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• Re: Gear selection issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:24:31 -0400
  3-4 slider hub or cracked 4th gear. Probably accompanied with main ball bearing and gear carrier damage. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: another odometer repair
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:20:34 -0400
  ...I could not feel any additional load on that gear no matter what I did. As soon as I started depressing that button it...
• Re: regearing a manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 10:08:14 -0700
  Yes, the original message was about raising the gear ratios..the one I replied on was "no real advantage with a 5sp" I don...
• Shifting into 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 11:21:58 -0600
  Dear all I occasionally have problems selecting 1st gear In my 1981 Westy (manual). The problem seems worse when the engine is warm or...
• Re: Is my clutch going out?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 19:47:15 -0400
  ...If I take it out of gear, it > seems to be fine, and when engaged at any speed in any gear, everything is > normal...
• Re: Odometer failed, any advice?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:05:30 -0800
  ...When I had it out, I wanted to > take off the needle and the faceplate to inspect all the gears to really > see which...
• Help rebuilding Auto Transmission - Forward clutch assembly
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 17:51:06 +1000
  ...when I do this, the Forward planetary gear set (38.7) seems to sit too high. The teeth on the three gears sit proud...
• '90 Westy 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - Michael David Korsak
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 19:50:24 -0400
  Hey everybody, With the cold weather we've been having here in central PA, i've noticed some really hard shifting into 2nd gear...
• Hard to shift into first gear after warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Tim Fong
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 02:36:47 EDT
  List, After driving for about a hour or so, I'm having difficulty getting my transmission into first gear and to a lesser extent...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - rick Duvernay
  Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:34:50 -0700
  I just installed the Bus Depot adapter plate and gear reduction starter a couple days ago. Two hour job and no worries about removing...
• semi-OT: Anyone with DETAILED knowledge about 5HP19 Audi trans?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:05:40 +0200
  Hi Guys, I am trying to fix my Audi-powered Vanagon with 5HP19 auto gearbox. Engine and trans are basically seized after 20+ years...
• Re: one more thing....
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 10 Nov 96 20:17:22 CST
  On Sun, 10 Nov 1996 17:04:15 -0600 Sean Bartnik said: >Is the transmission on an '81 geared lower than the trans on...
• Re: AT first gear whine?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:01:36 -0700
  I also have this "whine" eminating from my AT - I believe first gear has straight cut gears, second and third are Helical (if that...
• odometer update
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 15:22:59 -0400
  ...Then there is a plastic gear mounted perpendicular to the screw gear whose teeth ride in the threads of the screw gear. What is...
• Re: regearing a manual trans
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 18:20:30 -1000
  ...4th ( top gear ) can be used from 40ish to top speed. Two gears to play with. in this 5 speed...very nice with 3...
• Re: Odometer/ tripometer broken
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 21:26:31 -0400
  ...One, the pot-metal gear to the right of the tenths dial loosens on the shaft. This can be cured by carefully disassembling the...
• Re: VANAGON TRANNY
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Jun 1997 17:34:59 -0400
  ...6/24/97 10:25 PM Recently the third gear in the transmission of my 84 vanagon has started sticking. It slides into gear...
• Re: Syncro rf CV Replaced, Now Mainshaft Noise?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 17:37:07 -0800
  ...All syncro trannys are 5 speed--four regular forward gears and a granny low gear. Either he isn't aware of the granny gear...
• Stuck in gear
  Historical mailing list - frank brand
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 21:56:55 -0700
  While driving my '89 Vanagon today, as I pulled away from a stop and shifted into third gear, the trans got stuck in third...
• Re: [Syncro] tranny probs.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 07:36:54 -0400
  Kevin, you might try this simple fix: -unfasten the rubber boot on the gear shift and slide it up the stick -you are going...
• Re: Capacity?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:45:38 -0800
  ...EP additives work by forming wear-resistant compounds with > the metal of the gear tooth surface. As the gears mesh, these compounds > shield the...
• 5 spds FS
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 26 May 1998 10:37:50 -0300
  ...but with gear ratios suited to diesels, so not for high speed, more a stump puller first gear if I got it right. If...
• Re[2]: VANAGON TRANNY
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Jun 1997 17:33:22 -0400
  ...6/25/97 10:04 AM When my 86 stuck in third gear it turned out to be a broken gear. If memory serves...
• Re: Odometer Repair-Migrating Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 17:02:57 -0800
  Karl, The gear is firmly on the shaft, but the shaft moves from right to left as one views the front plate. Tom Hanlon...
• Re: Popping out of 4th gear!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:17:34 -0700
  I used a bungee cork to maintain 4th gear in my Squareback. Worked for a few months. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Tranny woes on 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 09:46:23 -0700
  Over the last 2 months my 81 has been popping out of 1st gear. I engage it at a light from full stop (and...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:25:08 -0600
  OK, so what is the big deal here? What is the issue with parking in gear? For the last 45 years I have driven...
• Another Odometer fix
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 18:30:20 -0500
  ...remove advance gears and rod - little gears above mileage wheels by pulling out the shaft they are on. make sure gears don't fall...
• 3/4 gear trouble?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:27:14 -0500
  Hi gang, I've recently developed a grinding noise in my tranny when downshifting between 4th and 3rd gear. Is this the dreaded cracked...
• Re: AT first gear whine?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 11:45:01 -0400
  ...Neither exibited a 1st gear whine. Mike > Others who have an automatic transmission may be able to tell me if the > whine I hear...
• Re: an introduction
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 13 May 1998 16:18:18 -0700
  ...gear? >> >98% of the time you can just as well forget that there is such a thing. >Consider that gear ("the L (low) gear...
• Odometer Fix
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 10:28:57 -0500
  ...The gear was just spinning on the shaft. I removed the gear and "re-sized" the center hub by sqqueezing it with a pair...
• Shift linkage? 84 manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 11:44:09 -0700
  ...I am also looking to "adjust" my shift from 2nd gear (that's the gear like first gear in a standard 4 sp Vanagon...
• Re: do our tranny's have 2 or 4 spider gears?-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 19:14:20 EST
  desa4622@KETTERING.EDU writes: <<I'm looking for a transaxle with gusseting/strengthening materials, and a stronger gear set, and whatever else is needed...
• Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:31:33 -0700
  ...Designed for bevel and hypoid gears which have small displacement of axes, the gearboxes of trucks, and axle units. These oils are standard for...
• Re: shifting anomaly...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Oct 2015 14:35:54 -0400
  Low gear oil or oil condition can effect gear operation with great inconsistency. Low level can cause the oil to overheat and become a...
• 2wd/4wd 5-speed differences?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Dec 1998 20:09:07 -0500
  ...I've been browsing through my Bentley book, pondering the meaning of an unstable 1st gear (not in my van but in a prospective...
• 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drexler
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:19:48 -0500
  ...All gears work fine except 1st. Shifting into 1st is awkward. If I shift out of any gear including 3rd, into what I expect...
• Re: Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd gears
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:52:20 -0800
  clutch dragging or worn syncros on the gears. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Lavery" <systems007@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, February...
• Re: '87 Vngn stuck in 3rd gear
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 May 2000 21:33:37 EDT
  ...However, in my brief exploration I was able to move the linkage freely right at the gear box. I didn't want to yank...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:28:33 -0700
  ...How much more fuel is consumed in a lower gear vs higher gear at the same speed? I ran a quick observation. On level...
• Re: David Bogel's 3rd Gear Grind
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 17:51:03 -0600
  ...David Bogel's 3rd Gear Grind > >Good luck with the GL4 synthetic gear oil- maybe it will >do the trick! > >-Todd Hill > VolksWerks Transaxles...
• Re: Formula for calculating speed w/given gear ratios
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Jul 97 23:08:31 EDT
  > I know there's someone out there with a handy dandy formula for calculating > top end for different gear ratio's and rear ends...
• Re: Redline Heavy Shock Proof Gear Oil ? - Daryl ? try again ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:56:26 -0700
  Hi all, ( sorry 1st one got sent accidently ) Was just picking up some Redline MT-90 gear oil for a new rebuilt AA Transaxles...
• Query: Type 2 Transmission Interchangability
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 19:36:06 -0700
  My old '60 pickup has a habit of slipping out of fourth gear. I found a 1966 transmission complete with axle tubes and final...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Fluid and Gear Oil Comparison and Feedback please
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 May 2009 21:00:24 -0400
  ...Automatic Transmission Fluid and Gear Oil Comparrison and Feedback please Okay I guess that people on the forum just use what ever they find...
• Re: New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 18:32:21 -0700
  I would check out the transmission info on this web page http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM and pay attention to the overall...
• 81 Manual Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Johannes Emigholz
  Mon, 24 May 2010 19:02:15 -0400
  ...At Lake Superior my 4th gear stopped its duty. When I bought the van the 4th gear already popped out whenever I shifted it...
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:32:24 -0400
  I have worked on older marine diesels that used gears to drive the OHC. I think they never took off in autos as they...
• Re: Transmission/gear lube
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:22:47 -0400
  I think you will be hard pressed to find a modern gear lube that will actually corrode our synchronizers. Maybe if you have some...
• gaaring question for Todd
  Historical mailing list - R.Joseph Murphy
  Tue, 29 Dec 1998 07:10:41 -0700
  ...Would you change first gear to decrease the spread between gears? I have a 5-cyl turbo diesel in mind. thank you, joseph
• The great gear oil debate - a question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:15:41 -0700
  I just opened up the Swepco site since I was curious, and it's been a few years since I changed gear oil (time...
• Camshaft_crankshaft gear lash question..
  Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 12:14:19 -0400
  Hey all, when picking the size camshaft sproket to control the gear lash between the camshaft sproket and the crank shaft gear... what would...
• using 2nd gear from a standing start
  Historical mailing list - Andy Chiu
  Thu, 18 Dec 1997 12:06:18 +0800
  ...My brother-in-law has a Ford van and I'm told that the 2nd gear is often used and the first gear is...
• speedo drive gear ratio on 98 Jetta? (somewhat vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Mon, 15 May 2000 20:53:22 -0700
  ...I am looking for the speedometer gear drive ratio for a 98 Jetta TDI with manual tranny (the final drives are different so I...
• Another odometer fix
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hayeslip
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 09:07:47 -0400
  I also had an 88 with the odometer shaft slipping off the pot metal gear but fixed it with much less fuss. I was...
• Re: 84 manual transmission - pops out of 4th
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 29 Nov 2003 08:02:32 -0800
  The Vanagon manual transmissions don't have a method for "keeping" 4th gear engaged. The shifter arm MUST be free to move slightly forward...
• Auto Trans 1st Gear Noise
  Historical mailing list - Bill Prats
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 08:48:13 -0800
  ...Just wonder if you all notice that first gear is kinda whinny..... yesterday I took all the cushions and carpet out of my Westy...
• Re: [Q] Mail order sources for Redline MTL gear oil?
  Historical mailing list - J. A. McEachern
  Sun, 17 Sep 1995 14:32:20 -0500 (CDT)
  On Sun, 17 Sep 1995 jag@cs.rochester.edu wrote: > Mail order sources for Redline MTL gear oil? > Can someone please give me the...
• Tire gearing question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 10:15:54 -0700
  ...different gear ratio and the same 205 14 and maybe a 60 or 65 percent aspect ration tires with a different ring gear. Sincerely...