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• Re: Transmission FAQ From Germany Machine Translated
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:40:26 -0700
  ...On the shafts are so-called fixed gears and lot gears. All gears are constant in the interference. During the gearshift selection a connection...
• Re: Transmission FAQ From Germany Machine Translated
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 04:34:18 -0000
  ...On the shafts are so-called fixed gears and lot gears. All gears are constant in the interference. During the gearshift selection a connection...
• Re: Gearshift lube job
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 08:03:11 -0800
  ...To: warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Re: Gearshift lube job Bob, Where I've found a bit of lubricant to...
• Intermittent engine miss
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 21:33:31 -0700
  ...Same in all gears, if anything worse in lower gears. Then it would catch and run smoothly for from 1 to about 30 seconds...
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:19:51 -0700
  ...Other gears were not affected at all, and the effect at first was only after things heated up. Darryl at AA rebuilt it for...
• Re: 4-speed to 5-speed?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 19:46:29 +1200
  ...Certainly aftermarket gears are available from Albins Gears in Australia www.albinsgear.com.au/product.html For about $1300NZ (~$530US) you can have a...
• Re: All About 16" Wheels - CV-900s Have Arrived
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 07:28:08 -0800
  ...Unless I'm wrong or half right :). -Dana- > If you already have or are planning alternate final drive gears, such as > 5.43, 5...
• Re: New oil pump not snug in case
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:36:33 -0400
  ...When I put the new gears in the OE pump body there is little, if any, lateral play, but I can still get my...
• Re: Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:29:46 -0700
  ...gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote: > Completely nutz > > http://www.partshp.com/speedometer_gears.htm > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 28, 2014, at 6:21...
• is it me? broke shift lever!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 11:53:12 -0400
  Hi, Anyone else had the gearshift break off in their hand? Trying for reverse yesterday and it came loose. Shifter travel had been getting...
• automatic shifter cover
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 13:09:01 -0500
  That danged plastic part that slides up and down with the gearshift in my automatic 85 done broke. I don't even know what...
• '90 MV engine jerk(I searched first:)
  Historical mailing list - jf kulina
  Fri, 4 Oct 2013 03:04:21 +0000
  ...It happens in all gears. I can put on the cruise and it will jerk a little when it accelerates/decelerates. It idles fine...
• Re: Odometer - needs resetting /F
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 09:15:45 -0500
  ...This exposes the gearshaft (small gears) and the Odo shaft, (large gears with number wheels attached). Note that the odo shaft is a piece...
• Re: Transmission FAQ From Germany Machine Translated
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 22:09:08 -0800
  ...On the shafts are > so-called fixed gears and lot gears. All gears are constant in the > interference. During the gearshift selection a connection...
• 5 spd diesel tranny.
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 19:48:14 -0700
  My 3rd, and 4th gears just disapeared from one shift to the next, no grind, nothing just don't connect anymore. Anyone know a...
• Re: Bus queries
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 11:44:25 -0300
  ...Going to lower gears can be practiced once you have a feel for the effort required to select a gear. Just ease slightly off...
• AT: how it works
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 16:58:42 -0400
  ...I wish I had a series of drawings of how the power flows through the trans in the various gears. I am assuming that...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:04:22 -0700
  ...Add as many gears on the end , I am fine as well . But left and down for 1 st ,no thanks . >> >> Stacy >> Vanagonsplus.com
• Re: How fast should a 1.9L go??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:23:34 +1200
  ...The others would outaccelerate it through the gears from a standing start, but the VW's in-gears acceleration was better. It had a...
• Re: Tranny Whinning in 84 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Buese Thomas
  Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:41:22 -0600
  On Sep 18, 2011, at 8:15 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > If the noise is load dependent and occurs in all gears it most...
• Re: Speedometer Source
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:20:28 -0700
  ...Only the face > is different. > > Cheers, > > Jeff Some gears must be different for the odometer, right? BenT
• Automatic Transaxle w/ Diesel?
  Historical mailing list - David M Luddy
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 09:14:13 -0400
  Hello all, Is it OK to install a suitable diesel engine in a Vanagon w/ an automatic transaxle? Are the final drive gears the...
• Re: EV shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Drew B. Farenwald
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 11:28:21 -0400
  On Fri, 3 Oct 1997, Stanley, Roderick (strg) wrote: > I have a '93 EV MV in which I just lost all gears except 3rd...
• Bad transaxel ????
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 22:28:59 -0400
  ...I took it to my VW mechanic who I trust and has always been honest and he believes it is the spider gears in...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:00:10 -0500
  ...Add as many gears on the >> end , I am fine as well . But left and down for 1 st ,no thanks . >> >> Stacy >> Vanagonsplus.com >> >
• Odd transaxle problems
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:19:19 -0700
  ...All other gears OK. Even when I double-clutch it, it will grind. And there is often this thunk that happens putting it into...
• Re: Replaced Diesel Engine with Honda Civic
  Historical mailing list - charles fladger
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 16:37:05 -0700
  > I go to do my first test drive and the camper > goes BACKWARDS in all the > gears but R. And goes forward in R...
• Re: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:03:42 -0700
  ...very widely spaced gears, as the dual planetary gear transmission doesn't lend itself to the addition of more gears. With the auto, all...
• Need help finding Auto Trans Washers
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 09:23:47 -0600
  My transmission rebuilder ('87 2wd Automatic) just called and says he needs: "The 2 plastic washers for the planetary gears, they're red with...
• Re: Rusty Screws in Canada?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:54:12 -0400
  ...The lower diesel gears can really kick up some sand. I'll keep a lookout for another DM trans for them.Roger
• How on earth do I remove the input shaft?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:14:07 -0700
  ...They are tearing up our diesel gears! Came out of a 81 diesel vanagon. The rear gear carrier is 091 parts. The diesel gears...
• Re: Not able to engage any gear
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 31 May 2011 23:10:55 -0700
  ...Seems that with the motor running makes it not want to go into any gears and the motor off goes easily into all the...
• Re: 914 trans in a bus?
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
  08 May 1995 12:33:12 GMT
  ...It sure would be nice to have a 5th gear, and closer ratios (I'm >assuming with 5 gears the ratios would be closer...
• Re: VANAGON TRANNY
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 10:50:24 PST
  ...It slides into gear OK although it doesn't feel as smooth >as the >other gears. However, sometimes, at irregular intervals, it doesn't...
• 1985 GL Automatic transmission issues
  Historical mailing list - aaron bright
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 15:03:25 -0800
  I have a 1985 1.9L GL that is starting to have an issue with changing gears from 2nd to 3rd.� If someone�could...
• Re: wheels (was syncro fuel tanks and snow tyres)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Sun, 19 Oct 1997 01:03:49 -0400
  ...I'll stick with the 14" wheels until a pile of cash lands in my >> front yard enabling me to change the differential gears...
• Re: red mark on metric odometer
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 1 May 2001 15:17:51 -0700
  ...not to exceed certain revs in certain gears, so they mark the top speed for those gears for you as a reference to know...
• Re: Transmission question: Source for higher ratio 3rd and 4th gears ?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 10:39:35 -0400
  ...Source for higher ratio 3rd and 4th gears ? > Karl, sorry your trip was cut short. What a trip home you must have had! > How...
• Re: Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd gears
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:55:06 -0500
  ...In some cases, Redline makes the synchro rings too "slippery" to restrain the gears, which then don't mesh right especially under acceleration. Other...
• gear box
  Historical mailing list - peter burnside
  Tue, 23 May 2000 14:13:42 PDT
  can anybody tell me if 4th and 5th gears are on a 1984 caravelle 1900cc are at the end of the gear box ,and...
• Subject: A new Adventure on the way to the Audi 2.0 Turbo - or pulling gears
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 13:29:38 -0700
  >Sorry for the length, hopes this helps someone else as >much as it did me, >Frank Grunthaner Didn't help me one bit... But...
• Re: F: Warning!!! Check Your Gearshift!!! (couldn't wait)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Mon, 13 May 2002 23:15:25 -0700
  A question has to be asked....Exactly which way does GMB mount his directional tires??? Hmmmmm? This has to be the funniest thing I...
• input shaft (again)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Thu, 22 May 2003 12:53:30 -0500
  ...I've got the bell housing off, I took the circlip off, now what? If I turn the shaft, the transmission's gears turn...
• Re: No gears (resolved #2)
  Historical mailing list - pierre m d
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 19:05:30 -0400
  ...No gears (resolved) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:19:05 -0400 Thanks to everybody... Finaly Thomas was right, it was the slave cylinder...
• Gear whine causes
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 07:49:58 -0700
  ...This trans is a factory rebuilt with approx 210k km on the gears and syncros, so is it possible the gears are worn and...
• Re: GL-4 vs GL-5 Some more good reading!
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 7 Jan 2016 22:31:20 -0800
  ...Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 7, 2016, at 9:06 PM, paul guard <gears@PRODIGY.NET> wrote: > > Although this may only pertain to...
• Re: Looking for a speedometer - 89
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 23:16:57 -0400
  ...Namely the spindle that holds the gears in place (and upon which they SPIN) came out of one of its anchor points. While I...
• Re: Trans Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:27:54 -0800
  ...Pretty low gears. Physically the same gearing way different. http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut/GEARBOX.HTM Jim On Nov 27, 2009, at 5:06...
• Auto tranny noises
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 11:53:47 -0500
  ...It is now making a whining noise in all gears. I have been told that it is the oil pump. Should the oil pump...
• 84 transmission
  Historical mailing list - Robert Copich
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 14:38:37 -0800
  Anyone need a transmission for an 84 vanagon? I works but makes a whirring sound in the low gears. I will be sending it...
• Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:31:24 EDT
  ...2nd and 3rd gears are the appropriate gears for push starting. >> Well, I guess now I know and knowing is half the battle. I...
• Intermittent Miss on one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 18:03:07 -0500
  ...35 MPH speed limit keeps me from trying other gears during test drive. This is the darndest problem I have ever run up against...
• Re: TDIs and Automatic -- Custom Gears?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:35:28 -0700
  ...It has fine meshed splines on the end as well as the normal pinion and ring gears. A good deal of odd-ball machining...
• Gear lever hits dash
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Fri, 23 May 1997 20:37:14 +0200
  I tried a 112hp doublecab pickup today, the gearshift felt very strange = in 2nd and 4th gear the shift knob touched the dashbord, reverse...
• Re: T2/ T1/0.5?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 09:31:46 -0600
  ...It had reduction gears, not CVs.... This was in the US and was mid-year. Richard A. Jones Boulder, Colorado '81 Vanagon Mr Bus
• Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] Roadhaus - Quick Update
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:07:12 -0400
  Larry, is this a great community, or what? We once got stranded in Nowhere Texas with a busted trans...no gears...and friends of...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:13:29 -0400
  ...No distributor jockying or electrical hook up will make it work correctly .Need to split the case and retime the timing gears. My opinion.
• Re: Joe's Tranny questions...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:28:33 EDT
  ...Replace old style with new style 3rd/4th hub, replace 3rd and 4th mainshaft halves of gearsets if excessively worn, replace mainshaft ball bearing...
• 5-speed
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 12:13:44 +1200
  My 5-speed had New Zealand-made 4th & 5th gears; 5th was a 0.63 ratio, which worked quite well...until its hardening began...
• Re: Cheap Westy in OKC- Should I grab it?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 21:02:20 -0400
  The slider is what engages the gears in the tranny...without it, those gears don't work. have a look at http://volksweb.relitech...