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Re: Syncro - tire question regarding flat - help
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:41:47 -0700
...You also have to loosen - not remove, the mounting bolt of the front final drive as well as loosen the bolts of the final...
Re: final drive cover leaking
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 4 Nov 2007 10:10:08 -0700
...final drive cover leaking > Forget the gasket and use the "Right Stuff". Once the cover is bent from > the original cork gasket, they do...
Re: Finally, I spotted a Westy in my own driveway.
Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:53:23 -0500
For us it was the Jeep Cherokee...! Lyle Lathem Quinlan Texas 1985 Vanagon GL
Re: Automatic Transmission Mystery Solved
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:14:09 -0700
...Good thing I didn't believe the tech at German Transaxle who told me the "negative gap" meant I needed my final drive rebuilt...
Re: The automatic tranny on vanagons
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:16:27 -0400
...The aluminum automatic, proper, and the final drive. They attach toegther and make one unit.EZ to see this. Looks weird. The final drive...
FS: VANAGON Auto Trans COMPLETE, in W. Michigan, Rebuild kit other items
Historical mailing list - George Wietor
Thu, 3 Mar 2011 18:18:25 -0800
...Also a complete rebuild kit for Vanagon AT PLUS final drive kit- $100 Bought it for an AT van which I no longer own...
Re: Fw: vc install/alignment?
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Tue, 14 Mar 2000 08:24:28 -0500
...Front final drive alignment must be done to ensure driveshaft > >is installed without distortion." > > > >Okay, can anyone tell me what this procedure entails? There...
Re: final drive cover leaking
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 4 Nov 2007 00:22:27 -0400
...final drive cover leaking Another problem. This is on a '88 Westy with AT. Sometime back, I drained the oil from the final drive...
Re: Automatic trans and diff draining
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:01:02 -0600
...I haven't drained the final drive yet (it is on my to do pretty soon list) but the first thing you want to...
Re: Actual or Theoretical Vanagon Trailer Hauling Capacity
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Wed, 30 Jun 1999 15:18:53 -0400
...1 A tranny with a low granny gear (to get started) 2 Or a lower final drive ratio (Most trucks come with a choice...
Re: '93 Eurovan auto to manual
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 7 Mar 2014 17:47:42 -0500
...There was also different final drive ratios used for the Rialta. Dennis, From my phone. ________________________________ From: Theodore Hoekman<mailto:thoekman@GMAIL.COM> Sent: ‎3...
Mistake In The Manual: 4X4 Trans
Historical mailing list
Wed, 28 Sep 94 09:33:10 EDT
Most Vanagon manuals incorrectly state the final drive ratio for the syncro transmission. The manuals state that the final drive ratio is 5.43...
Pulling vanagon auto trans.
Historical mailing list - Don Record
Tue, 26 Jun 2001 06:15:55 EDT
...I plan to pull the trans with the engine still in, split the final drive from the auto portion, install the new auto, change...
Re: Buying a new manual transmission - considering Go Westy final drive increase
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 20 May 2005 15:40:10 -0400
Put synthetic in the trans and get another year or so out of it.
Re: # tachometer ideas
Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
Wed, 26 Dec 2001 08:57:23 -0800
...Now, pick an engine speed, gear ratio, your final drive ratio, and your tire revs per mile. Now take engine rpm/final drive/gear...
Re: Where to get GL-4? (Was: Size of allen wrench for final drive?)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:43:03 -0400
...Size of allen wrench for final drive?) So where the heck do you get GL-4 oil that aint RedLine (or some other synthetic...
Special 4x4 Vanagon Manual
Historical mailing list
Mon, 03 Oct 94 15:01:50 EDT
Horray! After two years of failures I finally received in the mail today the manual called "Workshop Manual Volkswagen Transporter; Four-wheel drive 5...
Re: Final Drive Ratio & Gear Ratio for '90 Syncro
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 3 Jan 1999 11:05:29 -0800
...I don't >have Bentleys as a resource. > >Could anyone please email me the final drive ratio & gear ratios for a >'90 Syncro? > >Thanks...
85 A/T fluid fill question.
Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:21:51 -0500
...Does the final drive use the same resivior of oil as the main pan or is it separate? If it is separate do I...
Automatic Transmission - leak?
Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
Fri, 9 Jan 2004 11:47:26 -0800
...I've check the receipts from the previous owners and noticed that the final drive seal had been replace many years back. So, how...
final drive cover leaking
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sat, 3 Nov 2007 18:38:03 -0700
...Sometime back, I drained the oil from the final drive, carefully cleaned the old gasket off, the cover and mating surface and replaced the...
Re: Transplant complication
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Wed, 27 Aug 2003 22:16:45 -0400
...I know I had the whole trans assembly turned up vertically with the final drive pointing up, to put the final drive together with...
Vanagon starter final drive issues?
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Mon, 6 Dec 2004 22:37:16 -0500
...remove it again and bring it in, any thoughts? My guess is that despite being freshly rebuilt, I now have a bad final drive.
Re: Install Auto transmission to final drive problem
Historical mailing list - Dave Szurszewski
Sun, 28 May 2006 05:47:34 -0700
...I've finally come across > something I > >can't find an answer to in the archives. > > > >I've dropped the entire drivetrain to do...
Ring and pinion - 1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:59:45 -0600
Can the ring and pinion area be accessed without removing the whole transaxle? Need to replace final drive bearings right and left sides.
Final Drive Allen Size
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:36:19 -0500
Can anyone tell me the size of the drain plug and refill plug? Auto. Thanks. Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle
Re: ATF and Final Drive
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 20:53:01 -0800
...It's on the final drive <DIV></DIV>>section near one of the axles. Even tho its mounted on the differential <DIV></DIV...
Re: Final Drive Allen Size
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:38:04 -0700
...Final Drive Allen Size > Can anyone tell me the size of the drain plug and refill plug? Auto. > Thanks. > Michael in San Antonio > 91GL...
Re: Syncro Gear ratios
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 03:27:58 +0200
...Does anyone know all the gear ratios for a Syncro? > > G: > 1st: > 2nd: > 3rd: > 4th: > "differential" or final drive: > > The Bentley says something like...
Was: ...talk me out of buying diesel Vanagon?.... Now: gear ratios
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:53:47 -0800
...Final drive 38:7 = 5.428 Does this mean 38 teeth to 7 teeth = a gear ratio of 5.428:1 ? My questions spawn...
Re: Tires - Syncro (frequently discussed)
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Sun, 29 Dec 1996 21:19:40 -0800
...coupling, but > if the final drive ratios are the same for the front final drive and the > rear final drive (which they would have...
I'm doomed, I'm doomed!!!
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Tue, 28 Mar 2000 22:43:29 -0500
...only catch is that the PO filled the final drive with ATF when he changed the tranny fluid . . . :^( So, the first order of business...
'89 Jetta auto into '90 VANAGON Y/N?
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:07:08 -0500
...Available to me free is a '89 Jetta autobox, replaced for a bad final drive (ring gear chipped). Boy do all them watercooled (including...
Re: Buying a new manual transmission - considering Go Westy final drive increase
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 19 May 2005 19:25:12 -0400
If staying with the water boxer, I wouldn't raise the final drive too much, especially if you are looking at larger tires. Stock...
Re: ATF Level too high - what now?
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sat, 5 May 2001 14:00:04 -0700
...According to Bentley�s (37.9a) I am supposed to <DIV></DIV>> > check the final drive�s oil level now - however it...
Re: Need AT final drive seal replacement pointers
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 7 Apr 2006 19:11:23 -0400
...In fact, ATF getting into the final drive is not even a problem until the final drive is overfilled or the ATF is under...
Needed-differential for 84 automatic
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Mon, 18 Oct 1999 10:48:03 -0500
...Do not need transmission section, only final drive.Thanks, Steve Sandlin
Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Sun, 18 Sep 2005 00:38:28 -0400
...So what I got back was a starter with an appetite for amps, and an intermittent binding final drive. Had my starter quit, I...
Re: New Weddle 5 Speed Conversion
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:43:27 -0800
...On Feb 23, 2015 2:25 PM, "Jon VO" <jondvo@gmail.com> wrote: > I think having more gears within roughly the same final drive...
TDI gearing changes?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Wed, 14 Oct 1998 17:54:13 -0400
Dear List, If I install a 1.9L TDI in my Syncro it seems as if I will have to reduce the final drive...
Re: Buying a new manual transmission - considering Go Westy final drive increase
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Sat, 21 May 2005 00:55:36 -0700
...Buying a new manual transmission - considering Go Westy final drive increase Put synthetic in the trans and get another year or so out of...
Re: Flywheel Lightening
Historical mailing list - Steve Tew
Sat, 6 Mar 1999 19:27:14 -0600
...lower profile tires could give a bit snappier acceleration out of the hole cuz of the increase of the vitual final drive ratio. Respectfully...
Re: Ring and pinion - 1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:22:11 -0600
...After removing the final > drive oil pan you will want to carefully look at the pinion bearings to see > if these is any sign...
Re: Engine RPMs
Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
Sat, 21 Dec 2002 15:02:11 -0800
...Gear * Final Drive)) * (2 * PI * > Tire Radius)) / 12 ) * > 60) / MILE > > Using this formula with the gear ratios (4th gear = > 0.85, Final Drive = > 4...
Auto Trans Maintenance?
Historical mailing list - smaur
Thu, 26 Jun 1997 13:44:21 -0500
...Change automatic transmission fluid Clean pan and strainer, replace pan gasket On the Final Drive: Check gear oil level, add if necessary I looked...
Re: AUTO TRANS
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Fri, 3 Feb 2006 19:18:50 -0800
...I didn't disconnect the transmission from the final drive. So I don't have any personal experience with the seal that you are...
Volkswagen ID Buzz
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:02:27 -0700
...The Volkswagen ID Buzz Is Finally Stateside. We Took the Electric Microbus for a Drive <https://link.wired.com/click/37166313.1697787/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2lyZWQuY29tL3N0b3J5LzIwMjUtdm9sa3N3YWdlbi1pZC1idXp6LXRlc3QtZHJpdmUtZmlyc3QtaW1wcmVzc2lvbnM_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1ubCZ1dG1fYnJhbmQ9d2lyZWQmdXRtX21haWxpbmc9V0lSX0RhaWx5XzEwMjIyNCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249YXVkLWRldiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PVdJUl9EYWlseV8xMDIyMjQmYnhpZD02MTI1N2EyYjI5ZDAzZjZkMTE0MTQxN2UmY25kaWQ9NjYxNDAzMTYmaGFzaGE9NmQ5YzhlODE5MDM2NDQ0YmFmNDQ5Yjg5ZmI2YmVmNzgmaGFzaGI9ZmY2NDdlODI2YjliOTYxOGZjZTY4MzRlNjg3ZTQ5MGEyYTllMmFkNSZoYXNoYz04M2M5Zjc4ZTY3MzQ4OTZiNGU5NGQxYjA0NzUwOWEyYjM5YmFiMjgzODkyNWQxNzQyODQ1ZDNhYmIzNjIxMDJhJmVzcmM9Q0lUSVpFTk5FVF9GQl9TQ0lFTkM...
canadian transmission rebuilders
Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
Wed, 27 May 1998 19:35:40 -0400
Anybody in the Toronto area suggest a good transmission rebuilder or supplied of possibly BOTH the auto transmission and final drivefor a 90 Westfalia...
gasket removal tips?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:20:57 -0700
Besides careful scraping, are there any hints to getting the old gasket off the oil sump and the case of the final drive portion...
Re: Choosing Tires for 15" Wheels
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 2 Apr 2000 07:22:29 -0700
...The van has enough power to make use of the effective final drive ratio increase and give me a higher cruising speed. Karl ----- Original...
Eurovan RPM@70 - Friday OT but not Phryedaye OT
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 2 Apr 2010 08:27:00 -0400
...I did calculations based on gear and final drive ratios, but either the figures I have are off, or his speedometer is off. 1st...
Re: AT final drive oil sump gasket?
Historical mailing list - Aaron
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:31:02 -0800
...PM, Gerald Masar wrote: > I just received the gasket for the final drive (diff.) oil sump > cover on my '88 Westy. > In scraping off...
Re: leaking final drive oil pan (AT)
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:32:13 -0700
I skipped the gasket altogether and used "The Right Stuff". Made sure the pan was reasonably true first. I haven't had any leaks...
Final Drive Lube for A/T
Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
Fri, 9 Jan 2004 17:27:07 -0500
I'm about to change the oil when I rebuild the transmission in my '91 Carat. Which Redline product is recommended? Thanks, Jim Huskins...
Auto Transmission fluid change
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 8 Aug 2021 11:41:22 -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: '89 auto trans final drive questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 18 Nov 2012 11:01:03 -0500
...The axles seals, the two between the final drive and auto section, the torque converter, and the governor seals. The other stuff in the...
Re: Syncro - tire question regarding flat - help
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:16:35 -0600
> > "You also have to loosen - not remove, the mounting bolt of the front final > drive as well as loosen the bolts of the final...
NVC - Video Editing Software
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:41:57 -0600
...know of any video editing software for a PC that is comparable to Apple's Final Cut Pro??? Thanks, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
Re: '93 Eurovan auto to manual
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Fri, 7 Mar 2014 15:24:50 -0800
...There was also different final drive ratios used for the Rialta. > > Dennis, > >From my phone. > ________________________________ > From: Theodore Hoekman<mailto:thoekman@GMAIL.COM> > Sent: ‎3...
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...