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Re: diesel beelhousings vs gas (for swaps)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 20 Mar 1998 17:51:25 -0800
...It can be noted that Diesel input shaft is the correct length or a pre 68 bus input shaft. The standard (non-diesel) vanagon...
Re: Odometer Repair-Migrating Shaft
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 25 Feb 2001 22:39:45 -0500
At 05:14 PM 2/25/2001, John Rodgers wrote: >2) Pot metal Gear Slippage. > This gear is on the same shaft as the...
Re: CV Relubrication 85-1.9L?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 29 May 2006 17:37:19 -0700
...disconnecting the shaft from the tranny? > > Furthermore, when regreasing the bottom or wheel end of the cv shaft joint, that > whole shaft, seems to...
loose input shaft on syncro front diff
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 30 Sep 1999 07:24:50 PDT
I was installing a new driveshaft in my syncro yesterday and noticed that the input shaft to the front diff has some play in...
87 Syncro Blown CV Joint
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Mar 1997 19:08:46 -0500 (EST)
Hello- Well my worst fears were realized when I tried to remove my from left axle shaft. The cage for the outer driver side...
diesel beelhousings vs gas (for swaps)
Historical mailing list - D.Belick
Fri, 20 Mar 1998 17:16:53 -0700
Hi Volks, There was a recent post(sorry, I've lost your name) that inferred the input shaft from a gas engined vanagon could...
WTB manual steering piece(s)
Historical mailing list - Arlen
Fri, 11 Oct 2002 10:37:40 -0700
Hey group, I'm looking for the shaft that connects the front steering gear box and a manual steering rack. There are two pieces...
Re: Distributor drive shaft installation?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 1 Jul 2012 20:36:12 -0400
Back in the beetle days it was somewhat common to have to remove that drive shaft to "adjust or add" shims to get that...
Re: 82 vanagon tranny output shaft
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:25:00 -0400
...Sudhir On 4/26/07, aatransaxle <daryl@aatransaxle.com> wrote: > There is a small stud that screws into the shafts...both the internal > mainshaft...
Re: Transmission input shaft play?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 8 Nov 2012 20:52:45 -0800
He's talking about the input shaft to the transmission as I understand him, not the output, which is as you say. Stuart From...
Re: shift lever adjustment
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 19:21:25 -0700
The "rear selector shaft" would be the rear section of shaft which runs from just abaft the fuel tank to the selector pivot shaft...
Re: Struck Oil, Rebuilt CV's and a Tense Trip Home
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
Sat, 11 Dec 2004 21:26:59 -0800
...You then take your axle shafts and rebuild them with the new bearings. The rebuilts are not recycled shafts with new bearings, they are...
Re: Berg Short Shift Kit
Historical mailing list - Kevin Davis
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 10:40:27 -0500
...I tried covering it with black shrink tubing to > match the stock shaft cover, but you still end up with a big bump where...
Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Wed, 9 Jun 1999 10:45:05 -0700
...Would any of you Syncronauts out there recommend removing the drive shaft and carrying it with me until reaching the back country? If anyone...
Looking for good rear CV shaft for manual trans
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 1 May 2013 17:20:25 -0400
I need a good used rear CV shaft for a manual transmission Vanagon (2wd or syncro will work). I really just need a good...
Transmission leaking from drive shafts
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 6 Nov 2005 09:39:28 -0600
...On inspection today, I can see that it is slinging out around the drive shafts, especially the passenger side. Is this the situation where...
Diesel input shaft
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:07:33 -0800
Hi, Anyone out there have a diesel input shaft they want to part with? Thx. Keith Hughes '86 Westy Tiico (Marvin)
How to swap tranny bellhousing and input shaft?
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:59:40 -0700
...1) remove the diesel bellhousing and diesel input shaft off my old diesel tranny, 2) remove the aircooled bellhousing and aircooled input shaft off...
Re: Trans main shaft pulled out!
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Thu, 4 Mar 1999 12:16:36 -0500
...Take a look around and see if there is any signs of other damage. (unlikely) That shaft is held in by a stud in...
Re: How do you get to the passenger side wiper shaft?
Historical mailing list - azsun99
Mon, 18 May 2009 09:51:08 -0700
...Hard part - getting the drill to start the hole IN THE CENTRE > of the broken shaft. Start by making the remaining shaft flat and...
[Fwd: prop/driveshaft alignment how?]
Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:08:53 -0700
...Index the shaft. Also, the front diff bolts should be loose to remove the shaft. When the shaft is back in, try moving the...
Re: How do you get to the passenger side wiper shaft?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 18 May 2009 08:21:53 -0500
...The arm was not moving on the shaft by itself, but by a cat who was using the arm as a springboard to the...
Re: Transmission question AND front axle solution opportunity
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:12:05 -0400
...For the front axle are we talking a shaft to a wheel or the center drive shaft? Center drive shaft likely has vibration problems...
Won't go in ...
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 16:23:40 -0800
Hi to all, I am trying to push the torque converter into place but the middle splined shaft won’t let me go deep...
??? Syncro front half-shaft removal
Historical mailing list
Mon, 28 Nov 94 9:16:02 PST
Has anyone removed the half-shaft(s) from the front of a Syncro? My CV boot developed a pinhole over the weekend, and needs...
CV Shafts - 86 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
Sun, 17 Jan 1999 15:39:23 -0800
Hello everyone, Today I took advantage of the very warm weather (+1C, +32F) here in Ottawa, Canada, to remove the two CV shafts from...
input shaft, pilot bearing questions
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:50:34 -0400
...I was working on installing the input shaft in the 4 spd diesel transmission. I was unable to get it threaded on entirely. There...
leaky AC compressor
Historical mailing list
Tue, 10 Jun 1997 21:16:28 -0700 (PDT)
...Does anyone know if this where refrigerant finally works its way out after getting by the shaft seal? I know this sounds like a...
Re: Rocker shaft and rocker wear question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:20:36 -0800
...Rocker shaft and rocker wear question I have some slight galling (or small gouges) at three places on my rocker shafts and three corresponding...
[Fwd: good vibrations]
Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
Mon, 15 Jun 1998 20:10:07 -0700
...Good news about the shaft. However, I don't think I explained my message very well. Last August your message indicated a vibration with...
How to install Wiper Shaft
Historical mailing list - neil
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:14:01 -0700
...Have new wiper shaft assemblies (housing + shaft) to install. The two pegs on housing look like they need to be compressed once in place...
Re: Transmission input shaft play?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 7 Nov 2012 00:01:28 -0800
...like the2 shafts are not screwed well together.. .......or perhaps main shaft bearing loose in the case. if it's 1/4 inch I...
Re: Snow white nightmare/iMac/CV jointitis
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 6 Jan 2001 16:47:33 -0500
...Voila -- arrows are now pointing in the same direction as the torque you're exerting on the shaft, showing that the shaft (and hence...
syncro drive shaft
Historical mailing list - John Dorn
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 21:55:36 -0500
Hello all, I am beginning to hear the woeful sounds of U-joint noise in my syncro drive shaft. I know this topic came...
Half shaft with CV's on Ebay
Historical mailing list - leif
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 12:20:46 -0600
I bought a pair of German Lobro Half shaft with CV's for my Syncro earlier this year in case I ever needed them...
Need : Driver's side wiper shaft part - 251955215
Historical mailing list - Scott
Tue, 3 Sep 2013 17:20:57 -0600
I'm looking to buy a driver's side wiper shaft if anyone has one around. Thanks Scott
shaftless in montana
Historical mailing list
Tue, 07 Jan 1997 19:01:13 -0700
Help my stick shift shaft broke in half!! I'm looking for one. and wonder how hard is this to replace.. thanks Rob
oil pump shaft for automatic transmission
Historical mailing list - Kinesis Conceptos Audiovisuales
Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:38:22 -0700
Hi, Does anyone has a pump shaft for automatic transmission for sale? Ramon Celaya Kinesis Conceptos Audiovisuales (686) 551-9292
Re: Transmission swap problems: 86 tranny onto 83 engine.
Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
Tue, 5 Jan 2016 14:28:41 -0800
Is this a 1.9 diesel engine in your '83? If so, the input shaft from your original gearbox will be about 11mm shorter...
Distributor/Spark Plug die-electric grease
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:38:53 -0600
...Any hints/pointers? Oh yeah, when I pulled the rotor off the distributor shaft, the shaft had surface rust on it. I did sand...
Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 2 Oct 2005 16:00:47 -0700
...When I turn the nut, it just turns the shaft. I > > tried grabbing the shaft above the nut with a vise grip to hold...
replacing transmission selector shaft seal
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 25 Jul 2016 18:25:40 -0700
My '87 has transmission oil leaking from where the selector shaft enters the transmission case. Is it fairly straight forward to replace the seal...
Re: Syncro diff problem
Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 00:24:11 +0100
...This involves first of all knocking out a 3mm roll pin which locks the servo shaft into the diff lock shaft (you may have...
Re: Correction Re: Selector shaft seal questions / conformation
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 18:32:33 -0700
...Selector shaft seal questions / conformation > > Got that bushing as well as new seal. > > Don’t understand why you say replacing seal probably won’t...
Re: clutch chatter
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:23:39 -0500
...mcneely ---- William Monk <billmonk@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > I would insist on a new cross shaft as that is surely done for at this > > point...
Re: unlimited Vanagon Syncro/Audi Quattro trans swap budget
Historical mailing list - Pat
Tue, 24 Nov 1998 19:53:37 -0500
>Again, my understanding is that the main and pinion shaft load >is axial and not longitudinal. They don't care if they are spun...
Re: Rear diff lock
Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 20:18:52 +0100
...This involves first of all knocking out a 3mm roll pin which locks the servo shaft into the diff lock shaft (you may have...
A couple of head repair Q's:'81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Tue, 4 Aug 1998 17:49:16 -0700
...Anyway, in looking at one of the rocker arm shafts I've pulled, one side of the shaft (where the rocker arms ride) is...
Re: Distributor drive shaft installation?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 1 Jul 2012 13:13:46 -0700
...and to always keep a distributor or something in the the distributor hole to keep that shaft from lifting up if you turn the...
Re: Wiper Shaft Stripped
Historical mailing list - Tom Humphreys
Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:52:15 -0700
Hey Craig, I have nursed my stripped wiper shafts along for a few years now. I cut a small (1/4") section of fine...
Re: CV Joint Vibration
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:20:15 -0800
Doug, I defiantely didn't have a 2" difference from my old to my new shaft length, so that eliminates having the wrong length...
Re: trans main shaft removal ??
Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
Mon, 11 Oct 2004 18:43:51 -0400
...trans main shaft removal ?? I need some advice on trans main shaft removal from a diesel and an aircooled vanagon transmission. The bell housing...
Re: TOASTED VC?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 07:23:32 -0400
...I was able to roll my > van by turning the shaft by hand. So does this mean the VC is toasted. NO. under the...
Re: Didn't know there was two different CV joints.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:06:50 -0600
...But I noticed I couldn't get it onto >the shaft. There are two many splines on the new CV. >Which buses use the...
Re: Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:54:07 -0800
The arm is soft metal (that will crack) so it strips before the shaft or the motor gears do. It's best to get...
Re: Diesel to Gas conversion! Oil Pump Input Shaft Length?
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 06:20:01 -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: Determine if new pilot bearing needs replacement?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 4 Oct 2017 17:32:59 -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: Front drive-shaft for synchro
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
Wed, 5 Jan 2000 08:38:47 +0200
...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: Trans main shaft pulled out!
Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
Thu, 4 Mar 1999 16:27:29 -0500
...replace the input shaft seal (likely damaged when > the shaft was pulled through), and pilot bearing (likely cause of > the shaft sticking to the...
Re: Diesel input shaft?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:43:17 -0800
...Wrap the rag around the base in the input shaft and start buzzing away. You only need to remove 5mm and it takes no...