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Re: Automatic Transmission
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:25:04 -0400
When I bought my '84 in 1997, the automatic transmission was leaking. VW said the leak was internal and a major rebuild was required...
Re: Auto Transmission fluid change
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 8 Aug 2021 16:12:20 -0500
...I now have a better understanding of the AT transmission and the final > drive. > > I’ve changed the AT fluid before by dropping the...
Re: trans oil level
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 26 Nov 2001 17:46:01 -0600
...from June 15, 1993 says the oil in the final drive of automatic transmissions 010,087,089,090,096,and 098 should be replaced...
Re: First time owner (90'Westy)!!
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 1 Jan 2002 12:31:07 -0600
Rob Cassam wrote: > > I just picked her up last week! 90' Westy. > > I have the automatic transmission, what type of maintenance is required? > > Thanks...
Automatic Transmission Coolant Hose
Historical mailing list - jbange
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:46:11 -0700
...pipe, over the final drive, and into the thermostat housing. Now, there are two versions of this hose. The manual transmission version is just...
Re: Transmission suddenly slipping
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:17:09 -0400
The automatic transmission fluid should be checked hot and with the engine running and while in park or neutral. Put the fluid you took...
Need to find an Auto tranny overhaul kit.
Historical mailing list - S. Hajasz
Wed, 11 Nov 1998 23:42:04 -0800
...Who the hell came up with the paper gasket between the transmission and the final drive? Here is a news flash PAPER AND PETROLEUM...
Problem removing / installing automatic from final drive
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 9 Jul 2009 10:09:12 -0400
I have a bad 85 Automatic Transmission Vanagon (slips in all forward gears) so I pulled the entire transaxle. I then removed the AT...
Re: AUTO TRANS
Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
Mon, 6 Feb 2006 09:59:10 -0800
...http://www.home.surewest.net/heinlein/trans.htm 3.) Final drive gear oil is usually yellow/gold, more brown if really old. Transmission fluid...
Re: Automatic transmission questions
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:13:12 -0800
...cooler/no cooler, different reverse ring gear hub splining to mate with the final drive pinion shaft, etc. All of the "wear parts" are...
Final Drive pan gasket
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Tue, 8 Aug 2017 22:50:31 -0400
I changed the pan gasket on the final drive section of my automatic transmission today. When I torqued it down to 7 lb. ft...
Re: Auto Tranny Final Drive, Oil Change?
Historical mailing list - jbange
Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:10:27 -0700
...I believe you just described how to change the transmission fluid in the AT unit. I reckon he means the Final Drive-- the part...
Re: Auto Transmission fluid change
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sun, 8 Aug 2021 17:49:52 -0400
...I now have a better understanding of the AT transmission and the > > final > > drive. > > > > I’ve changed the AT fluid before by dropping the...
Re: Automatic vs Manual
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Sat, 26 May 2012 21:03:48 -0600
On May 26, 2012, at 8:29 PM, craig cowan wrote: "When I finally got this automatic transmissioned '90GL on the road as my...
Re: Tiico Out of business!!
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:23:21 -0800
...product they used to sell: > rebuilt Vanagon automatic transmissions with the A2 (Golf/ Jetta) > final drive. > > Can anyone help me with information about this...
Re: Transmission, Automatic, Question
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Thu, 1 May 2008 22:27:39 -0400
...The Final Drive gets cooked. Howling is soon to follow. >C. The Transmission gets a fresh influx of metal shavings. >D. That money you...
Re: Problem removing / installing automatic from final drive
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Thu, 9 Jul 2009 09:41:04 -0700
...Problem removing / installing automatic from final drive >I have a bad 85 Automatic Transmission Vanagon (slips in all forward gears) >so I pulled the...
Re: balky automatic transmission
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 16:48:15 -0800
...her automatic transmission refuses to shift into second until she has driven at 10 MPH for five minutes or more. Then, finally, it thunks...
Re: Auto to manual conversion
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 9 Sep 2005 12:20:04 -0700
> Regarding the automatic transmission....Is anyone aware of any reliable, > available options for modifying the 3rd gear to provide a lower rpm? > Looking for...
Re: Automatic transmission Issue
Historical mailing list - Jason
Sat, 3 Mar 2018 02:17:15 -0500
...I checked the oil levels in the transmission and > > final drive before leaving and the back of the car is not spotted up > > so...
Re: Automatic Transmission alternatives..help
Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
Tue, 6 Feb 2001 20:50:29 EST
Jeff, The seal between the tranny and final drive is just a thin paper thing... 5 bucks at the dealer. If you're thinking...
Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Apr 2017 01:10:53 +0000
...transmission together? I'm finally starting on my conversion project, and both need to come out. Which is easier, both together or separately (automatic...
automatic transmission shuddering puzzle
Historical mailing list - Vision Wizard
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:37:01 -0500
Here is an automatic transmission problem I was hoping someone could help with. Every so often, when the AT is shifting (from 1st to...
Re: Auto tranny question
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:18:42 -0600
...it >turned out to be the seal between the transmission and the final drive. So, >any other ideas why it might not like to...
automatic transmission woes
Historical mailing list - John Frazier
Wed, 8 Mar 2000 21:38:34 EST
...My guess so far is that the Final drive and torque converter should be ok. Before I pull the tranny are there any helpful...
84 automatic trans reseal
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:50:23 -0600
...converter seal, axle seals, and the twin seals between the transmission and final drive sections. I began, about 3000 miles ago, seeing the ATF...
need help w/automatic transmission problem
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:15:48 -0800
...think the sound problem is located in the transmission proper ,as opposed to the final drive.This trans has been tested hard ,hard ,hard...
Re: Automatic transmission supplier?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:19:46 -0500
...Fl. > > For the most part automatic cores are non-existent. In demand is the cast iron final drive section as these both wear out...
Re: vanagon Digest - 1 Feb 2008 to 2 Feb 2008 - Special issue (#2008-156)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Sat, 2 Feb 2008 19:47:54 -0800
...And now bURNINGvAN stuff and computer too > > According to my transmission manual the final drive on the Vanagon > auto is > cast in a 'light...
auto tranny part needed
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Mon, 4 Dec 2000 17:23:57 -0600
Does anybody have an extra automatic transmission seal that they would lend me for a week or so until I get a replacement? It...
Re: Looking for a tranny
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 1 Oct 2015 22:09:08 -0400
What is wrong with the transmission? Unless there is a problem with the final drive repairing the automatic is usually easy and inexpensive. If...
Re: automatic transmission oil level?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:08:06 -0700
...automatic transmission oil level? > In a message dated 11/19/06 8:38:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, > garyowen@MAGMA.CA writes: > > > > Have 85...
Re: Automatic vs. 4 Speed Transmission
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:21:38 -0400
...Not so for the final drive part.I hear that the trans cooler will clog up and blow out.The auto trans is the...
090 (automatic) transmission questions
Historical mailing list - C. Abney
Fri, 20 May 2016 10:03:39 -0700
...Can I remove ONLY the transmission, leaving the final drive and torque converter attached to the crank/engine block? Seems to me like the...
Re: Automatic transmission supplier?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:30:50 -0400
...Fl. >>> >>> For the most part automatic cores are non-existent. In demand is the cast iron final drive section as these both wear out...
Re: Old issue
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Mon, 7 May 2001 06:49:06 -0500
...mechanisms in both manual shift and automatic stick shift transmissions. Also recommended for the transmission, final drives and hydraulic systems of some Ford tractors...
AT questions
Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 17:36:38 -0500
...transmission and final drive via viscous coupling (a bath of ATF.) Does the pump shaft and turbine shaft run to the automatic transmission inside...
Re: Automatic transmission Issue
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Sat, 3 Mar 2018 16:40:42 -0500
...I checked the oil levels in the transmission and final drive before leaving and the back of the car is not spotted up so...
I'm doomed, I'm doomed!!!
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Tue, 28 Mar 2000 22:43:29 -0500
...towed to the house, is to get an automatic transmission (or just a final drive?) installed. Anybody happen to have a low-mileage one...
Re: Automatic transmission Issue
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 3 Mar 2018 11:46:34 -0800
...I checked the oil levels in the transmission and final drive before leaving and the back of the car is not spotted up so...
Re: Vanagon auto tranny lifespan
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Fri, 4 May 2001 22:14:33 EDT
...What does 'one guy' mean by 'because of fluids crossing over'? If you are swapping final drive lube or coolant into the tranny you...
Re: Audi / Golf and Vanagon auto transmissions ARE the same!!!
Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 23:52:28 EST
...transmissions are the same for the Audi / Golf and Vanagon and could be interchanged. Stangely enough the Vanagon and Audi manuals have the automatic...
Re: standard vs auto
Historical mailing list
Sat, 5 Oct 1996 23:20:59 -0400
...Unless you destroy the final drive, it is usually cheaper to repair an auto than 4 speed and the performance with the 2.1...
Re: Standard to automatic?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:12:49 -0500
The automatic in third gear (direct) and final drive ratio gives the same overall ratio as the manual in 4th gear. At speed the...
Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:26:39 -0500
...pick up a free vanagon transmission. After the guy single-handedly picked up the AT and final drive and put it in the back...
Re: Ring and pinion - 1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:22:11 -0600
...It is common > practice that when the automatic sections get repaired the final drive is > not touched. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
Your Opinion: Subaru or not to Subaru (Engine swap)
Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:32:33 -0800
...I'm looking to get a rebuilt transmission and final drive as well.... any recommendations on sellers of such items? (figured I might as...
Re: Cost of AT rebuild?
Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:12:44 -0700
...http://www.germantransaxle.com/catalog/volkswagen/vanagon/automatic-converter-final-drive-complete-/ Dan Los Angeles, CA "Winky" the '85 Westy Weekender On Oct 13...
Re: Auto tranny noises
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:16:06 -0400
...If the noise is van speed related, then there may be a problem with the final drive. There are a number of bearings that...
Re: 84 automatic trans reseal
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 31 Oct 2000 23:21:03 -0500
...converter seal, axle seals, and the twin seals between the transmission and final drive sections. I began, about 3000 miles ago, seeing the ATF...
Re: Final Drive pan gasket
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 9 Aug 2017 12:49:36 +0000
...Final Drive pan gasket I changed the pan gasket on the final drive section of my automatic transmission today. When I torqued it down...
Re: Auto Transmission fluid change
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 9 Aug 2021 14:45:53 -0400
...I now have a better understanding of the AT transmission and the final drive. > > I’ve changed the AT fluid before by dropping the...
Re: AT rebuilding
Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:19:41 -0600
...The only vanagons to have diesels matched to automatic transmissions were some taxi's in Berlin which had a top speed of 45 or...
Re: lack of power when cold
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Tue, 7 Oct 2003 15:44:03 -0700
...Wouldn't be the final drive. It is either there or it isn't, Noisy or >>not. The automatic section is either slipping or...
Re: Automatic Transmission Fluid and Gear Oil Comparrison and Feedback please
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 3 May 2009 20:59:12 -0400
The correct gear oil for the final drive is an 80w-90 or 75w-90. I use the Mobil 1 SHC 75w-90. My...
Re: Need to find an Auto tranny overhaul kit.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 24 Nov 1998 07:22:02 -0500
...Who the hell came up with the paper gasket between the transmission >and the final drive? Here is a news flash PAPER AND PETROLEUM...
Re: Yup, I solidly guarantee ALL my work, (here I go into the AT again)
Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:17:39 -0500
...get the transmission out with the engine still in the van, but DON'T reinstall the transmission to the final drive this way. 3...
Re: Anyone in Seattle area with a Bostig AT conversion?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 11 May 2012 20:26:05 -0700
...Also, a 3 speed AT with a direct final drive is not optimal, but you will get better gas mileage ‘cause you can’t...
Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:10:49 -0500
...taking the van out for >a test drive? >I guess the automatic transmission and the final drive differential >share the same fluids? >-- Craig Chuck...
Re: Update, looking for Automatic transmission for 90 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:12:35 -0800
...Update, looking for Automatic transmission for 90 Vanagon Since no one answered me yesterday about the Air Cooled Vanagon/Bus trans into a watercooled...