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• Re: Transmission MainShaft Needle Bearing Noise
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:10:59 -0700
  ...My Long Enterprises CD calls this part >> "mainshaft needle bearing". Bentley calls it "needle bearing" and >> shows it on mainshaft. (35.20 and 35...
• Trans info for repowered vans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 21:02:45 +1300
  ...If you MUST use your VW trans, best replace ALL forward gears with Albins Elephant Gears and mainshaft, made in Australia. These gears are...
• Re: Transmission QuickChange
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:06:37 -0700
  ...use a pilot bearing on my inline motor and blew the mainshaft oil seal. Alone and on the floor with the van on jackstands...
• Re: rebuilt tranny slipping out of 4th gear-revisited
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 23:30:38 EDT
  ...Also, the supply of good used carrier housings with tight mainshaft bearing bores hasn't gotten so slim as to require a new one...
• Re: Clutch parts/repair (Syncro): Help me figure this out...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 01:27:12 EDT
  ...Nobody uses special tools for this sort of job, I gather. >> Don't forget the trans mainshaft seal and the rear crank seal. Michael...
• Re: Rock Tumbling Noise
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 02:14:12 EDT
  ...I'll lay money that you have some sort of trans failure, probably the mainshaft bearing letting loose. But don't take my word...
• Re: Transmission MainShaft Needle Bearing Noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:05:05 -0500
  ...My Long Enterprises CD calls this part > "mainshaft needle bearing". Bentley calls it "needle bearing" and > shows it on mainshaft. (35.20 and 35...
• FS: 87 Syncro in Missouri
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 13:22:23 -0600 (CST)
  ...Currently it has some mainshaft brg and driveshaft problems, but it is still drivable. 4k was the asking price until the drivetrain problems surfaced...
• Re: OOOPs! Transmission Leaking after clutch kit installation
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 18:28:16 -0400
  Sounds like the mainshaft seal is kaput. Did it leak before? Or was there very little oil in the transmission? > Subject line gives most...
• More Weddle Wisdom--Gearbox rebuilding
  Historical mailing list - "Chris Weddle (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:01:37 -0500
  ...Front mainshaft bearing retaining key.<br> If the gear carrier housing (intermediate housing) is tight, the stock key will work fine. It's only...
• Re: Trans info for repowered vans
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 09:32:32 -0400
  ...You won't break them >or spin their centers (but your mainshaft bearing will still be >failure-prone due to its chronic oil-starvation...
• Parts Place
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 00:30:36 -0800
  ...A mainshaft bearing was quoted over three times higher than their newest catalog. They even had the nerve to say the price in the...
• Re: Parts Place
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Feb 1997 04:45:59 -0500 (EST)
  ...A mainshaft bearing was quoted over three times higher than their newest catalog. They even had the nerve to say the price in the...
• Re: clutch time, reccomendations/tips?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:01:47 -0700
  ...Everytime I've > used the cut off mainshaft, I've had no trouble. As they say, YMMV > and probably does. > > DM&FS > > At 08...
• Syncro Gearbox synchromesh
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 09:48:26 -0700
  ...The mainshaft bearing is directly behind 4th gear so it collect the crud and goes bad quickly. The slider being out of position puts...
• Re: source for 091 MS bearing?-reply
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Mon, 18 May 1998 10:02:25 -0400
  ...to replace > it without tearing down the transaxle? I replaced the mainshaft bearing on my syncro transmission, without having to tear the transmission down...
• Re: where could I get a five speed tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 20:33:25 +1200
  ...tranny? >_________________________________________________________________________ Shame my 5-speed (which needs 4th & 5th gears and mainshaft bearing; it's in bits) with 4.86 diff is in New...
• <syncro> driveshaft 13mm nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 12:18:16 -0300 (ADT)
  Hi, In answer to getting the mainshaft 13mm bolts off you'll need a couple of GOOD quality long handled 13mm wrenchs. Using one...
• Re: engine efficiency, I4s, subies, etc
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 11:59:55 +1200
  ...Their mainshaft is also thicker than stock, and won't break either. A full set of gears/mainshaft costs about $1200AUS for a 4...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sun, 18 May 2003 19:43:29 -0500
  ...Blake, The mainshaft may be stuck in the pilot bearing. Pry more. Or move jacks so the two are the same. Good Evening, Fred...
• Re: diesel van in CO junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 12:48:10 -0300
  ...Every single part needed to do an inline-4 conversion... > except the mainshaft. That's still there. No blinkers, headlights, > grill. No cluster. The...
• Re: Second mainshaft seal failure....
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 02:42:33 -0400
  ...I used no > lubricant nor sealant in conjunction with the installation of the > mainshaft seal. (See post "OOPs..Leaking transmission after clutch > replacement.") The...
• Elephant Gears' US dealer
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 20:12:24 +1300
  ...You won't break >> them >> > or spin their centers (but your mainshaft bearing will still be >> > failure-prone due to its chronic oil-starvation...
• Re: Euro-Trans: 91 Volkswagen Vanagon , Mechanical, input shaft
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:29:43 -0800
  ...If you had no problems prior to engine removal...Just remove bell housing and repl clip and or collar, assuming mainshaft surfaces are still...
• Re: Noise: Tranny or CV or What?
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 13 May 1998 20:59:36 -0700
  My most paranoid diagnosis is (1) the whinning/wavering noise is either the transmission mainshaft bearing or the 3/4 slider hub (because it...
• Re: Whiring sound from transmission/engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 00:22:57 EDT
  ...A trans mainshaft brng changes with eng rpm. A trans pinion bearing is usually worse on acceleration. I would ck the wheel bearings first...
• Vanagon tools and manuals (videos) FS.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 97 14:42:55 EST
  ...Tool # Purpose Application 30/7 (2) removing oil seal mainshaft on 013 transmission 785/1B manual trans support Vanagon/Bus 2012 spanner for fuel...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 10:22:17 -0800
  ...Gearbox should be fine, with a good mainshaft seal of course! Ryan
• Re: Hi list. 90 syncro bad leak stuck in parking lot
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 13:58:01 -0700
  ...subarusyncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Hi just wanted to post an update. > > Mainshaft seal bad > Clutch disc had oil > Transmission bellhouse worn > > Stopped in at...
• Re: humming synchro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Oct 1996 22:53:08 -0400
  ...Was he speaking with forked tongue? Thanks for your help, >> Noise in 4th gear only! Mainshaft bearing or 3/4 slider hub shot. tire...
• Re: Transmission swapping
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 09:26:38 -0700
  ...Gear housings loosen up and the mainshaft bearing gets loose and causes the shaft to have end play and rip the teeth off of...
• Re: clutch time, reccomendations/tips?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:07:57 -0400
  ...Everytime I've used the cut off mainshaft, I've had no > trouble. As they say, YMMV and probably does. > > DM&FS > > At 08...
• Re: Endplay Shims
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 07:48:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Too much or too little endplay will ruin the mainshaft bearings thrust faces in short order. You will change one of the shims if...
• Re: 1985 4-spd Vanagon front transmission mount
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:10:46 -0800
  ...My rubber is broken on my front mount.....Would that cause the mainshaft in my manual trans. to go back like it did 2...
• Re: whine
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 20:15:27 -0800
  ...of the common bearings that is starting to fail...When the mainshaft bearings go, they make noise when in neutral with the clutch out...
• V6 & 091 FS in New Zealand, Loaf too
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 22:10:18 +1300
  ...With it goes my Loaf's 091 trans, fitted with Albins Elephant large-diameter mainshaft and gearset of ratios: 1st 2.79, 2nd 1...
• 1986 Westy Syncro For Sale in NJ
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 22:43:34 -0400
  ...New rubber, c.v.s, mainshaft and other goodies, Thule bike rack installed on top. Brakes are recent, so is the exhaust. I could...
• 1986 Westy Syncro For Sale in NJ
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Apr 1997 21:06:10 -0400
  ...New rubber, c.v.s, mainshaft and other goodies, Thule bike rack installed on top. Brakes are recent, so is the exhaust. I could...
• Re: diesel van in CO junkyard
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 08:59:54 -0700
  ...Every single part needed to do an inline-4 conversion... > > except the mainshaft. That's still there. No blinkers, headlights, > > grill. No cluster. The...
• transmission diagnostic
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Sat, 3 May 2003 09:43:19 -0700
  ...If the mainshaft is moving the mainshaft bearing is moving in the gear carrier housing and will cause several problems down the road. On...
• Re: Differential lock for 2wd vans?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 23:07:41 -0800
  ...two that are the same are the gear sets themselves...pinion & mainshafts & cases are different, so beware...Good Luck Daryl of AA Transaxle Duvall...
• Trans main shaft pulled out!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Basey
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 07:42:38 PST
  ...Upon separating the trans from the engine, the mainshaft came out. I searched the archives and found no reference to this problem. I've...
• Re: Gear oil in the Automatic fluid
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:56:06 -0700
  ...I didn't receive the mainshaft seals that go back to back and those are the ones that seem to be to blame. So...
• Transaxle - Movement of Gear Shifter Normal?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 24 May 2001 10:35:09 -0700
  ...move when you let off the gas while driving...sign of mainshaft movement possibly from improper shimming. This news struck terror in my heart...
• FS 86 Syncro, Avon, CT 208K miles $3600 obo
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 14:18:05 -0500
  ...New 4thGear and syncro New 3rd Gear and Syncro New Mainshaft New Mainshaft Bearing 4/14/1999 $2,661 Bolt, Coolant Pipe and Misc...
• 1986 Westy Syncro For Sale in NJ
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Apr 1997 19:17:41 -0400
  ...New rubber, c.v.s, mainshaft and other goodies, Thule bike rack installed on top. Brakes are recent, so is the exhaust. I could...
• Re: Trans main shaft pulled out!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 12:16:36 -0500
  ...Upon separating the trans from the engine, > the mainshaft came out. I searched the archives and found no reference > to this problem. I've...
• Clutch Release Shaft Removal
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 19:45:20 -0800
  ...also noticed the Bentley recommends 'G 000 100' grease for the mainshaft and clutch splines. Is this a lithium based multi-purpose grease? The...
• Gear whine causes
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:55:53 -0700
  ...If it makes noise in neutral with the clutch out, its mainshaft related. Don't wait fo rit to get worse... Daryl of AA...
• Re: Trans main shaft pulled out!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 16:21:09 EST
  ...All you have to do is take the bellhousing off (really simple) and then screw the mainshaft back on. Slide the shaft collar back...
• Re: Recent Transmission and Pilot Bearing Adventures
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 03:56:20 EST
  ...The ring gear is the second point of failure after the 3/4 hub and more probable than the case distortion causing the mainshaft...
• Re: 5spd tranny
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 16 Dec 2001 13:50:34 +1200
  ...Awkward! I have a unit lying about needing new 4th & 5th and mainshaft bearing. But it's no use to anyone outside NZ, due...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 19:49:59 -0500
  ...Blake, > The mainshaft may be stuck in the pilot bearing. > Pry more. > Or move jacks so the two are the same. > Good Evening, > > Fred...
• Re: Welded 091 3rd and 4th gears??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 14:49:17 EDT
  ...t even solder!) to attach the synchro cone/hub to the mainshaft half of the gearset. The earlier '113' style 3rd and 4ths that...
• report on syncro tranny rebuild experience
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 19 May 2000 08:53:09 PDT
  ...Turned out the new mainshaft bearing he installed was bad. Daryl went beyond the terms of his warranty and paid for all of the...
• Re: diesel van in CO junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Simon
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:34:16 -0600
  ...except the > mainshaft. That's still there. > No blinkers, headlights, grill. No cluster. > The headliner was nice, and the door panels and armrests are...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 19:41:06 -0800
  ...Roughness will be mainshaft bearing likely. Grab the input shaft and pull and push hard in and out.. If there is any clunking play...
• Re: VR6 into a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:15:52 +1200
  ...either beef it with Aussie Albins gearset (you choose the ratios) and thicker Albins mainshaft, or better still toss it and fit a G50...
• Re: Transmission mystery
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:22:29 EDT
  ...The splines on the tranny mainshaft looked fine. As soon as it stops raining I'll go bleed the system. Thanks for all the...
• Re: Gear oil in the Automatic fluid
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:11:22 -0700
  ...I didn't receive the mainshaft seals that go back to back > and those are the ones that seem to be to blame. So...