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• need imput shaft
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 07:03:20 -0800
  i have a diesel input shaft. I need a full lenght normal one. Anybody wanna sell me a full length (normal gasser length) shaft...
• Re: Clutch Cross-shaft Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 18:03:47 -0700
  notice how puny the welds that join the forks to the shaft are. there's a re-welded version with full welds. I haven...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stiehl
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 22:34:26 -0500
  On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:24:38 -0700, Richard A Jones <Jones@COLORADO.EDU> wrote: <snip> The front diff, prop shaft and tranny...
• Re: CV Joint separation from axle shaft
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 14:11:35 -0800
  ...Hanlon wrote: > Haynes (page 8.3) advises "Supporting the joint across vice jaws and > with the drive shaft hanging down, using a large drift...
• Bad Bad Bad Vibrations
  Historical mailing list - rob wilke
  Thu, 03 Apr 1997 22:11:40 -0700
  I'm wondering if I should have bought a new drive shaft??? Since having a terrible shudder as I came to a stop last...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:03:21 -0800
  The half shaft came as one piece (new CVs, shaft, and boots). I just bolted it in and lubed it with the grease in...
• Re: Correction Re: Selector shaft seal questions / conformation
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:31:20 -0700
  ...The low gears are always spinning driven off the input shaft and put a lot of energy into the oil These boxes fail from...
• Diesel to Gas conversion! Oil Pump Input Shaft Length?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Hunt
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:57:54 -0700
  ...But my diesel Pump input shaft is an inch shorter than the Gases oil pumps shaft? Can some one help me out here? Joe...
• Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:38:26 -0800
  ...The shaft is pretty hard and gets hot so I have a rag soaked with > water wrapped around the rest of the shaft and...
• Re: Problems with the u-joints of the driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 11:18:24 -0700
  ...can > one mount the u-joints on a Syncro's drive shaft the wrong way? And > what has a Syncro's drive shaft with...
• Re: CV boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 21:06:13 -0500
  ...If > that's > true, why can I easily slide my axle shaft back and forth with my hand? Or > does the clip hold the...
• Clutch Cross-shaft Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 17:29:29 -0700
  ...Lucky me, got two different clutch cross shafts out. Will use best parts of each. One cross shaft measures and looks better at outer...
• Re: another syncro question
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 19 May 2010 16:41:07 -0600
  Hi there - I am selling both decouplers and solid shafts - all hand made in Germany. About a quarter of all the people who buy...
• Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:18:19 -0800
  ...The shaft is pretty hard and gets hot so I have a rag soaked with water wrapped around the rest of the shaft and...
• Re: Replacing Windshield Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 14:37:41 -0400
  You don't need to remove the wiper arms or the shaft assembly. The motor housing is held down by three 10mm bolts, and...
• syncro, prop shaft R&Rreport
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:54:08 -0800
  ...purchased '86 syncro this last summer, prop shaft out because of vibrations, vc was assured to be ok. U joints on prop shaft looked...
• Re: Problems with the u-joints of the driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 21:11:15 -0700
  ...can > >one mount the u-joints on a Syncro's drive shaft the wrong way? And > >what has a Syncro's drive shaft with...
• Second mainshaft seal failure....
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 15 Jun 2002 16:57:25 -0700
  Listees, Can someone suggest the cause/causes of failure of main shaft seals in conjunction with clutch replacement work? I have installed a complete...
• Re: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 23:12:39 -0700
  ...Thankfully I have a spare cross shaft and bushings. The other cross shaft is in much better shape and has "identical" welds. I don...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 22:50:41 +0200
  ...When I turn the nut, it just turns the shaft. I > tried grabbing the shaft above the nut with a vise grip to hold...
• M/T Bellhousing Rehab question...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:43:00 -0400
  I'm planning on replacing the cross arm shaft and input shaft seal. Of course, I forgot to order the input shaft seal, but...
• Re: Transmission R&R part 2
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Sep 1996 01:18:11 -0400
  Thourouhly check the pilot bearing and the transmission main shaft. This is the usuall caused of clutch disk hub failure. If the shaft is...
• Removing input shaft from tranny
  Historical mailing list - Brian Bush, CFP
  Fri, 30 May 2003 17:03:18 -0600
  Hello, Would anyone out there happen to know how to remove the input shaft from the transmission from a '82 Vanagon Diesel? I have...
• Re: Diesel input shaft
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:25:54 -0500
  Any waterboxer input shaft will work, after the end is trimmed by 10mm length.
• Re: Replacing Winshield Washer Tubes...suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:07:57 -0500
  ...but also, while you're in there, clean and regrease your windshield wiper linkage and wiper arm shafts ... to do the shafts, you'll...
• prop shaft vibes - almost solved
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 13:21:20 -0700
  I have been boring folks over the last few months about my efforts to solve a prop shaft vibration problem, narrow band 50 - 60...
• Re: ??? Syncro front half-shaft removal
  Historical mailing list - Dann-o
  Tue, 29 Nov 1994 10:21:26 -0600 (CST)
  On Mon, 28 Nov 1994, Jim Macklow wrote: > > Has anyone removed the half-shaft(s) from the front of a Syncro? My > CV boot...
• Windshield wiper shaft
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Jul 1997 11:53:11 -0400
  To those who expressed sympathy for having to remove the dash to replace the broken windshield wiper shaft (driver's side). It appears that...
• Re: Shaft off to replace 1 cv?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 21:13:32 -0400
  > I personally have a thing against rebuilt CV.s which > are what are used on those shaft assemblies Actually, for manual transmissions we have...
• Re: Determine if new pilot bearing needs replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 9 Oct 2017 15:09:34 -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: Any hazard in driving a syncro w/ driveshaft removed?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:39:30 -0700
  ...I leave my shaft out almost all of the time. Loosening the front diff bolts will help get the shaft out. Be sure to...
• Re: 87 Syncro Blown CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - David Ruppe
  Wed, 12 Mar 1997 08:29:53 -0800
  hi- do a search on the web for CV joints and/or drive shafts. there was a place I stunmbled accross awhile ago that...
• FW: Transmission mystery
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:34:11 -0400
  Z, The input shaft sort of floats in a pilot bearing in the flywheel. I guess to keep it in alignment with the clutch...
• Re: more about my synco question
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:08:47 -0500
  ...As I recall, there was someone making replacement drive shafts that were "slipper" shafts, someone there should know about it. If not, someone there...
• trans main shaft removal ??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Fitzsimons
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 17:45:46 EDT
  I need some advice on trans main shaft removal from a diesel and an aircooled vanagon transmission. The bell housing is removed from the...
• another odometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 12:27:52 -0400
  ...I had also made a stop so that it or the whole shaft couldn't slide out in that direction. So I slid that...
• Re: Shift Shaft Replacement
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:37:00 -0800
  ...Shift Shaft Replacement > Just performed what is likely the last possible Shift Shaft Lever > installation on my 87 Syncro GL. This was one of...
• Re: How do you get to the passenger side wiper shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 18 May 2009 05:43:00 EDT
  ...If your trying to change that shaft because you broke off the threaded portion of the shaft then it is easily repaired. Drill and...
• Re: separating CV from shaft
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:03:22 -0800
  When push comes to shove with CV joint removal, I use push and clamp the inner race in the vice with the shaft pointing...
• Re: installing i-shaft bearings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 22:07:45 -0400
  ...first place the bearing on the shaft and install the shaft in the block. the I shaft is already started in the rear bearing...
• Re: Front drive-shaft for synchro
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Nelson
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 22:46:05 -0700
  ...This shattered the cage and allowed me to easily leave the outer CV race in the steering knuckle while I removed the shaft to...
• Re: clutch chatter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:47:38 -0700
  Neil, didn't you have some luck repairing your cross shaft? I'm about to put a new clutch in myself, and recall reading...
• Re: trans input shaft dia. 85 transporter
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 19:22:31 -0500
  ...Took the trans out for a leaking input shaft seal, ended up doing a pilot shaft and clutch. The shaft was rather reasonable though...
• Re: Front drive-shaft for synchro
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 15:09:20 -0500
  ...I recently bought an 86 synchro in > fairly rough condition > One of the problems is that the front drive shaft on the > left hand...
• Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:16:28 -0800
  ...The shaft is shorter. This gave me cause to file a **very, very ** small amount of metal off the shoulder of shaft to see...
• Re: Wiper Adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:19:44 -0500
  ...No bueno... > > Is there an easy adjustment to correct the problem? The wiper shafts are splined. The wiper arms have soft metal where they...
• Re: Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 13:20:11 PDT
  The front diff will still be turning even with the drive shaft removed so you aren't going to prevent any wear and tear...
• Re: Transmission Main Shaft! Help
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 15:55:11 -0700
  ...Once the splines have cleared, you'll be able to simply unscrew the input shaft. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Hunt" <Yovanguy@AOL...
• Re: Diesel input shaft
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 20 Dec 2013 09:08:57 -0800
  ...Diesel input shaft Any waterboxer input shaft will work, after the end is trimmed by 10mm length. Thanks Karl, I was not sure of...
• Re: Leaking PS fluid, replace rack or just seals?
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:05:16 -0600
  ...The problem is that most seal failure is caused by wear between the shaft (rack) and bushings. A worn shaft will try to "crawl...
• '90 drive shaft problem...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 23:17:13 -0500
  I finally reinstalled the drive shafts in my '90 today. The one on the left side is what I would call "normal" - the shaft...
• Re: Transmission input shaft play?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:08:25 -0800
  actually he said: "1/8" to 1/4" of play at the end of the input shaft." This could mean either side or end...
• Re: odometer mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 14:55:43 -0400
  ...The shaft is pushed out by the white worm gear. I attached a spring on the end to keep a little bit of pressure...
• Re: syncro ujoint replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 09:27:37 -0500
  ...That is all they have part numbers for, a new shaft or a rebuilt shaft. I sell new u-joints for the syncro for...
• Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:09:30 -0700
  ...You can transfer the shafts from one side to the > other, or you can flip the joints themselves on the shaft; but flipping > the...
• Re: CV Shafts - 86 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:21:44 -0500
  ...They shafts on an Auto are different. Your right the shafts of a standard trans are the same. The CV joints themselves are the...
• Re: '90 drive shaft problem...
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 14:30:19 -0400
  Hi, The shaft needs to move from left to right (sliding in and out from the velocity joint) It's also important to adjust...
• Wiper Shaft Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Louis Rumanes
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 10:35:21 -0400
  Hi, I have a broken driver's side wiper shaft on my 89 westy. I can get at it by taking out the instrument...
• Re: How to swap tranny bellhousing and input shaft?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:07:46 -0700
  ...Then the input shaft is held on with a circlip, an inner splined sleeve, and a threaded stud. This is often a struggle to...
• Re: Manual Transmission Input Shaft...?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:54:57 -0700
  ...That end of the shaft rides in a bearing in the end of the crankshaft so it is held more firmly once mated to...