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• 1985 manual transmission
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Oct 1996 02:20:11, -0500
  Help! Having real trouble shifting into all the gears. Have you ever heard of this problem. Seams to get better after warms up. Best...
• Re: Transmission Noise - Can you explain this./reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 19:12:20 EDT
  ...Broken gears can also make a growling type noise. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Todd Hill VolksWerks Transaxles Olympia, WA
• finding a part number for Shift linkage 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 18:14:04 -0500
  ...nt find my part seems i broke a part under my Gearshift lever/Shift rod.. Its called a Upper Ball half.. any leads cool...
• Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd gears
  Historical mailing list - John Lavery
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:48:46 -0800
  Hello all! My Vanagon is making a grinding noise when shifted from 1st to 2nd gear, or sometimes from 2nd to 3rd. I don...
• Re: Relay Steering Gear
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:38:44 -0500
  ...Seems that the channel for the clamping bolt makes you align the steering shafts with the gears only one way. It might be possible...
• Re: Transmission will not go into gear
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 13:36:33 -0400
  ...I depressed teh clutch and attempted to get into all gears. Finally, it went into fourth, a little notchy, but it went in. Right...
• Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:36:03 -0500
  ...It seems to engage to soon in really low gears, and doesn't shift cleanly out of re verse and first, or go back...
• Re: Siezed pancake on table (follow-up)
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 12:52:23 -0500
  ...I think that this might cause some of his gears to touch when he's turning the engine over.... (Hmmmm, this subject makes me...
• Re: Odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 13:16:05 -0600
  ...com> 10/16/01 12:04PM >>> If they sell the metal gears separately, let me know. I would be interested in two or three...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 May 2012 23:59:12 -0400
  ...I hate the clutch shudder >upon release, I hate the hunting for gears and the grinding shifts from >third to fourth. I will not...
• Re: Gearshift lever broken, looking for replacement
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:14:06 -0600
  ...John 3:16 >www.vanagain.com > > >Andy Stalick wrote: >>Today my gearshift lever broke off in my hand. >> >>None of the usual list vendors...
• Re: Backup light switch malfunction - blinking backup lights when shifting
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:52:49 -0800
  ...It seems the backup lights blink on while >>>>shifting gears and will remain on when in 3rd or 4th gear if I pull >>>>gently...
• speed odometer/85 westy automatic
  Historical mailing list - tina canny
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 13:03:25 -0700
  ...Any ideas? Do I need to clean contacts? Grease gears on it? Any help would be appreciated. Everyone have a safe fun 4th in...
• Re: Milestone reached and Traction question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:33:53 -0700
  ...The Syncro tranny has another advantage, drastically lower reverse and granny gears. Mark
• Re: F: Warning!!! Check Your Gearshift!!! (couldn't wait (I BET!))
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 14 May 2002 10:48:49 -0700
  hey, pinky...life *is* art...*s* bill On Monday, May 13, 2002, at 11:24 , Ronald Gregory Smithers wrote: > In a message dated 5...
• Re: T5 gearshift
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:15:14 -0500
  In a message dated 12/13/2002 11:06:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Joel...the other.. the "Frog...
• ECU for 84, 1.9
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 17 May 2003 20:41:08 EDT
  ...It occurs in all gears whether hot or cold. I have replaced the AFM, the Oxygen sensor and the TempII sensor. The next rational...
• Euro Ring & Pinions For Syncro Available
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 22:05:05 -0500
  ...Michael Sullivan was asking about the 4.57 gears but I do not recommend these since there is such a tiny difference from the...
• 88 Heater Cover Removal
  Historical mailing list - Fast, Timothy
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 11:34:53 -0600
  I want to mount 2 cup holders on the plastic heater cover (in front of the gearshift) How do I remove it to attach...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: Question about HAMMERING, new 1.9l NA motor, today
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 12:36:45 -0700
  In that last post I mentioned that the pump gears were different. They do have different part numbers but that is likely because of...
• Re: Speedometer Noise
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:40:33 EDT
  ...It may be partially engaged and > cause the gears to be snicking.... > > BUT DONT DO IT WHILE YOURE DRIVING!!!!! pushing the trip reset button...
• FS: '86 vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Dec 2005 12:56:14 EST
  ...all other gears fine..drives well otherwise. i have good used trans that can be a part of the deal if need be.. anyway...
• Re: Odometer failed, any advice?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:54:28 -0500
  ...When I had it out, I wanted to take off the needle and the faceplate to inspect all the gears to really see which...
• Re: Diesel ring and pinion changes with a 2.1L gas engine
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:23:29 -0800
  ...This give a much better ration throughout all the gears for the TDI powerband. No need to replace 3rd or 4th unless your looking...
• clutch pedal worries
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 21:37:02 -0400
  ...Then, for the first time, the gears made a still-relatively-gentle grinding sound as I tried to shift into reverse. What is starting...
• FS: vanagon engines & trannys
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 12:27:06 EST
  ...shifts nice, runs thru all gears $400. also parting out other vanagons. everything in allentown, pa. chris
• lube speedo cable?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 08:11:43 -0600
  ...Cable, not the speedo gears. I remember "in the old days" when one used graphite powder, but the newer plasticized cables seem to be...
• Transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Marie Whitehead
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 17:13:15 -0500
  Recntly, I have found that I have to work harder shifting gears, esp. 3rd and 4th. Then today I noticed it wasn't hard...
• Re: auto tranny noise
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 22:01:17 -0500
  ...14 years. >Is it normal to hear a fairly distinct noise as you approach a stop and it >shifts into >lower gears? >Thanks. >Jerry
• Re: Trans info for repowered vans
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 09:32:32 -0400
  ...These gears are much wider >than stock and are by far the strongest made anywhere. You won't break them >or spin their centers...
• Re: Berg Short Shift Kit in Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 17:44:06 -0500 (EST)
  ...the Berg plate goes under the "Gearshift lever bearing housing". the collar is called "bushing", and is kept in place by the "set screw...
• Re: Pennzoil GL-5 gear oil - OK to use?
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Tue, 16 May 2000 15:17:22 -0400
  ...The extreme pressure requirements of spur gears and helical gears found in transmissions are not nearly as great as found in rear-wheel drive...
• DaBoat 2-liter update - engine work
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sat, 7 Oct 1995 15:24:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...First trick was to get the gears on the crankshaft. The book (How to Rebuild your Air cooled VW) said the gears could be...
• Re: Auto Tranny vs. Manual?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:00:41 -0500
  ...Then there is the fact that the manual has at least 4 forward gears while the auto has three. The gears in the automatic...
• Re: Chevy Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 19:36:19 +1300
  ...with nonstock 4th & 5th gears, so it would hit 190kmh easily. Acceleration in the lower gears was fierce. But the trans wasn't up...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:23:34 -0600
  ...Can you find the gears with the engine not running? If so then you > need to check the clutch hydraulics and linkages, including pedal...
• Re: Syncro/Weekender questions
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 11:11:34 PST
  ...does this happen ALL the time or only when the engine is cold? It's my understanding that "sticky second gears in the morning...
• Re: Redline gear lube
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:27:11 -0400
  ...According to darrel christensen of AA transaxles, you want mt-90 due to the angle of the spinning gears (verticle or horizontal). I run...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it) - NVC !
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 19:15:08 -0400
  ...I'm afraid there aren't any herringbone gears in Vanagons (Daryl? Am I wrong?). Yr humble servant, David
• Cost of Berg short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 13:30:05 EST
  The Berg short shift kit is $31.15 w/o the gearshift extension and about $44 with. Berg has a $50 minimum order and...
• 83.5 no shift?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 11:15:56 -0700
  ...when I slide it (easily, BTW) into any of the above gears, it's stuck again. I've checked the linkage and all appears...
• 85 Man Tran Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Wiegand
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 14:55:07 -0600
  ...I'm at work, and it is almost impossible to shift gears. The clutch is almost to the floor. 85 Vanagon Manual 1.9L...
• Clutch not letting me shift into reverse
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 15:38:06 -0400
  ...Not even into the gate between the gears. After forcing it a bit. I was able to get the gears till I got home...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:56:34 -0800
  ...To my eye, the OEM lube at shaft and internal gears is a grease. Images: http://tinyurl.com/jxtbjov http://tinyurl.com/payt7l8 I...
• Re: Redline gear oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:08:07 -0500
  ...GEts rid of metal particulate that floats around in the oil, wearing on the surfaces of th e gears. Magnets help - but they don...
• Re: VANAGON TRANNY
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 12:26:54 -0400
  ...It slides into gear OK although it doesn't feel as smooth > >as the > >other gears. However, sometimes, at irregular intervals, it doesn't...
• Re: Cleavis pin fixed, but now....!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 16:50:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The problem is, when the >motor is OFF I do not have to press the clutch pedal to switch gears. >When the motor is...
• Re: Tranny woes on 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:31:18 -0800
  Hi Sean, Since you are jumping out of both 1st and 3rd, you should try adjusting your gearshift. If it is preventing you from...
• Re: Syncro tranny problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:46:51 -0700
  ...When you do it wrong there is not enough travel available to bet all of the gears to engage. With the shifter in neutral...
• Travel Emergency: 4sp Manual Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:07:08 -0700
  ...No other gears. She also says the clutch pedal action seems normal. I guessing rear shifter linkage is bad, but your suggestions? Nearest trustworthy...
• looking for junk speedo /tripmeter part needed
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lipert
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:32:49 -0700
  While trying to fix my tripmeter I noticed that the plastic "cradle" piece that holds the pin that releases the tripmeter gears is broken...
• speedometer in 2wheel driveVan
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 5 Aug 1996 22:56:14 -0400 (EDT)
  ...and I thought the different gears in the axil would make it the opposite! It's reading 49 M.P.H. at 3000 RPM...
• Re: KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 14:54:09 -0700
  I seem to recall some conversation regarding the gear pairs in the speedo. "W" gears comes to mind. All the speedos are essentially the...
• Automatic transmission reverse slipping?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:53:30 -0700
  ...All forward gears work normally. Is it just a dirty valve body that I can clean with some tranny clean snake oil or is...
• Re: Was: Tranny swap Gears 2 High. Now: Video of Linkage.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:27:13 -0700
  On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 3:25 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: ... > Short 2.6 MB clip of reverse, 1,2...
• Re: symptoms of a failing clutch
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:41:10 -0700
  ...In the last few > days I've had to floor the clutch pedal in order to shift gears. The > gears engage when I release...
• Re: Electric Supercharger
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 19:19:06 -0500
  ...and the pump > itself can drive the air by using gears, vanes, interlocking screws > (Lysholm chargers, the best), turbines, centrifugal fan, heck, even a...
• Crazy idea?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:21:48 -0500
  ...O2 mile counter or making something in its place with changeable gears to correct the reading for running non factory size tires??? Do I...
• new 82 vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Kendra Calhoun
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 14:31:12 -0600
  ...so far it runs great with the exception of a bit of squeaking while changing gears. looking forward to learning how to work on...
• Need Valve Body for '91
  Historical mailing list - James Huskins
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 05:35:35 -0500
  ...It did fine until last week when it acted funny for a day and then stopped going into forward gears. It still goes into...