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• Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 08:39:41 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Connected to the front pinion gear shaft and driven by the main shaft. Drop the main shaft and power into the VC is cut...
• Re: 82 vanagon tranny output shaft
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:21:50 -0400
  ...82 vanagon tranny output shaft > There is a small stud that screws into the shafts...both the internal > mainshaft and the one you can...
• Play in throttle shaft
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 10:50:34 -0500
  ...When the throttle is open, I have about 1mm of vertical play in the throttle shaft. Excessive? is there an adjustment or shim to...
• Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:39:19 -0800
  ...One wiper shaft assembly had play in arm that is press fitted to shafte. Arms are kinda pricey. Regardless, what started out as "pull...
• Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 19:37:58 -0800
  ...What is the > protrusion difference between a stock wbx bellhousing w/shaft and a > stock diesel bellhousing w/shaft? I measured that stuff some...
• Re: Rebuilt cv drive shaft
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 08:50:16 -0400
  > It's basically a choice on your part: > > 1 - use a rebuilt half-shaft from FLAPS, and replace it in a few > years, but...
• One more time - Auto Tranny trans-axle shaft.
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 22 May 2014 12:49:21 -0500
  ...Is the AUTO-TRANNY trans-axle long drive shaft the same length as the shafts on vehicles with A MANUAL tranny? Thanks, John
• Re: ? Vanagon 091/1 Output Shaft & SAW
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 00:37:13 -0500
  ...For the shaft, try calling Weddle Engineering at 310-598-2731. Dennis.
• TOASTED VC?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wilke
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 22:04:32 -0600
  ...Will it hurt anything else to drive without the drive shaft in??? Has it been established that driving without the shaft does/ does not...
• Re: [Syncro] drivetrain vibration
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 15:13:45 -0800
  > I've recently had my front drive shaft replaced on my 87 syncro westy. Since > then I notice a significant vibration starting at around...
• Fixed my speedometer! (long but poss. useful info)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:29:05 -0400
  ...Grey metal gear that turns shaft for mileage odometer was a little loose. i.e. I could turn it when holding end of shaft...
• Re: Syncro Driveshaft Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 22:35:38 -0700
  ...Can you describe the mechanical > configuration? The main drive shaft on a syncro (not the axles) is similar in length to a conventional shaft...
• Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 18:33:41 +0000
  ...I couldn't get the dizzy drive shaft to drop back down into the drive shaft gears while the pulley was 90 degrees ATDC...
• Speedo Odo considerations
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:25:27 -0800
  Although driven by the same rotating shaft (the cable) the speedo and odo are really separate instruments observing two different characteristics of the shaft...
• Rocker shaft and rocker wear question
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:39:02 -0400
  I have some slight galling (or small gouges) at three places on my rocker shafts and three corresponding rockers have slight galling as well...
• Determine if new pilot bearing needs replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 4 Oct 2017 17:06:32 -0700
  ...input shaft was bumping up against the new pilot bearing. Close up images showing metal shavings from input shaft left on pilot bearing: https...
• Re: Upper ball joint - WTF? GOT IT!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:19:40 -0500
  Here is how I remove the tapered shaft of the ball joint. The taper causes the shaft to grip even after the nut is...
• Syncro Drive Line also known as Prop Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:11:25 -0500
  I'm getting vibration through my Drive Line (aka Prop Shaft - the device that transfers power to the front wheels). My shop says that...
• Re: throw out bearing release shaft question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:03:09 -0400
  ...The old >> shaft shows wear on the 2 rounded areas that I have read can cause this >> problem. I have an aftermarket shaft that...
• Re: Drive shaft installation
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 12:04:52 -0500
  Its the shaft, or the front diff. Run the van without the drive shaft. If it goes away completely, its the drive shaft. If...
• Re: Towing a syncro.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:28:00 -0400
  You got the shaft positions swapped. The Pinion shaft is the lower shaft that is used to splash the oil. I have seen the...
• Re: clutch release lever removal
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 15:47:39 -0700
  Try hammering gently with a punch on the center of the shaft. There is room at the far inside end for the shaft to...
• Re: 85 spedo repair
  Historical mailing list
  02 Dec 96 08:58:40 PST
  ...Fix - Glue pieces together, wrap with string and glue, epoxy, super glue to shaft. Hard to find unbroken gears at wreckers. Sometines split gears...
• Re: Removing input shaft from tranny
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 31 May 2003 09:26:39 -0400
  If you push the sleeve back far enough you will see where the two shafts meet. From here it will just unscrew. The ends...
• input shaft (again)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Thu, 22 May 2003 12:53:30 -0500
  ...I'm not sure how to get the input shaft out of the transmission. I've got the bell housing off, I took the...
• 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: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:12:14 -0400
  Neil, Are you talking about new wiper arms which go on the shafts external to the van? If so, first thoroughly clean the splines...
• Re: Wiper Shaft Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 11:17:09 -0400
  ...Wiper Shaft Replacement? Hi, I have a broken driver's side wiper shaft on my 89 westy. I can get at it by taking...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:07:48 -0400
  ...When I turn the nut, it just turns the shaft. I > tried grabbing the shaft above the nut with a vise grip to hold...
• Re: CV help!
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 05:56:17 -0400
  ...Take a heavy hammer or mallet (1 � lb or more); slide the CV rubber boot well back from the CV joint; hold the shaft...
• Shaft off to replace 1 cv?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 20:05:18 EDT
  Anyone know if it Is possible to replace the outter CV without removing the shaft? If so how? I see the shaft with both...
• Re: removing diesel input shaft
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 14:22:21 -0400
  ...I have to remove the input > shaft and install it on another unit. I have removed the clip (slid it > up the shaft a...
• Re: One more time - Auto Tranny trans-axle shaft.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 May 2014 22:51:40 -0400
  ...Is the AUTO-TRANNY trans-axle long drive shaft the same length as the shafts on vehicles with A MANUAL tranny? Thanks, John
• Re: trans input shaft dia. 85 transporter
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 17:38:56 -0800 (PST)
  ...If the shaft really got "chewed up", then "play" is probably not the issue here. Looking at Bentley's, it doesn't seem like...
• Re: '73 tranny trashed?-Reply
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 00:57:29 -0800
  ...How else can you screw the shafts together and then slide >the coupler down the input shaft onto the matching splines on >the mainshaft...
• Advice needed:4 spd. transmission questions-Vanagon Air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Lon Herman
  Thu, 12 Jun 1997 11:13:07 -0400 (EDT)
  My Vanagon tranny has a bad input shaft, discovered when we pulled it to replace the clutch. It is not really badly banged up...
• Re: clutch chatter
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:18:15 -0400
  > > I would insist on a new cross shaft as that is surely done for at this > point. > > Like Mark pointed out the cross shaft...
• Re: CV Experts, please help...
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 09:12:18 -0400
  ...of the shaft of the stuck CV -clean any dirt from the shaft spines exposed at the end of the shaft -slide the boot...
• Re: CV Joint separation from axle shaft; Lessons Learned.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 17:12:10 EST
  Tom; Whatever you do; DO NOT strike the end of the spline shaft with a hammer. It will mushroom the end slightly making it...
• Re: new CVs really hard to get on shaft- why?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 13:01:10 -0500
  ...Saturday, March 12, 2005 11:22 AM Subject: [VANAGON] new CVs really hard to get on shaft- why? > Old CVs tapped off shaft quite...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 15:29:09 -0400
  On 6/4/2012 2:33 PM, Skip wrote: > So, I thought, why not move the pulley 90 degrees, push the dizzy > drive shaft...
• Re: Tranny swap: All Forward Gears too High.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Tevis
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:42:25 -0400
  ...these are the splines on the shifter shaft near the u-joint where the forward shaft meets the rear shaft. one spline at a...
• Syncro Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Shortlidge D Joel
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 17:43:27 -0500
  I just tried to reinstall my drive shaft after having the u-joints replaced and balanced! But I got a vibration at 35 mph...
• Re: Distributor Cleaning, Results
  Historical mailing list
  02 Dec 96 11:28:44 PST
  ...Again, made sketches of parts, expect forgot sketch of orientation of upper shaft to lower shaft. Could be assembled 180 degrees around. Did partial...
• Re: Odometer Repair-Migrating Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 23:55:48 -0800
  ...Push this little bushing on the end of the shaft with cut side facing out. Back the shaft up at the other metal end...
• Re: wtb: PS intermediate shaft for Syncro ALSO wtb AC brackets - note to MD
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:32:27 -0800
  ...PS intermediate shaft for Syncro ALSO wtb AC brackets for 2.1 > The Syncro steering shaft is shorter, as Ben knows, that is why...
• Re: Determine if new pilot bearing needs replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 4 Oct 2017 20:08:21 -0700
  ...Not only does the shaft and needle > bearing keep the disc centered but also the shaft where it enters the > transmission. Where that shaft...
• Re: Won't go in ...
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 16 Jan 2019 16:20:13 -0800
  Managed to have the troublesome shaft into position by standing the transmission upside down and by turning the final drives the same time. One...
• Re: Syncro Tranny/drive shaft indexing
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 07:45:29 -0400
  The only thing I know that must be adjusted is the front to rear distance on the drive shaft. This is very eaaasy to...
• Shaft comes out ...
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:17:37 -0800
  I took the transmission out and noticed that the shaft can be pulled out, though not all the way. I mean the shaft that...
• Re: Upper Steering Column Shaft Woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:25:25 -0400
  At 01:13 PM 4/14/2011, John Rodgers wrote: > What prevents the shaft from slipping down in the column tube >resulting in the...
• tranny input shaft
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 16:44:45 -0800
  I removed the tranny from my 82 diesel Westy today to replace the clutch and input shaft seal. 1. How do I remove the...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:29:32 -0700
  Is shaft itself a refurbished used part? If install done right, (i.e. even, proper torque on cv bolts, all parts present) and vibration...
• Rolling up the paper
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 07:27:22 -0800
  ...The RH shaft is under load CW, the LH shaft is under load CCW. (unless you drive in Australia or England) Then you have...
• Re: AUTO TRANS GOVENOR SHAFT NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Nov 2017 06:18:55 +0000
  ...AUTO TRANS GOVENOR SHAFT NEEDED I am in need of the shaft on the front of an auto trans govenor. It is a 4...
• GoWesty's Syncro Driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 22:12:49 -0400
  ...My factory drive shaft is vibrating around 45mph. Below 40 and above 50 it's fine. Inspecting my shaft it looks like a balancing...
• Syncro Clunk
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 16:11:30 -0700
  ...http://autostadtwest.com/pics/shaft.jpg The sound really resonates because the input shaft connects directly to the hollow driveshaft. Fun job... Cheers, Jeff
• Upper Steering Column Shaft Woes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:13:55 -0500
  What prevents the shaft from slipping down in the column tube resulting in the two-pin coupling at the bottom of the end of...
• Re: diesel to gas conversion ongoing...
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 4 May 2002 08:32:50 -0700
  ...from the end of the diesel input shaft using a '89 1.8 l. RV and ACW trans.. I removed the 5mm. after measuring...
• Re: Input Shaft Woes
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:04 -0600 (MDT)
  Lon- The information other list members provided as to replacing the input shaft on your car coincided with my experience on a "bread-loaf...