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• TDIs and Automatic -- Custom Gears?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:31:06 -0700
  ...I'm wondering if there is some critical mass at which it would be feasible to get a bunch of custom gears built? Someone...
• Re: No gears (resolved)
  Historical mailing list - pierre m d
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:19:05 -0400
  ...No gears From: greenvanagon@gmail.com To: pmdorais@hotmail.com CC: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com My $1 says your pilot bearing is the problem...
• Re: Lost ALL gears, then they came back, then it was fine, then shifting got wierd, then it was fine
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 15:11:30 -0500
  ...This makes it hard to hit the correct gears. BD used to sell these replacements but a quick search did not reveal it. More...
• 85 spedo repair
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 22:17:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...The gears were not broken, but just out of place. I pushed the assembly to the right and gears were engaging just fine. Put...
• Re: WTB: Syncro Trans Core Needed
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 27 May 1998 11:48:01 -0400
  HI Erik, What are you axually doing with it? I have one, no gears sticking out, but I'm sure it can not be...
• Re: No gears
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:27:17 -0400
  ...No gears > > Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:24:24 -0700 > > > > do you mean that everything feels normal, and with engine running when > you...
• '86 4-speed Westy won't move: Worn out clutch or broken transmission?
  Historical mailing list - James Kim
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 09:32:51 -0800
  ...But he could drive around in the underground parking lot with occasional grinding and crunching of the gears through all the gears. Yesterday he...
• Re: Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd gears
  Historical mailing list - John Lavery
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:07:04 -0800
  ...Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd > gears > > > > Hello all! > > > > My Vanagon is making a grinding noise when shifted from 1st to...
• Re: No gears
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:37:29 -0700
  ...I went out for a 60 miles trip and everything was > fine. > > > > Today, i tried to go out and all the gears were missing...
• Re: Intermittent noise from rear
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 02:45:25 -1000
  ...left rear. > Loudest at low > > speeds/low gears quieter as I go up through the gears. Now here's > the > > kicker, it goes away...
• Re: 5 speed vanagon transmission
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 5 May 1998 03:29:42 EDT
  ...With just 2 exceptions, all manual transmission Vanagons VW imported to the USA had 4 forward gears. The exceptions were a few 1982/3...
• Speedometer Repair: VW Vanagon 1986 2WD Auto
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:34:39 +0000
  ...The plates in red are two of about 40 sp... | | | | Information on VW speedometer gears/measurement: http://www.odometergears.com/documentation/VW_Super_Beetle...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter / Iowa City, Iowa
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:42:11 -0600
  ...The second and the fourth gears are not going in deep enough, only get to the top of the gears and they would just...
• Re: Intermittent noise from rear
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 19:30:12 -0500
  ...Loudest at low > speeds/low gears quieter as I go up through the gears. Now here's the > kicker, it goes away when the...
• Re: No gears (resolved)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:57:58 -0600
  ...No gears > From: greenvanagon@gmail.com > To: pmdorais@hotmail.com > CC: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > > My $1 says your pilot bearing is the problem...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 12:39:39 -0700
  John Does it involve GearGrinding or just Difficulty Finding gears ~ Did this happen suddenly or slowly over time ~ Does the Shifter still have the...
• Tim Smith On Trans FAQ
  Historical mailing list - "Tim Smith (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:15:55 -0500
  ...wbx engine) of the needle bearings that these gears spin on. - Audi engine is 200n-m, VW-SA added two 'oil returning plates' ?????? and...
• Re: Knobs, wheels, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 04 Aug 94 16:37:41 CDT
  On Thu, 4 Aug 94 16:21:56 CDT Carl Schwink said: >Anyone know how hot you can get your Bus gearshift knob, steering...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Questions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 12:29:39 -0400
  ...That's one reason why the gears are so "low". They are really designed for a narrow spectrum of RPMs...in trucks, they add...
• engine swap
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 14:52:58 -0800 (PST)
  ...the 74 and vice versa...do i need to disconnect the gearshift lever when i take out the engine ??? i suppose for taking out...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - Herr Wibo Fichten
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 20:30:55 -0400
  ...The second and the fourth gears are not going in deep enough, only get to the top of the gears and they would just...
• Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 01:37:58 EST
  jjvantol@USWEST.NET writes: (Just please remember that this is all quoted out of context) << Well, actually, with the helical gears that isn't...
• 2 gears at once?
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 21:37:34 -0700
  ...like the linkage was off and he would find himself in 2 gears at once??? Is that possible? What is wrong with the linkage...
• Strongest STOCK Waterboxer tranny
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 22:05:34 -0700
  ...the 7/34 gears are a lot quieter and smoother. He also said that these gears cost a lot more than the 6/29...
• Transaxle - Movement of Gear Shifter Normal?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 24 May 2001 10:35:09 -0700
  I was informed over the weekend around the campfire that it is not normal for the gearshifter to move when you let off the...
• Re: 2 gears at once?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 00:54:52 +1200
  ...like the linkage was off and he would >find himself in 2 gears at once??? Is that possible? > >What is wrong with the linkage...
• Re: Haunted Westy!!!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 16:13:11 +0200
  ...How can this be? Steve, this is because the odo gears inside your speedo is made of plastic, and over time the plastic gets...
• shifting woes
  Historical mailing list - David Ruppe
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 10:32:46 -0400
  ...other gears work fine, but the shifter seems stiff, and the gears are in slightly different locations. any ideas what to look at first...
• Re: e-bay oil pump dispute
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 00:27:57 EST
  << I agree that the pump gears and upper case is new. What bothers me is that the bottom part of the pump has been...
• Re: Trip Odometer Myth(?)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 10:12:46 EDT
  Jeffrey said: "Sure, but the first thing that happens when you RELEASE the button is that the gears ENgage, and I suspect that's...
• Tiptronic-Modification now public Domain
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 19 Mar 2016 18:38:05 +0100
  ...40mm teeth on gears, lowered holes for stock gearbox studs. Folder 2 show new setup: 38mm teeth on gears, no lowered holes for stock...
• Veedubbing Poem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 19:36:05 -0700
  One of my customers composed this little ditty for me after a tranny rebuild (successful, I might add) and with his permission..... > "Shifting gears...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:00:45 -0500
  ...That transmission is very good for that purpose > by > using lower gears. Easier in fact than having to use a clutch to change > gears...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:07:56 -0500
  Yes - gears grind into reverse. Couldn't get it into 1/2 without stopping engine. Easily goes into reverse, first and second with engine...
• Shifting issue
  Historical mailing list - wognacious
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:23:44 -0700
  ...I can shift through all the gears forward and back except for 4th. Once I go from 3rd to 4th it doesn't want...
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:53:44 +1200
  ...cost, is there any reason why engines have not had meshed > gears > to drive the cams. Piston type aircraft engines all have gear driven...
• Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:37:45 -0600
  > jjvantol@USWEST.NET writes: > >(Just please remember that this is all quoted out of context) > ><< Well, actually, with the helical gears that isn't...
• Re: Limited Vanagon content: using reverse running transaxles
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 19:18:23 -0800
  ...Just concerned about the helical gears. The strait cut reverse gear >>could care less which way it turns, but I think helical gears are...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:21:01 -0800
  ...The second and the fourth gears are not going in deep enough, only get to the top of the gears and they would just...
• Re: No gears (resolved)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:11:41 -0700
  ...No gears >> From: greenvanagon@gmail.com >> To: pmdorais@hotmail.com >> CC: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com >> >> My $1 says your pilot bearing is the problem...
• TransX
  Historical mailing list - Justin Gordon
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 21:12:04 -0700
  I was ready to give up on my '84 vanagon when the beast would not go into any forward gears after starting. It would...
• Re: engine swap
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 18:28:35 -0700 (PDT)
  ...any opinions ??? and do i disconnect it right at the > tranny or where ??? You don't need to disconnect the gearshift lever. You don...
• Re: Limited Vanagon content: using reverse running transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 22:25:00 -0500
  ...Just concerned about the helical gears. The strait cut reverse gear could care less which way it turns, but I think helical gears are...
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:46:23 -0600
  > is there any reason why engines have not had meshed gears >> to drive the cams. Remember when the Beetle was starting to take off...
• Re: serial hybrid conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 23:13:21 +1300
  ...or else you could convert the trans to nonsynchromesh dog-type gears (motorcycles have these, and you only need the clutch for in-gear...
• Re: Buses FS (CT/MA/NY Area)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 20:44:23 -0800
  ...They turned "backwards" because the reduction gears on the axle ends re-reversed the rotation. You just took the axles off, put on bug...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 23 Jun 2007 (#2007-635)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:48:53 -0400
  ...Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc > > I have worked on older marine diesels that used gears to drive the OHC. > I think they never took...
• Re: Welded 091 3rd and 4th gears??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 14:49:17 EDT
  tcarrington@RELITECH.COM writes: << ...Maybe Todd can weigh in on if the 091 trannys need to have the 3rd or 4th gears "welded" like...
• loose shifter
  Historical mailing list - Michael B. Harrnacker
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 11:55:03 -0800
  ...There seems to be a lot of slop between gears and getting into gear requires a lot more attention than it did before. This...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:50:27 -0700
  Completely nutz http://www.partshp.com/speedometer_gears.htm Sent from my iPad > On Jul 28, 2014, at 6:21 AM, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann...
• Ring and pinion ratio on 5 spds...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Tue, 26 May 1998 09:07:50 -0700
  ...I want big gears, big teeth, that will stand the constant force of a hard punch to the pedal. The ratio is important. The...
• Re: Intermittent noise from rear
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 09:22:39 -0800
  ...left rear. >> Loudest at low >>> speeds/low gears quieter as I go up through the gears. Now here's >> the >>> kicker, it goes away...
• Replacement for cracking 3rd & 4th gears
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 12:52:42 +1200
  ...Replacement Vanagon gears by: Long Enterprises 2475 Morse Rd Sebastopol CA 95472 (707) 829-1169 fax (707) 823-5664 Also, on p61, pic of...
• Re: Wheddle Engineering Lower Low Gear
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 22:11:29 -0500
  ...What do you think lower gears are going to do? Blow out the case under less force! Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72...
• Re: Any interest in different 4th gears for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 19:39:45 PDT
  ...Any interest in different 4th gears for Vanagon? > Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 22:17:53 EDT > Message-ID: <5749c75.2501db51@aol.com> > > Ken...
• Re: FW: 5 spd tranny
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 20:08:26 +1200
  Try Albins Gears in Australia. They make ultrastrong gears for any rear-engined VW, including the 094 5-speed. You'll break the case...
• Re: Syncro Automatic??
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:58:38 -0800
  ...You cannot flip the newer tranny ring gears..only the 67 or so and earlier units due to the way the gears are cut...
• Re: Smoooooooth Shifting
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Dec 1995 00:15:21 -0600 (CST)
  >Well, I finally solved about 90 percent of the problems I was having getting >from third to neutral and third to fourth gears on...
• Re: symptoms of a failing clutch
  Historical mailing list - Leon Roose
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:13:55 -0600
  ...In the last few > days I've had to floor the clutch pedal in order to shift gears. The > gears engage when I release...
• Gears shifted
  Historical mailing list - peter hargreave
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:09:16 +0000
  ...I had lost my reverse gear.&nbsp; In fact all my gears have shifted - my 1st gear is now where my reverse gear was...