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• Re: Manual Tranny Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Mar 2016 12:56:10 -0500
  ...Manual Tranny Rebuild It appears my '88 GL is up for a rebuild. Something popped last Saturday, and now every time it is put...
• Re: 3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny
  Historical mailing list - mike barker
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 14:15:32 -0400
  ...3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny I understand that a flaw exists in a specific part of the vanagon tranny between 3rd and 4th gears...
• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:32:29 -0500
  Do the ring and pinions swap? The tranny gear ratios are said to be very close. Scott Sullivan <gersil0@LYCOS.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Gear Ratio Spreadsheet
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 16:09:27 -0700
  ...The r+p set in Vanagon trannys uses a pinion shaft which runs the full length of the tranny. One side of each of...
• '82 ac transmission problems
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:33:32 -0500
  ...Other possibly relevant information about the tranny: is that the tranny is running redline synthetic, is the original (or is at least old), jumps...
• Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - marc rose
  Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:59:04 -0800
  Anyone ever make there own "kit" for a tranny cooler? I have a 90 Carat and want to get the factory tranny cooler before...
• Tranny
  Historical mailing list - stanwild
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 23:13:38 -0500
  ...Found tranny in San Diego, Bought it, installed it, went camping this last weekend. If you know of anyone who would like to have...
• Re: man, tranny oil STINKS!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 22:34:50 -0500
  ...I had no idea tranny gear oil > stunk so bad! Yeah, hypoid GL-4...yumm. My whole van smelled like that carrying the old...
• Re: 3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 20:10:22 -0700
  ...3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny > I understand that a flaw exists in a specific part of the vanagon tranny > between 3rd and 4th gears...
• Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 13:26:54 -0800
  ...Can I cut the input shaft while it's still in the tranny? It looks possible, but I don't know if hacksawing away...
• Re: Red Line in Canada
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 21:08:06 -0600
  ...AB Chad G wrote: > where can I get this Red Line Tranny Oil in Canada and what will it cost me > to fill the...
• Bostig New Polyurethane Front 2WD Tranny mount
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 08:21:17 -0700
  Some more after market Vanagon items this time from Bostig: <http://bostig.net/> New 2WD 2WD Tranny mount: <http://base.google.com/base/a...
• Re: transmission rebuilding--how difficult?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 17:24:42 -0600
  If you had an auto tranny - not a problem. Go for it. But a manual tranny is a horse of another horse feather. You...
• Re: [vanagon] TIICO auto tranny pan sources
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:06:57 -0400
  As I said before, you don't need to swap the tranny pan. Just bend the tube toward the bellhousing and it will work...
• Re: 85 westfalia tranny lube question
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 09:07:00 -0400
  ...I did this same thing, and the Mobil One is much thinner than the stock tranny fluid that it blew out all my seals...
• Re: your mail
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 09:52:08 -0700
  removing the tranny in my 84 was a piece of cake. here is the run down. disconnect the battery support the engine somehow. You...
• Re: filling or refilling tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 11:26:22 -0800
  ...The >> > tranny >> > is out of the bus and was totally empty. I carefully leveled it and >> > pumped >> > in 3.7 US quarts, but it...
• Syncro double-cab tranny woes story
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 22:07:26 -0300
  ...Any other good sources for syncro tranny housings?? or syncro tranny rebuilds??? My PO mechanic is a good guy and I'd like to...
• Re: Vanagon/Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 16:06:13 -0800
  Deisel 5sp? On Jan 2, 2018 2:45 PM, "John Rodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Planning on swapping the Vanagon 4 speed tranny for...
• Re: bug tranny swap ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 10:49:27 -0400
  ...If not much hastle is involved in the swap, does anyone >know if it is hard to replace the seals in an automatic tranny...
• Re: 3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 8 Apr 2000 03:45:08 -0700
  ...3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny >I understand that a flaw exists in a specific part of the vanagon tranny >between 3rd and 4th gears...
• Syncro shifting dilemma
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Thu, 26 May 2011 09:32:36 -0400
  ...I dropped the tranny in my syncro to gain access to the main engine seal. After reinstalling the tranny I can not shift from...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 15:01:51 -0800
  ...The tranny needs to lower some and then move several inches away from the engine before lowering the rest of the way. Hard to...
• Re: Tranny bearing
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 11:47:10 -0400
  ...for "Volkswagen" at Sears or most auto parts stores........just bought one & it's pretty convenient for getting at the differential and tranny plugs.
• waterboxer motor FS, also 4spd tranny, westy parts FS
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 15:04:56 EST
  have 1.9L wbx for sale, also have 4spd tranny for 80-83 vanagon also parting out 2 other vanagons and 2 westfalias. chris...
• Automatic Tranny Lock-Up
  Historical mailing list - Steve Graye
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 11:13:56 MDT
  Any advice on an Automatic tranny that rolls in PARK and locks up in gear?? Thx Steve ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address...
• Re: Automaic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 11:02:14 -0600
  I don't have an auto-tranny, but from all the reading I have done on this list, one of the advantages of the...
• Silcone Coolants lines ???Re: 85 Gl Auto Tranny 5/8" Coolant Hoses to Tranny Cooler Busted-
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 31 May 2007 15:03:05 -0700
  ...armoured heater hose ??? > > what have you other w 83-85 auto tranny's done to upgrade those coolant > Feed, between pipe and tranny cooler
• Re: Slipping Auto Tranny after fluid change
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:58:53 -0500
  ...Slipping Auto Tranny after fluid change Drained the tranny. New screen etc. Put some fully synthetic fluid in and it has some slippage problems...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 16:48:55 -0800
  If you are keeping the van for a long time go with the WBX tranny conversion. Sell the DK trannys, better money in the...
• Re: auto trans -> manual trans conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Innes
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 18:27:28 -0800
  ...manual >tranny develops a crack in the 3/4 gear slider hub (as they all do, sooner or >later). >the auto trannys are more...
• Re: Redline Tranny Oil
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 23:39:19 -0700
  ...Redline Tranny Oil > Time to change the tranny oil. > Since shifting into reverse has *always been a bit > stiff on my van, I think...
• Tranny woes
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 19:37:46 -0800
  ...Tranny woes Just installed a 4spd tranny I bought used. No first or second gear. The shift lever goes into the positions, but nothing...
• knocking sound in tranny
  Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 01:06:28 +0000
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>I have a&nbsp; problem that seems to come from the tranny. If I put the van in...
• Re: Repost: Microbus Tranny Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 16:07:29 -0700
  >>Mike White asked: > Does anyone have any information on rebuilding your tranny with a "Freeway Flier gear." What is the final gear ratio of...
• Re: how can you tell 4-speed vs. 5-speed apart outside of the van
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:27:52 -0700
  The 5 speed tranny is longer than the 4 speed. A simple comparison with a tape measure will tell them apart. Measure from the...
• Re: Questions re. Audi 3A engine swap (after searching the archives)
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Thu, 6 May 2004 08:20:26 -0700
  ...I changed from a deisel to a gas tranny a couple of years ago when the deisel tranny fell apart. The deisel worked OK...
• Re: Transmission or engine ?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:16:25 -0700
  ...It is 10^3 times easier to remove the tranny than the engine. The tranny is about 85 lbs w/o oil- two folks...
• Redline fluid source?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 12:14:47 EDT
  ...I am looking to order the Redline manual and auto tranny fluid on line. I've looked in the past but I haven't...
• Re: So you want to go to a 094 five speed...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 09:16:24 EST
  ...Darrell, Are you saying that the front NEEDS a R&P swap also to match the trannys new .457 R&P output? OR That...
• wanted Auto tranny in SF
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:52:18 -0500
  Anyone have a good Auto tranny in the SF Bay Area for sale? I need one ASAP for a 90 van I'm trying...
• Recommendations for a Tranny Shop/Garage in Mesa/Phoenix?????
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 14:58:37 -0700
  It looks like I am going to need some tranny work on my Syncro. Any recommendations? Any suggestions on how to find a good...
• Re: Red line tranny oil and cheap source
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:22:37 -0700
  ...Mark Watts wrote: > > Which Tranny oil weight should I use and where is a cheap source? > > Thanks, > Mark > 87 Westie
• how much auto trans fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 12:26:20 -0400
  Hey all, how much transmission fluid does it take to fill an auto tranny when the torque converted has been replaced? thanks everyone, jesse...
• need auto tranny for 90 in md pa area-any help?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:21:09 -0500
  Hi folks anyone have a working auto tranny for a 90 gl-? you can also email me direct matkim008@yahoo.com Thanks for your...
• Addendum to:[For Sale]TIICO Engine + Rebuilt Syncro Tranny + BONUS!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ki
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:30:17 -0800
  ...You pay for labor to remove the engine and tranny. I will sell them separately or together. I had a bunch of people interested...
• R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 14:34:33 -0800
  ...Jack up rear wheel, jack stand, remove wheel, drag tranny out. Or would this setup not allow input shaft to clear things? (angle introduced...
• Re: tranny rebuild: AA Vs. Rancho Performance
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 20:40:20 -0600
  I've got a very good used 80-83 Air Cooled tranny for $450.00, I can direct you to used 83-87 Water...
• Re: Should I buy it?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 22:46:37 EST
  ...the 4spd trannys develop the infamous 3/4 gear slider hub crack problem. design flaw specific to the manual trannys only... chris
• Tranny swap: All Forward Gears too High.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:04:24 -0800
  ...On bench, shift lever on tranny felt fine. Same as old one. Likely I got something wrong in linkage where shift lever on side...
• Vanagon Manual or Auto Tranny Rebuild Videos
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:33:22 -0500
  ...Anyone have any videos or links anywhere on Vanagon tranny rebuilds?? Thanks, John
• Re: any recommendations on remanuf. trannys?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jun 1997 23:18:46 -0400 (EDT)
  I replaced tranny last year did brakes and clutch at the same time cost 5000$ for syncro dealer bought the part from Parts Place...
• diesel tranny conversion
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 18:05:26 EDT
  are the shift rods the same to convert a 88' with a 2.1 to a diesel? besides the engine mounts and the tranny...
• Re: FS: Various '87 Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir H. Desai
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 15:38:19 -0400
  ...stock tranny, built v-dub tranny, or G50? -sudhir (Vanagon Z34)
• 091 tranny
  Historical mailing list - Dave Cromwell
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 06:15:16 -0700
  Is the 091 tranny detailed in the Bentley mamual used in both the gas and the diesel vanagon? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free...
• Installing a syncro tranny in a 2wd vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:21:57 -0700
  ...If you have installed a Syncro tranny in a 2wd vanagon .. I'd like to ask a few questions. larry chase www.roadhaus.com
• Re: Transmission Seal Leak!?
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:14:39 -0500
  I had this happen to my auto tranny. Spewed tranny fluid if under heavy torque going up hills. I had to change the seal...
• Re: Tranny Swap this weekend...
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:36:44 -0800
  ...Any recommendations? I don't have a tranny jack but was thinking about > > > using > > > > the tranny jack adapter...or renting one... > > > > > > > > I am just...
• Re: shameless plug
  Historical mailing list - AATransaxle
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:29:36 -0800
  ...His tranny > overhaul area is a separte "sterile" area that was > built for this purpose. I also got to peak into Tom > Sinclair's...
• Oh Shit! Pt. 2
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 29 May 2000 01:54:37 +0200
  ...We discussed the tranny, I thought I maybe could dunk 10.000 crowns (~ US$ 1200) into the tranny and sell it for 20.000...