43 -0500
...So far I'd prefer to stick to the original gearbox. If the UN1 was readily available here, I'd probably consider that next...
21/SingleCab Pt III (very long)
Historical mailing list
Sat, 29 Jul 1995 23:31:20 -0400
...Crawl back out, remove the rear drivers wheel and take out the reduction gearbox oil level bolt for a thread match and then spend...
Re: Shifter Problem
Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
Thu, 14 May 2009 16:52:31 -0600
...There isn't any real pressure or anything there so its really just stopping the ball joint assembly from slipping down inside the housing...
Re: Recent Maintenance Accomplished
Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
Wed, 13 May 2009 15:23:29 -0600
...The shifting at the actual gearbox >> lever is still tight, so I know that its the long shifter mechanism, but I >> assumed that it...
Shifter Problem
Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
Wed, 13 May 2009 17:30:12 -0600
...The shifting at the actual gearbox >>> lever is still tight, so I know that its the long shifter mechanism, but >>> I >>> assumed that it...
Re: Shifter Problem
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 13 May 2009 21:06:15 -0400
...The shifting at the actual gearbox >>>> lever is still tight, so I know that its the long shifter mechanism, but >>>> I >>>> assumed that it...
Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:13:55 -0500
...I have many years experience not only with automobile stuff but industrial engines, motors, gearboxes, compressors, etc. I started working on VW's at...