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• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:41:45 -0700
  ...women and standard gearbox > Strange. I've been leaving all my manual vehicles in 1st or reverse > when parked and have been doing so...
• Re: Technical Transmission Question
  Historical mailing list - paul guard
  Mon, 18 Apr 2016 11:51:45 +0000
  The gearbox section isn't accessed when changing diff types. Any time a transaxle is removed, there is a chance shift linkage adjustment will...
• Re: Snorkle on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Wed, 12 May 1999 10:24:27 +0200
  ...Another crucial point is the venting of the gearbox. On Syncros the gearbox as well as the front diff vent into hoses which end...
• Re: Carrier Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 17:58:07 -0800
  ...Keeping stock wasserboxer gearbox. Do I need the '82 carrier > bars or the '83 carrier bars? (I have them both....) Which makes this > project...
• Re: Is my Syncro box about to blow
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 13:00:04 -0500
  ...PM >>> > Hi all, I read with some concern that when my gearbox gets to about 140k > it WILL blow. My 87 Syncro has 188k...
• Re: Going with Synthitc Gearbox Lube
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 06:13:31 -0700
  ...benefits of going synthetic I have decided > to change out my gearbox oil. Just to make sure I know what I am doing I...
• Re: Manual -> auto?
  Historical mailing list - Yvan Rodrigues
  Fri, 27 Sep 1996 18:17:46 -0400
  > How feasible is it to convert the 4 speed manual gearbox to an automatic? > This is the only feature stopping this car from being...
• Subtle Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 20:49:44 EDT
  ...attention? Is there a way to determine whether the oil is from the crank case or the gearbox? Any thoughts, advice would be appreciated.
• Re: bellhousing
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 02:56:30 -0000
  The bell housing on the Rabbit is integral with the gearbox casing.So no it won't fit!!!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "John "Shaggy" Donovan...
• Re: Cracked Bell Housing with video
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:43:01 -0400
  ...Pulling the gearbox on a Syncro is a royal PITA, which is why I want to do it just once. :-) Chris. Wysłane z iPhone...
• Re: Introduction and some questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 May 1995 10:55:42 -0300
  ...THe pitch does NOT >alter when I shift gears, indicating it's not a "gearbox" problem, but in the >final drive or axles/bearing...
• Re: Westy Man Struck Gold ?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 15:36:55 -0500
  ...Thats what I call my gearbox. The other thing is my transmission I keep it full of iron filings and flakes of brass synchronizers...
• Re: Power window problem
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 16:06:30 +0200
  ...Maybe, it would suffice to only get the motor and the gearbox attached to it out of the door a bit, and leave the...
• Re: Friday OT...automatic trannys and driving habits observed
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:12:27 EST
  ...Mercedes Benz for example, never offered a turbodiesel with a > manual gearbox. volvo did the same with their first FWD car, the 850. in...
• Re: Vanagon Gear ratios
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 01:15:42 +0200
  "Carrington, Tom" wrote: > Helmut Zeidler has a chart online at: > > http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM > There is also a chart on http...
• Re: What is your dream van? Friday Topic
  Historical mailing list - simon glen
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 23:43:44 +1000
  ...front of gearbox modified for front wheel drive power take-off and prop shaft, 4. connected to an engageable non-viscous front locking diff...
• Re: Painting gearbox casings?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 16:22:41 -0400
  Check my ebay store.I have a diesel DM code transmission for sale that I painted black. See what you think. http://stores.ebay...
• FS: 1980 Vanagon Camper (Running, but needs clutch,gearbox,transmission) Price reduced
  Historical mailing list - Troy Crivellone
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 23:44:16 -0700
  ...have orginal cassette deck, but will reinstall if needed. > > repairs: > Clutch > gearbox > transmission will need repair > body has a few small dents in back...
• Re: Audi Parts in a Vanagon (Frankensteinagon?)
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 08:16:19 +0200
  ...Another case is, that the Audi gearbox seems to be shorter than the Vanagon. And the rear mounting is like that found at Porsche...
• F*rd engines in Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:10:40 -0000
  I was speaking to a company here in the UK who manufactures engine to gearbox adapter plates (mainly for the kit car market). They...
• FS: 1980 Vanagon Camper (Running, but needs clutch,gearbox,transmission) Price reduced
  Historical mailing list - Troy Crivellone
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 23:44:44 -0700
  ...have orginal cassette deck, but will reinstall if needed. > > repairs: > Clutch > gearbox > transmission will need repair > body has a few small dents in back...
• Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:49:56 -0700
  Looking to get a seal replaced in my CV's and figured its time to change out the gearbox oil as well. � I've...
• Gear Box Slippery Stuff
  Historical mailing list - ANDREW WILLIAMS
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 19:25:04 +0100
  G`day List,can anyone tell me an easy way to check/refill the oil in the gearbox of my 88 TD syncro,also...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:41:54 -0500
  > Hand brake > on the more common front-wheel-drive vehicles does not help much because if > used, it only locks the rear wheels and...
• Re: Redline gear oil
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:53:14 -0700
  ...It is the right weight (70-90w) for our gearboxes. I just changed out my 4 year old Redline and found the oil was...
• CV flange installation tips ?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:06:16 -0700
  ...was of removing and installing the drive shaft flanges on the gearbox?� Tips and suggestions are welcome! David Marshall http://www.hasenwerk.ca Box...
• Re: '88 Power Steering - ATF Dexron ??
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 31 Mar 1996 07:30:27 -0800 (PST)
  ...Sulfur addditives are hardly > used now and this is not a concern in an automotive gearbox. Use the GL-5 or > 6 and your...
• FS: 1980 Vanagon Camper(not running, needs clutch/gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Troy Crivellone
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 17:44:55 -0700
  ...Clutch gearbox transmission will need repair body has a few small dents in back far drivers side back corner paint is slighty chipped, barely...
• Gear Oil?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 07:56:24 +1100 (DST)
  I want to change the gearbox oil in my '91 Transporter - the manual suggests API - GL4 SAE 80 or G50 75W90. Could anyone tell...
• Trans swaps - Porsche Sportomatic or Triptronic?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 01:13:57 +0000
  Anyone investigated using a Porsche Sportomatic (4 speed gearbox with torque converter-you shift but have no clutch) which can be had quite cheaply...
• Re: South African 5-cylinder conversion is available!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 14:06:32 -0600
  ...We also modify gearboxes, as the 3rd and 4th gears are stripping. "What we can offer is to send you a complete kit with...
• Re: 5 cyl. Audi, sender on flywheel doesn�t ma tter
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 16:53:17 +0300
  ...The SA gearbox is strengthed compared to the European or US versions! The European 136 PS Audi engines delivers about 180Nm to the tranny...
• Re: Trans. Install: Input shaft & clutch splines
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:50:04 -0800
  ...The good news was that I > just happened to have a 'spare' gearbox and motor waiting to go in so > down time was minimal...
• 82 Vanagon gear selection problem.
  Historical mailing list - L. J|rgen \hman
  Thu, 3 Apr 1997 23:46:11 +0200 (MET DST)
  ...Is it a linkage problem or is the gearbox broken ? Can someone tell me how to adjust the gear selectionlinkage in a "propper" way...
• Re: New England trans builder
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 16:55:50 EST
  ...However, most of my customers have never done business with me either before they needed a gearbox! -Todd Hill VolksWerks Transaxles Olympia, WA
• Re: [Syncro] Any difference between Syncro & non-Syncro PS rod/couplers?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 10:23:03 -0700
  ...Ben, If we're talking about the shaft running from the steering gearbox behind the front bumper to the steering rack, no. The Syncro...
• Re: Carrier Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 12:11:48 -0800
  ...Keeping stock wasserboxer gearbox. Do I need the '82 carrier >> bars or the '83 carrier bars? (I have them both....) Which makes this >> project...
• Looking for repair shop in Hollywood Florida Area ?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 16:01:43 -0500
  ...If the trouble is down by the gearbox you could replace the gearbox switch with a manual swich up front, nice to have at...
• Price for a 1984 mulitivan
  Historical mailing list - Lukas Heukamp
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:53:51 +0100
  ...2nd engine and gearbox though. Is the milage (Km) a problem? I.e what is going to die next? and how much is is...
• aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 20:32:06 -0500
  ...Some have told me to put in the aircooled gearbox. Will the 1.6L NA diesel engine be able to push enough? Bradley Flubacher...
• Gear Ratio Spreadsheet
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 15:08:44 -0700
  ...Has anyone ever considered (or done) a conversion/hybrid with a diesel 5 speed gearbox and a 4 speed ring and pinion? Would this...
• Re: Strange vanagon engine pondering, audi 5cyl
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:10:09 -0800
  ...this project - not just the bodywork etc - but also the welded > adapter work on the gearbox :-) > -- Casey '87 300TD '94 100CSQ Avant '89 Bluestar
• Re: 90 Vanagon trans 3rd gear grinding-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 21:01:51 EDT
  ...The updated version of this hub eliminates this cracking problem (at least in my experience in rebuilding the 091-1 Waterboxer gearboxes) and I...
• AW: I will have a WBX "My Way" or nothing else...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 23:35:51 -0800
  ...Change to gearbox to a .457 five speed Plus some other changes to create an engine -- gearbox combo that IF VW made there would...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Paulus Tsai
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:59:44 -0800
  ...miles were personally driven by myself since it has a standard > gearbox > of which most women are afraid". > > Boy Sam are you in trouble...
• Cracked Bell Housing with video
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 28 Jun 2022 10:10:58 -0400
  ...Will know more after I remove the gearbox. https://youtube.com/shorts/V7c6ojUaaLc?feature=share Chris Wysłane z iPhone'a
• Re: Chasing the Sun...or lack of it
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 12 Aug 2017 12:22:00 -0400
  ...an area near Sky Valley where it won't be as crowded, but my schedule and my Syncro's gearbox had other plans. Chris
• Hershey progress
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:12:15 -0400
  Today I installed a new oil tower gasket, oil tower hose from GoWesty (what a pain!), GoWesty shifter "cup" at the gearbox end of...
• Re: Swap Entire '85 Shift Linkage into '81?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 20:48:18 -0800
  ...http://www.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM Jim
• Re Trans Swap wbx to air cooled
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:42:54 -0700
  ...Not gonna do it, I have an 88 that the gearbox is making quite a bit of noise through the gears. Also popping out...
• Re: 82 Vanagon gearbox swap ?
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Sat, 15 Mar 1997 17:54:56 -0500
  >From What I have heard the final drive of the 4spd and the 5spd are almost identical... the difference being with the 5spd in...
• FYI : 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:05:41 +0200
  ...These are the recomendations given by Volkswagen regarding the reliability on the Vanagon gearboxes : 4-speed No more than 90 horspowers and 147 Nm...
• Re: Draining/refilling oil of the Vanagons transaxle?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:51:25 -0400
  ...http://www.vanagonwiki.net/index.php/Gearbox_oil_change -- John Meeks Vanagon Rescue Squad http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm '91 Multivan...
• Re: G 50 - What is it?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Fournier
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 16:45:40 -0000
  ...In 1987, the G50 gearbox was installed into the Carrera 3.2 911. This transmission used Borg-Warner syncromesh instead of the Porsche- design...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 16:45:28 -0800
  Why not just step on the clutch pedal before starting? Or put it in neutral? On Jan 2, 2007, at 4:23 PM, Automatic...
• Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:56:21 -0800
  ...Let us know how the new gearbox works, will ya? toodle pip, -- Dug Smith | Where are we going (mailto:dug@dugbert.com) | and (http...
• Re: 102mph - Turbo vs. 6-cylinder
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Tue, 22 May 2007 19:42:01 -0400
  ...I read an interesting article about reduction gearboxes used on aircraft. It isn't just power that kills transmissions, but the way the power...
• Correction on FS: 1980 Vanagon camper(not running)
  Historical mailing list - Troy Crivellone
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 19:47:51 -0700
  the van does run just doesn't drive with out the clutch and gearbox. > For sale > > 1980 Vanagon Camper > 195,000miles > 4 speed > 4...
• Re: '56 Kombi update: DMV/clutch
  Historical mailing list - ray landers
  Fri, 4 Nov 1994 07:08:50 -0800 (PST)
  ...I don't think it's a problem, I reckon the gearbox > oil goes real thick if you don't use it for a...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:39:17 -0700
  ...women and standard gearbox When I married my wife she already knew how to drive a stick....so her transition to my then ride...