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• Re: out comes the tranny (again)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:41:30 -0500
  ...out comes the tranny (again) Thanks Dennis. I will bring this up with my tranny guy next week when I return the tranny for...
• Re: engine converstion
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 07:37:59 -0800
  I'm sure you will get people stating that the auto tranny is more reliable but I just don't see it. Tons of...
• Re: Auto-tranny fluid level
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Sun, 3 Oct 2021 10:21:59 -0700
  ...way to check the transmission fluid? > Level ground, tranny warm from a short run, tranny in park or neutral, > engine on or off? > > Thanks!
• tranny/diff mounts
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 21:16:18 -0700
  Anyone replaced the tranny or diff mounts on a syncro (the rubber donuts)? If so I'd like to know how involved this is...
• What Red Line Tranny Oil??????
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 22:21:36 -0500
  what viscosity of Red Line oil is recommended for a 4sp tranny??
• tranny
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 23:34:15 -0500
  looking for a 1984 tranny for a vanagon manual.Anyone have one near North Carolina? Darrel
• Re: Manual or AT?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 13:56:52 -0500
  ...the manual tranny, the Vanagon auto tranny is the stronger of the two. Over time you will have less grief with it. You can...
• Re: Clutch of not? Help
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:22:43 -0600
  Jere, Drain the oil from the tranny and refill with Redline MT 90. Very superior stuff. It will help the shifting. Second, if the...
• Aircooled Tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Clark
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:05:41 -0600
  ...I found an 84 Westy I'm negotiating for with a dead tranny. There's an aircooled in a pick-n-pull junkyard with...
• Re: Tranny swap time
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 12:37:12 -0800
  Thanks for satisfying my curiosity on this one.....I pulled engine and tranny as a unit last spring when the tranny went...more work...
• Re: 85 Shifting fix but "?" about leak...
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:50:02 -0700
  Yeah, there's a vent hole at the top front of the tranny. If the tranny is tipped enough, it can leak juice out...
• Re: [T2] 82 aircooled vanagon tranny needed
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:32:25 -0700
  ...Looks like he will need a tranny 82 >> >> aircooled vanagon what year trannys will work?? Can a late bay tranny be >> made to >> fit...
• Re: Jetta tranny to Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jerry McCavitt
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 08:05:46 -0800
  ...jetta tranny to vanagon Would anyone know if the parts from the auto. tranny from diesel jetta = which I think started in 1999 would...
• Daryl the tranny man we need you
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:45:55 -0800
  Doug, The gearhub problem is more common in the earlier trannys and less common in the later ones. Also the tranny is designed to...
• Strongest STOCK Waterboxer tranny
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 22:05:34 -0700
  ...I just wanted to ask the list members who also have the DU coded manual tranny about their experience, and also the tranny people...
• Manual Tranny Oil
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 17:16:35 -0800
  Just noticed a discussion on the subaruvanagon list about tranny oil, as follows: "Redline no longer recommends their products for hypoid gears, making it...
• Transmission
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 14:03:40 -0500
  I am about to exchange transfer cases from one tranny to another. The tranny on one is shot but the bell housing on the...
• Redline MT 90 Gear Oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 14 Mar 2016 19:32:58 -0500
  I have been using Redline MT90 in my manual tranny forever. Now I hear it is not the same any more and shouldn't...
• Re: how much does a tranny weigh?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 22:53:47 -0500
  ...how much does a tranny weigh? >ANy ideas on the weight of a 2-wheel drive tranny. > >Chris
• Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:38:25 -0600
  Anyone know offhand what the manual tranny drain plug Hex size is? Also, can anyone point me to a socket type tool to remove...
• vanagon auto tranny for sale..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 20:48:25 EST
  In a message dated 11/6/03 1:44:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, vwsyncroguy@YAHOO.COM writes: > Seeking a resonably priced Auto tranny...
• how much does a tranny weigh?
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 15:58:47 EDT
  ANy ideas on the weight of a 2-wheel drive tranny. Chris
• Diesel tranny wanted
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 09:00:53 EDT
  I need a diesel tranny for my 88 Vanagon. anyone have one around NYC? Shaggy
• FS:Tranny-parting b.o. Vanagon88Auto2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Theo Burtick
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 20:23:30 -0500
  Tranny & Diff broken ? & dismantled (in a box) Theo Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
• Re: Subject: Manual Tranny Oil Change
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 23:02:56 -0500
  should be on the drivers side of the tranny toward the ground.
• 82 tranny
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:37:18 -0700
  Hi All, Will an 82 tranny air cooled fit in an 88 water cooled GL? Jere
• tranny swap
  Historical mailing list - Philip Morris
  Thu, 10 Apr 1997 21:43:54 +0000
  ...I understand that can be any gas (aircooled or wasserboxer) vanagon tranny and housing. Thanks. If something doesn't work out soon, I will...
• Synthetic Tranny Oil?
  Historical mailing list - JOHNSON,DAVID (HP-Vancouver,ex1)
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:03:40 -0800
  Hi all; Thanks for the discussion on accessing the tranny fill port, tools for the job, etc. On my recently acquired '89 vanagon GL...
• auto and manual transmissions for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:45:03 EDT
  i have some auto transmissions and manual transmissions for sale.. - waterboxer automatic tranny -waterboxer manual tranny -aircooled manual tranny email me if interested..price...
• re; tranny jacking
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:37:20 -0500
  I think I can all most be an expert in this field as my tranny has come out 6 times in the last year...
• Trannsmission Care
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 20:40:14 -0500
  ...When you change tranny filter and fluid, ALWAYS! Use a bottle of line cleaner/tranny flush to clean sediment from the lines (especially inline...
• WTB: DK tranny (aircooled)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:42:37 -0800
  Folks, I gave away a DK tranny... to find that now i need one! (rather, i gave away 3 of them since September!) Anybody...
• Re: grill "pins"
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 22:26:55 -0600
  ...filling or refilling tranny? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > >>If I wanted to drain my tranny and refill it with the Redline MT90 and...
• Re: '85 Westy w/ 211,000 miles for $7500
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:32:08 -0700
  Dear Van folks in my experience the VW auto tranny failure is all anecdotal ... Yet the stories have been constantly consistent and across the...
• Bolts from Engine to Tranny Help
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 07:49:49 -0800
  ...Will I have to drop the tranny and/or engine to fix this? It looks as if the tranny is at least one centimeter...
• Re: Tranny interchangeability
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 22:33:50 -0400
  ...If you install an air-cooled van tranny in a wasser van, then you must swap to the earlier style linkage. Both are side...
• Re: how much does a tranny weigh?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 17:35:48 -0700
  I can lift an empty tranny easily by myself, so somewhere between 80 and 90 lbs. Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 Dept...
• putting the tranny back in- question!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:17:42 -0800
  Ok, do you seal the mating surface of the tranny-engine union? When i took the tranny out it was sealed, but I've...
• Re: Tranny Swap this weekend...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:00:34 -0800
  ...Good luck, Jake On 1/25/07, David Bohannan <fjazzbass@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am planning on switching out my whiny tranny with one...
• Re: Eurovan tranny case...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Sep 2015 21:55:57 -0400
  ...Eurovan tranny case... hi all, A friend of mine broke the auto trans tranny case on his 2002 Eurovan... he's looking for either...
• Help with input shaft on tranny
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 17:27:28 -0400
  Hello Folks, has anybody ever removed the input shaft from the diesel tranny. I need it to put into my gas tranny as part...
• Tranny, Tranny, and more, or less Tranny HELP
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 10:47:28 -0500
  ...My tranny is in pieces, so I must try another route, unless some soul finds the above in their treasure chest of spare parts...
• Dropping the tranny - advice NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 11:44:13 -0500
  ...I've pulled plenty of aircooled manual tranny's but not Vanagons, so a couple questions... 1) where should I unbolt the clutch slave...
• Re: Tranny rebuild--> take it to AA
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:41:09 -0800
  ...Its incredible how much more power is being transmitted(!) to the wheels now that I have a new tranny and clutch. Cheers, Matt On...
• Re: Swap ring/pinion in diesel trans?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 17:26:32 -0800
  For tranny ratios, our list admin has an absolutely wonderful page. Just point your browser toward: <http://volksweb.relitech.com/> and poke around a...
• Trashed tranny
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 23:50:10 -0500
  ...Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Finally getting around to dealing with my tranny problem. Bottom line!..... it needs an overhaul or replacement. Anyone...
• Re: Vanagon auto tranny lifespan
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 May 2001 18:33:16 -0500
  ...If the tranny hasn't been serviced about every 20-25K you better watch out, this is a $1000.00 to $1500.00 part...
• Re: tranny boots...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 16:35:47 -0800
  ...On Sat, 16 Feb 2002, Ben McCafferty wrote: > There's a fourth tranny boot, but I don't know the part number. It fits...
• Replacing Tranny Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 22:24:57 -0500
  how do you go about draining and replacing fluid in a 4sp tranny????????? Chad G 85GL's
• Re: DK tranny (aircooled)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:58:44 -0500
  ...DK tranny (aircooled) > Folks, I gave away a DK tranny... to find that now i > need one! (rather, i gave away 3 of them...
• bug tranny swap ?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Fri, 3 May 1996 23:52:41 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Would it take anything other than plugging vacuume lines to switch an auto stick tranny for a true automatic? I think the beetle in...
• Re: Vanagon/Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 20:52:23 -0400
  ...I thought the matching Subie tranny for the EE20 is a 6-speed... > On 02-Jan-2018, at 20:06, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL...
• Re: WTB 5-speed for diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 07:42:23 EDT
  I have a diesel tranny that I took from an '82 that I think is 5 Speed. If anyone out there knows the tranny...
• FS:Tranny-parting b.o Vanagon 88 Auto 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Theo Burtick
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 10:27:08 -0500
  Tranny & Diff broken & dismantled (in a box) Theo Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
• Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 14:12:01 -0700
  Hi all, 4 spd manual tranny: does anyone know the weight (wet and dry)? TIA Jere 90 GL 88 GL
• Shuddering clutch engagement
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 07:54:36 EDT
  I am in the process of replacing the tranny in my new Westy. I have three problems I hoped to address while replacing the...
• Re: Air-cooled auto tranny in a water-cooled 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:10:42 +1000
  ...Air-cooled auto tranny in a water-cooled 1.9??? Hi all, Subject pretty much says it. We need to replace an auto tranny...
• Oil leak between tranny and engine.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 23:03:08 -0500
  ...The leak seems to be at the connection btwn the tranny and the engine. Is there anything back there other than the crankshaft oil...
• tranny fluid other than redline...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:58:16 -0800
  folks, i NEED to change the tranny fluid asap. i cannot get redline locally. what is the next-best-thing? this is for a...
• Re: Smooth new Syncro tranny
  Historical mailing list - Jarod Bishop
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 22:47:54 -0800
  At 10:56 PM 11/23/98 EST, you wrote: >Well I�ve now got about 4k miles on a rebuilt tranny in my...