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Re: Shuddering rear end -- an update
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Mon, 3 Aug 1998 19:53:07 -0700
>| During disassembly, my repair shop noted possible wear on the cross-over >| shaft. When they compared it to a new part, they concluded that...
Re: trans. main shaft scoring
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Fri, 18 May 2001 08:59:21 -0700
Of the tranny cores I get back, I guess about 30% at least have had bad pilot bearings and have ruined the shafts. I...
windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:45:04 -0500
A few days ago I mentioned that the passenger side windshield wiper threaded stud of the shaft on my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile...
Re: Second mainshaft seal failure....
Historical mailing list - Ben
Sun, 16 Jun 2002 02:42:33 -0400
...The shaft must be pitted or the seal is not the right size. This is not the invention of the wheel; it's a...
Re: Looking for good rear CV shaft for manual trans
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 1 May 2013 17:38:04 -0700
...scott www.turbovans.com On 5/1/2013 2:20 PM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) wrote: > I need a good used rear CV shaft...
Re: syncro ujoint replacement.
Historical mailing list - Tom
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 16:53:35 -0800
...That is all they have part numbers for, a new shaft or a rebuilt shaft. I sell new u-joints for the syncro for...
Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:00:28 -0800
...The shaft is pretty hard and gets hot so I have a rag soaked with > > > > > > > > > > water wrapped around the rest of the shaft and...
Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing - Solved!
Historical mailing list - Skip
Tue, 5 Jun 2012 02:19:11 +0000
...I couldn't get the dizzy drive shaft to drop back down into the drive shaft gears while the pulley was 90 degrees ATDC...
Re: THE odometer fix?-what he did!
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 23 Jul 2001 23:11:12 EDT
I believe he replaced the shaft and another small plastic part in the mechanism with VDO replacement parts (not available at the consumer level...
Re: Wiper Shaft Stripped
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:13:24 -0700
Another idea might be to cross drill a hole through arm and shaft and install a roll pin; then it's still removable by...
Re: of mice and mirrors
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:48:16 -0500
...Apply >more penetrating fluid and attempt to remove the washer (disk) from the >shaft. It took me a while to do on my mirror...
Re: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 5 Apr 2010 23:24:02 -0400
...It is also common for the forks to break of the cross shaft. Looking at the lack of weld it is possible that shaft...
Re: windshield wiper repair just musing this time
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:58:24 -0700
Your wiper shaft lasted for at least 20 years. I bet it got no lubrication during its life apart from what if got at...
Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing - Solved!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 5 Jun 2012 00:21:39 -0400
...I couldn't get the dizzy drive shaft to drop back down into the drive shaft gears while the pulley was 90 degrees ATDC...
Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
Historical mailing list - neil
Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:54:20 -0700
...How to install Wiper Shaft > > > Hi Mike. > > No am replacing the wiper shafts behind dash. > > One of them had some play, so am doing...
Re: steering column woes
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 8 May 2002 22:54:35 -0600
...When I put the black plastic spacer back on the steering shaft, I noticed that I could push the shaft away from the parts...
Re: Half shaft with CV's on Ebay
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 13:05:36 -0700
...Half shaft with CV's on Ebay > > > I bought a pair of German Lobro Half shaft with CV's for my > Syncro earlier > this...
Re: Help with distributor installation, seal question
Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:03:48 -0400
...It > goes on the distributor shaft, about 1" or so down from the top (so a > ways up the shaft!). It goes in a...
Play in rear wheel bearings
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Tue, 28 Jun 2016 09:40:26 -0500
...I inspected the stub shafts and only see machine tool marks and don't see any wear that indicates that the inner races spun...
Re: Rebuilt cv drive shaft
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 07:56:15 EDT
...1 - use a rebuilt half-shaft from FLAPS, and replace it in a few years, but it's VERY cheap ($85) and quick to...
Re: Questions re. Audi 3A engine swap (after searching the archives)
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Wed, 5 May 2004 21:05:17 -0400
...I've been under the impression that the input shaft for the diesel is the correct length. The gas shaft can be shortened if...
Re: front diff input shaft
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:21:24 EST
...COM writes: << The looseness must be coming from where the input shaft couples with the VC. Is this looseness normal? >> Checked for wallowed splines.
Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 8 Mar 2008 09:21:34 -0800
...Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion) > > > Really? I thought the tiico's were accepting of the standard shaft somehow...
Distributor drive shaft installation?
Historical mailing list - Ken Olsen
Sun, 1 Jul 2012 13:47:24 -0400
...By far the hardest part so far has been getting the distributor drive shaft re-installed. With the engine at #1 TDC and the...
[Fwd: Re: Todd Hill: Syncro under load vibration-reply]
Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
Sat, 24 Oct 1998 01:48:07 -0700
...Most of the vibration was gone with the shaft out. Sent the shaft back to the shop and they took apart the the front...
throttle shaft bushings ?
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Sat, 14 Jan 2006 09:50:20 -0800
...I think what is happening , is that the throttle shaft is being "bent" off vertical by the return spring.This is because of worn...
Re: THE odometer fix?
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:48:34 -0700
My "presently-working -300 mile-fix" is to have serrated the shaft-along its length-on which the "slipping" gear is mounted. I tried...
Re: Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:09:36 -0400
...the main front to rear drive shaft is still IN, turning the VC, but NO CV shafts are connected to the front dif, only...
Re: Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:55:30 -0700
...the > selector shaft and is the specific part of the selector shaft on Bentley page > 35.60a that the "Selector Shaft" pointer line touches...
Re: clutch chatter
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:19:06 -0700
Are the new aftermarket cross shafts pretty reliable these days? eg. not the cheaper "gold" coloured parts? I see VC has the "real deal...
Re: Wipers Moving Independently
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:21:25 -0700
...Sometimes the shaft friction is enough to hold and it moves, and sometimes the friction is less and the shaft slips. The wiper shafts...
Re: loose input shaft on syncro front diff
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Thu, 30 Sep 1999 12:24:10 -0400
...The shaft doesn't > feel like it's securely mated with the VC. I estimate the amount of play to > be about 5 degrees...
Re: Clutch Release Shaft Removal
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Mon, 21 Feb 2000 08:20:37 -0800
Ken, removing that 'pivot bolt' didn't help the possibility of getting the shaft out. Looks like all the bushings and seals on the...
Re: syncro, prop shaft R&Rreport
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Sat, 5 Dec 2009 12:41:48 -0800
...purchased '86 syncro this last summer, prop shaft out > because of vibrations, vc was assured to be ok. U joints on prop > shaft looked...
Re: Didn't know there was two different CV joints.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 22 Dec 2004 17:59:23 -0600
...Plain shafts should be around and easily acquired, as many Vanagons as there are today being canabalized. The Trannies and Engines go, but I...
Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:58:49 -0400
...You can transfer the shafts from one side to the other, or you can flip the joints themselves on the shaft; but flipping the...
front diff input shaft
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:22:42 -0500
...The looseness must be coming from where the input shaft couples with the VC. Is this looseness normal? Should I consider replacing the input...
syncro speedomete drve shaft
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:51:50 -0500
Hi Volks, Listeee Budd Premack is in need of a speedometer drive shaft / gear (shaft with a plastic gear attached to it that drives...
trans. main shaft scoring
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 17 May 2001 17:29:26 -0700
...While they had the tranny out, they discovered that the main shaft was scored where the pilot bearing rides. I saw it and it...
Re: Torque converter help
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:16:12 -0700
On the transmission there are two shafts sticking out, a large outer and a small inner one. Make sure that they are seated in...
Re: Syncro trans input shaft guide sleeve
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 13 Jun 2021 14:36:20 -0700
...The input shaft is supported by a splined coupling at the main shaft and the pilot bearing. In the bell housing there is the...
Re: wtb: PS intermediate shaft for Syncro ALSO wtb AC brackets for 2.1
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:15:07 -0800
...PS intermediate shaft for Syncro ALSO wtb AC brackets for 2.1 > As the subject line says, I need the intermediate shaft for a...
Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:54:25 -0800
...The shaft is pretty hard and gets hot so I have a rag soaked with > > water wrapped around the rest of the shaft and...
Shift selector shaft
Historical mailing list - jaime forero
Sat, 3 Feb 2018 08:08:16 -0600
I am in need of the shift selector shaft for my 91 Vanagon. Anyone have a lead on a new one (long shot) or...
How do you get to the passenger side wiper shaft?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 17 May 2009 13:22:43 -0500
I need to replace just the shaft on the passenger side. I can pick the part up monday, but the Bentley doesn't have...
Transmission drive shaft slop?
Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
Tue, 8 May 2001 12:23:26 -0500
...If I grab the transmission drive shaft and wiggle it, there is a lot (maybe 3/8") of side-to-side slop. Normal? Bad...
Re: Clarification of noise
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:19:16 +0100
...a) pilot bearing (gearbox spigot shaft bearing in UK parlance) > >b) gearbox 1st motion shaft bearings (input shaft bearing) > >c) crankshaft thrust bearing worn...
NEW Axle Shafts w/CV's NOW AVAILABLE!
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 26 Dec 2002 20:04:20 -0500
...made complete rear axle shafts for 1.9L and 2.1L Vanagons. These are completely assembled and ready to bolt on, with CV's...
Re: Help with input shaft on tranny
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 25 Apr 1999 16:49:03 -0700
...The splinned sleeve must be pushed far enough so that it no longer bridges the joint in the input shaft. Then the end part...
Re: Syncro Clunk
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 08:27:26 -0700
From time to time I hear drive shaft rattle or make a sound - which is clunky but then again I don't really know...
Re: [T2] Rebuilt Half Axles/ Autozone $99
Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
Fri, 9 Feb 2001 22:42:30 -0800
...Although heavy and bulky, I think installing a half shaft on the road would be much more do-able than trying to beat off...
Re: Arm Rests...what breaks and what is the fix?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:10:50 EDT
...slide armrest off shaft. tighten smaller allen bolts that hold shaft to the seatback. if a bolt head has sheared off, leaving the threaded...
Re: Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Fri, 11 Jun 1999 12:53:59 -0400
...the shafts would turn the speedo gear in the front dif, even if you removed the main driveshaft.. I figure the front VC/dif...
Re: shift selector shaft adjustment
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 19:21:26 -0700
Dear Woody, Let me preface my reply by saying that I'm assuming the problem to be in selector shaft adjustment. The necessary symptoms...
Re: Transmission Main Shaft Needle Bearing Noise
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:20:05 -0400
Let's not confuse input shaft bearing with pilot shaft bearing. A bad pilot bearing can help cause the input shaft needle bearing. However...
Stove valve shafts
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:45:26 -0700
...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1953326 I know some of you have broken off shafts (as I did) caused by...
Re: Transmission drive shaft slop--CORRECTION TO POST.
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Tue, 8 May 2001 11:19:39 -0700
Oh, the the shaft that goes INTO the tranny- not the tranny "output" Duuuh. Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 Dept. of Chemistry...
Re: Input shaft
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 21 May 2003 19:48:57 -0400
...Input shaft OK, my input shaft is shot and it seems I need another one. VW tells me that this part is no longer...
Re: Reman. Half Shaft---an Oxymoron???
Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 10:40:24 -0400
My mechanic installed "lifetime warranty" half shafts on my wife's car. Since he ordered and installed them, the warranty was not only on...
Re: Empi axle shafts are cool!
Historical mailing list - Mike
Wed, 6 Aug 2008 08:37:31 -0400
...I have these shafts for the 2wd and 4wd Vanagon (front > shafts). They have been a great product and I highly recommend them. I...