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• Final Drive-turbine shaft
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Hawkins
  Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:27:37 -0400
  List members, I managed to damage the turbine shaft rings while reattaching the automatic tranny to the final drive (1991 2.1 AT). The...
• Re: Problem removing / installing automatic from final drive
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 9 Jul 2009 09:41:04 -0700
  Paul..Its a tricky wiggling tapping turning that get all the splines in the various shafts to line up...Turn the final drive flanges...
• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 10:08:13 EST
  ...For this situation, I assumed that all these terms are identical except for the final drive ratio. Finally, horsepower is just the product of...
• Re: Vanagon Transmission/Transaxle?
  Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 01:22:51 EDT
  ...I wouldt drain the final drive and pressurise the final drive with a low pressure. I wouldt be happy to see your Vanagon, but...
• Transaxle -- Failure?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Orbon
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 11:14:11 -0800
  ...The mechanic says that the final drive leaked and is failed so the transaxle should be replaced. Does this sound about right? Can the...
• Re: Vanagon starter final drive issues?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 06:07:02 -0500
  ...Vanagon starter final drive issues? For those of you experienced with the internals of the vanagon starter: When doing my engine conversion, I had...
• Fw: Heeeellllppp!!! (trans/final drive)
  Historical mailing list - Jed Thompson
  Wed, 15 Apr 2099 14:46:33 -0400
  ...I'm going to pull the pan off the bottom of the final drive tomorrow to see what I can see but I don...
• IT'S ALIVE!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Thu, 9 May 2002 09:14:08 -0400
  ...After fixing that it started right up, it runs great (I finally have a car to drive). THANKS ALL -- Chris Winesette American Advertising Director...
• 90 Vanagon Automatic Starter Saga Continues.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:03:26 -0500
  ...Consensus then was that the final drive require replacing. I removed the starter for second time, the local bosch shop replaced the solenoid. They...
• Re: Transaxle -- Failure?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 18:41:45 -0500
  ...No one ever checks the gear oil and the final drive will self destruct. Parts for these things are extremely expensive. Especially the Ring...
• Final Drive Plug Size--Solved
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Mon, 4 May 1998 23:03:48 -0600
  Thanks for the overwhelming response to the final drive plug size. It is 17mm. The added bonus was from Mark McCulley, in that, I...
• Re: Two Questions - headlight improvements / automatic tranny?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:12:45 EST
  ...any automatic before. >> change your final drive oil! this is the main killer of auto trans, the final drive running out of oil. also...
• Re: one more thing....
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 10 Nov 96 20:17:22 CST
  ...3.80 Final drive: 4.857 (from 1974->) 1981 4-speed: 1st gear: 3.78 Final drive: 4.57 and since i have never...
• Torque Converter Oil Seal
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:37:33 -0400
  ...I am installing the torque converter oil seal in the final drive housing. Since it has been over 24 house\rs since I removed...
• Re: Tires - Syncro (frequently discussed)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Dec 1996 19:07:16 -0800 (PST)
  ...The quote from the manual said 6% across the viscous coupling, but if the final drive ratios are the same for the front final...
• Good Mechanic in Tucson
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:43:06 -0700
  ...to go to a shop for the final touches if I want to be able to drive it before Christmas (2002, at this rate...
• Re: switching from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:23:32 -0500
  ...No trans,or bleeder valve, but I got the final drive.No wiring harness.It is all temporiarily lost, as I had to move...
• Final Drive Oil Seal Bushing
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 21:18:19 -0700
  ...The first step is to put the auto tranny unit and the final drive together. Auto unit is a fresh rebuild from German Transaxle...
• Re: air-cooled vs WBX transmission
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 09:24:29 +1000
  ...with a final drive of 5.43 The normal TD diesel T3 Syncro (with JX series engine) has the same final drive of 5...
• Re: And now bURNINGvAN stuff and computer too
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 16:29:50 -0800
  On 2/2/08, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com> wrote: > > According to my transmission manual the final drive on the Vanagon auto is > cast...
• An '81 Vanagon tranny question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 12:56:49 -0700
  ...I seem to recall somebody discussing how to replace some sort of seals at the final drive flanges, but I'm coming up blank...
• Re: Whiring sound from transmission/engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 00:22:57 EDT
  ...A final drive bearing will make noise anytime the wheels are turning, but if its bad enough to be noisey at 10MPH ...then you...
• Thing trannies...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 15:09:09 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I am certain on the final drive ratios however....the Thing revs higher at speed than a bug will. A bug tranny will fit...
• Re: Automatic / Final Drive Seperation
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 20:05:10 -0500
  ...He was unable to > separate the automatic section from the final drive with the unit on his > workbench. The cast iron final drive had...
• Re: Vanagon starter final drive issues?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 09:58:07 -0700
  ...Vanagon starter final drive issues? > > For those of you experienced with the internals of the vanagon starter: > > When doing my engine conversion, I had...
• Re: auto trans final drive
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 10:00:23 -0700
  ...wrote: > Good morning, all, > > I have a couple questions about the final drive of my auto > transmission - > > First, what fluid do you put in...
• funky jitter tranny
  Historical mailing list - Radish150
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 23:00:07 -0800
  ...I can remove the drivetrain, separate > the engine from trans, maybe separate AT from final drive but then what? > Do I have a shop...
• Auto trannie final drive fluid level
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 21:07:18 -0700
  ...The odd thing is Bentley on page 39.50 says Capacity of automatic final drive "capacity 1.5 liter (1.3 U.S. qt...
• Re: 90 Vanagon Automatic Starter Saga - Now Over!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:39:16 -0500
  ...The final drive was missing two of the 10 balls >that carry it in the case flutes. There was a little bit of play...
• Re: Replacing seal between automatic & final
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:32:08 -0800
  ...automatic & final > Good evening all, > > Does anyone have any experience with changing the seal > > between the automatic transmission and the final drive? > > Or can...
• Re: Fw: Heeeellllppp!!! (trans/final drive)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 May 1999 15:55:42 -0400
  ...There souldn't be >anyting turning in the final drive when I'm not moving should there? I've Jed, if you're in...
• Where to get GL-4? (Was: Size of allen wrench for final drive?)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:06:55 -0700
  ...Size of allen wrench for final drive? > >Also, the modern GL-5 and 6 oils do not have the > >compatibility problems with the Brass...
• Re: Install Auto transmission to final drive problem
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 28 May 2006 08:26:56 -0400
  ...I've finally come across something I >can't find an answer to in the archives. > >I've dropped the entire drivetrain to do...
• Automatic Trany Leak
  Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 22:13:47 -0400
  ...TPO seems to have tried to seal the joint between the final drive and the automatic transmission from the outside with silicone rubber. I...
• Replaced final drive to AT seals in the 90MV (fingers crossed anyway)
  Historical mailing list - retro van
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:32:28 -0700
  ...Thought this would end it because I had nothing coming out of the weep hole between the final drive and AT bottom covers. Im...
• Problem removing / installing automatic from final drive
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 9 Jul 2009 10:09:12 -0400
  ...I then removed the AT unit by undoing the four 13mm nuts and separating from the final drive. Came apart relatively easily with a...
• Automatic transaxle final drive oil leve.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:16:59 -0400
  Anyone want to weigh in on what the oil level should be in the final drive of an automatic transaxle? Before I left for...
• AT Governor and fluid exchange with final drive
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 21:53:49 -0500
  ...The other question I have is about the seals I need to replace that cause the ATF and final drive gear oil to mix...
• Re: transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:36:08 -0500
  ...When I went to take down the pan on the final drive, the bolts were removed VERY easily and the oil gasket was cork...
• Re: Final Drive Plug Size--Solved
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 10 May 1998 11:25:18 -0600
  > > > > Thanks for the overwhelming response to the final drive plug size. It is > > 17mm. The added bonus was from Mark McCulley, in that, I...
• Final Drive Oil Seal Bushing
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 07:39:39 -0700
  ...The first step is to put the auto tranny unit and the final drive together. Auto unit is a fresh rebuild from German Transaxle...
• auto tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 11:04:33 -0500
  ...with three nuts to the engine flywheel and meshed with the drive shaft on the final drive (differential.) Philip Hanlon Mobile, AL 91 Carat
• Re: Automatic Transmission Mystery Solved
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:07:45 EDT
  ...Finally figured out why I was getting anegative number (and a BIG negative at that) when calculating the end play between the final drive...
• Re: 87 Westfalia automatic transmission problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeff klender
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 01:45:27 -0400
  ...But the final drive half could be dry. There is a centrifical governor that controls at what RPM the transmission will shift at, it...
• AT final drive oil sump gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:39:56 -0700
  I just received the gasket for the final drive (diff.) oil sump cover on my '88 Westy. In scraping off the old one, it...
• Re: AT final drive oil sump gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:14:12 -0500
  ...AT final drive oil sump gasket? I was told by the dealer that they improved the gasket and that the screws should also be...
• '87 syncro: driveshaft going?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 11:12:45 -0700
  ...Front final drive alignment must be done to ensure driveshaft is installed without distortion." How do you align the front final drive? -Mark McCulley...
• Can someone double check my Engine / Tire / R+P math?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 16:47:37 -0800
  ...Assuming this is correct, how would you mathematically show the difference between a 4.86:1 and a 5.43:1 final drive? The...
• Re: AT Governor and fluid exchange with final drive
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 22:42:32 -0500
  ...It is rotated by the final drive so its speed is proportional to the speed of the vehicle. The large weight controls the 1st...
• C.V.Joint problem?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Feb 96 23:09:26 EST
  My '86 Westy (160K mi, autotrans) has a clicking in the rear axle/final drive/transmission area when rolling slowly (less than walking speed...
• Re: Where to get GL-4? (Was: Size of allen wrench for final drive?)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:04:58 -0700
  ...Size of allen wrench for final drive?) So where the heck do you get GL-4 oil that aint RedLine (or some other synthetic...
• non-Vanagon Automatic tranny innna vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:17:04 -0800
  ...Has anybody used a non-vanagon automatic tranny's final drive in a vanagon? The engine-to-tranny bolts are different, but that is...
• more gearing (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Thu, 13 May 1999 18:04:48 -0400
  ...Does the DZ transmission have a 5.86 or a 5.43 final drive? 2. Without getting into the whole tire thread, what, if...
• Re: has anyone replaced tranny seals?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:46:36 -0800
  ...Getting the final drive flanges off was easy. P-mail for details on how to do this. BTW, a get the seals from the...
• Re: Regearing transmission
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 21:42:53 -0600
  ...For example, a 1986 DU has a 0.85 4th and a 4.86 final drive ratio. So putting in a taller 4th in...
• Re: Finally, I spotted a Westy in my own driveway.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:10:22 -0400
  After three years op bliss,I am still denying reality.You can too.
• Re: Auto Tranny Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 May 1997 23:05:23 +0000
  ...Have not yet checked the final drive oil level, will do that tomorrow. John vwbus@netbiz.net
• Re: ATF and final drive fluids
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 10:34:05 -0700
  ...How >many of you use syn gear lube in the final drive? > >Please p-mail as I use the digest Please *don't* p...
• auto tranny for sale ...Re: 84 Automatic Final Drive Rebuilder?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 12:56:51 EDT
  In a message dated 10/25/03 6:59:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, bhandy@ROCHESTER.RR.COM writes: > > > The final drive in my...
• Re: Install Auto transmission to final drive problem
  Historical mailing list - Dave Szurszewski
  Sun, 28 May 2006 19:31:03 -0700
  ...You may need to separate the final drive > from the engine so that > you can get all the shafts engaged. It's pretty > easy...