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• Re: First day on the list. First questions
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 15:02:28 EDT
  ...When they heat the case for cleaning tell them to check the input shaft bearing in the case for movement while its still hot...
• steering rack bushings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 12:47:40 -0800
  ...2mm or so, from side to side as I turned the "input" shaft. The rack bolts onto the frame via 4 bolts and rubber...
• Re: Putting a 2wd transmission into a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:57:13 -0700
  ...I'm guessing the bellhousing is different? > Input shaft the same?
• Re: Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 18:49:10 -0400
  ...The input shaft needs replacing, but other than that no problems I'm aware of. I will crate and ship to any www.forwardair...
• Re: transaxle being rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:14:32 -0700
  ...transaxle being rebuilt > Check input shaft seal and small-ish dome shaped seal inside each > flange on tranny, (where inboard CV bolts to) inspect...
• Re: Shift but no go
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 01:52:18 +0000
  ...or an axle, the clutch disc center hub, and the input to main shaft coupling. Since you are getting knocking I would look at...
• Todd Hill: R.Feuerriegel's syncro vibration
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 21:52:10 -0800
  ...If I had done damage to the output shaft of the tranny, or the input shaft of the front diff, would it be felt...
• diesel gas conversion - fourth day
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Sat, 4 May 2002 19:07:54 -0700
  ...When we last left our heros, they had taken a little bit off the input shaft and were getting ready to put the gas...
• Re: Remaned Drive shafts
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 31 May 2005 15:55:49 -0600
  ...wondering if anyone knows a good place to buy remaned drive shafts? > Also how long should it take to replace both sides? (ball park...
• Re: Longer Lasting Clutch?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:36:27 -0700
  ...input shaft length was a hair long or not slightly rounded (as is stock) even though the transmission would seat, the input shaft could...
• Re: Tranny noise: 1st and 2nd. (Short AUDIO Clip)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:40:48 -0800
  ...You can also do a basic 'function test' just turning the input shaft by hand, operating the shift lever etc. For that you sort...
• Tranny Problem
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 20:31:34 -0700
  Bill...Sounds like maybe the pilot bearing went away to start with and kept the input shaft from turning easily or... in the worst...
• Re: Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 13:39:38 -0800
  ...It will basicly slide off the input shaft of the transmission. Lower engine and pull out on floor jack. Sounds easy, is easy. Follow...
• Re: Almost ready to pull 2.1--questions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:40:25 -0700
  ...enough room to miss the rear sheet metal >(looks like it's gonna be tight) as it clears the input shaft and then >lowers.
• Re: CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:39:52 -0500
  ...When I took them apart the grease was like chunky clay. > >Thanks for any input, > >Kurt >87 Wolfsburg GL > > >
• Re: Repair Front Rack and Pinion?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 00:52:01 -0600
  ...the seal at the input shaft my also have to be replaced, if anything it has shown me the value of a warranty on...
• Which redline oil to use
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 21:02:46 -0700
  In theory, The MT-90 is used for Hypoid style diferentials (axles at 90degrees from trans input shaft) and the MTL is for Jetta...
• Re: FS: I4 conversion parts from diesel Vanagon..and 4spd tranny
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 May 2000 18:52:47 EDT
  ...use new solenoid _Oilpan with pickup and fill tubes _Flywheel with nearly new Sachs clutch and TO bearing _Bellhousing and input shaft _Waterpump outlet<<
• "conventional" transmission for a mid-engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir H. Desai
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 10:26:51 -0500
  ...my uncertainty is that the output shaft on the transmission will not directly bolt up to the input shaft on a rear diff. or...
• Clutch Chatter
  Historical mailing list - Dan Neu
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:06:35 -0800
  ...I guess what he thought is that the clutch is constantly flexing because the transmission input shaft is not at exact right angle to...
• Re: inline 4 swap
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 18 May 2009 17:14:07 -0700
  ...http://volksweb.relitech.com/vanagon2.htm Shows (I think) what Don is referring to and also shows input shaft differences. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 May 2003 20:14:52 -0400
  ...If so , the input shaft will have to be replaced anyway. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On...
• Rear axle shafts making contact with trailing arms
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:09:52 -0700
  I was looking under my van yesterday and noticed shinny rubb marks on both drive shaft axles where they pass through the trailing arms...
• Re: PILOT BEARING GONE BAD?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 08:06:17 -0700
  ...The pilot bearing seizing the input shaft will make shifting from neutral very hard to do with the engine running as there will be...
• Re: Debugging air leaks in a Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:28:21 -0700
  ...I'm not sure what=0A> shafts seals > sho= > uld be most suspect, but the input shaft=0A> might be one.=A0=A0=A0...
• FS: I4 conversion parts from diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 19 May 2000 16:38:49 -0600
  ...Flywheel with nearly new Sachs clutch and TO bearing _Bellhousing and input shaft _Waterpump outlet All items in good used, serviceable condition. Asking $500...
• Re: removing input shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 14 May 2012 21:12:09 -0400
  ...removing input shaft seal > > How hard is it to remove the input shaft seal on the transmission > without removing the bell housing? > > I realize...
• Re: transmission leaking. WHAT TO DO??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 12:19:06 -0700
  ...If it's 90wt, there is a seal around the input shaft that might be leaking. Feel free to e-mail me back personally...
• Re: question regarding clutch bearings and shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:43:33 -0400
  ...The pilot bearing is what lets the transmission input shaft and the engine crankshaft rotate seperately when the clutch is disengaged. If it's...
• Re: What Parts are need for Inline 4 conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 16:26:19 -0500
  ...1- Input Shaft for Transmission- $100.40 (or have your Vanagon input shaft machined down by 11mm). 1- Big Coolant Hose- $150 (068 121...
• Re: 1972 (engine almost in?!?!?) Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 08:45:01 -0500
  ...Like you say, you >have to move the engine back to clear the input shaft, and things hit >the rear of the engine compartment...
• Axle sans CV being sought
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 12:54:59 -0600
  ...I want to make up a spare shaft with the CV's already installed, ready to go. The idea of having to change a...
• Re: Oil leak between tranny and engine.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 23:13:36 -0700
  ...tmjcgarret, It could also be a leak from the transaxle input shaft seal. Compare the leaked oil with your engine oil and your trans...
• Re: 915 shift-pattern
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 22:32:56 EDT
  ...I wonder if there's any way to tell easily which I have; I guess turn the input shaft and count the turns of...
• AT Governor and fluid exchange with final drive
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 21:53:49 -0500
  ...I expected something that would provide variable input to the trans about output shaft speed, and I can't see how this gadget would...
• Questions re. Audi 3A engine swap (after searching the archives)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Wed, 5 May 2004 11:30:37 -0400
  ...Tom Carrington has side-by side photos of the gas and diesel input shafts on his site, showing that the gas shaft is longer...
• Re: '73 tranny trashed?
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 14:12:11 -0800
  ...This is a common problem, the threads that hold the input shaft in are stripped. I've run a few trannys like that for...
• Re: Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:40:25 -0400
  ...Your problem is between the master and the release arm/shaft/fork, so how is that realease arm? (is the shaft and forks that...
• 5sp Transmission rebuild..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 7 May 2016 07:12:33 -0700
  ...I want to thank whoever it was that suggested NOT driving it with noisy bearings in order to not damage to the input shaft...
• Flywheel Sleeve - WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:35:48 -0500
  ...The transmission input shaft goes through this whole assembly of flywheel, sleeve, felt washer and into the needle bearing in the end of the...
• Re: Replacement engine space
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 18:27:15 -0700
  ...of the gearbox? KEP lists the distance from center of trans input shaft to the deck as 12.5 inches. (350mm?) I notice on...
• 85 4spd tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 14:49:29 -0500
  ...has been leaking for a while around the linkage input and the output shafts.but there is NO indication of that hex bolt being...
• Syncro vibration woes, seeking inout
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 20:55:44 -0500
  I'm looking for some input. Issue at hand: I have a customer's '86 Syncro (Tiico) here at my shop with some very...
• Re: No gears (resolved)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:11:41 -0700
  ...Even though the >> clutch can disengage just fine, it doesn't matter, because the input shaft >> is stuck in the flywheel. So the syncromeshes...
• Re: Shift but no go
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 10:32:11 -0700
  ...or an axle, the clutch disc center hub, and the input to main shaft > coupling. Since you are getting knocking I would look at...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 10:04:22 -0500
  ...The original post was "Need input on radiator problem", so i was right from the start. I have confidence on my engine, but she...
• black speedo cable box needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:57:02 -0400
  ...i believe the input cable has rounded out the socket area of the box so it wont spin the the shaft. if that makes...
• anyone put a locking diff in a 2wd?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 17:17:55 -0700
  ...from the transaxle/clutch, corresponding to a "sticky" spot in the input shaft rotation. It went away when I took off the gear carrier...
• 1.9TD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 13:16:43 PST
  ...I could lay my hands on the diesel bell housing, transmission input shaft, and motor mounts. I could put a 1.9TD in my...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:34:14 -0700
  ...Once that hardened >> surface is lost, complete failure is rapid. >> >> BTW, I'm amazed to see that people have replaced the input shaft bearing...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 22:23:51 -0500
  ...If so , the input shaft will have to be replaced anyway. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On...
• Re: 1972 (engine almost in?!?!?) Westfa
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  12 Jul 1995 14:02:05 +1000
  ...more than compensates for trying to slide a Type IV onto a gearbox input shaft with the gearbox still in the van....... Rob K.
• Re: WTB 5-speed for diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 07:42:23 EDT
  ...I have removed the bellhousing and the input shaft (for my in-line 4 conversion) but you can replace these with those that are...
• Re: Syncro Driveshaft help/input needed
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:43:47 -0700
  what would you use to clean the shaft? I am wishing i had a lathe right about now and that i was herman ;) where...
• Re: removing input shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 14 May 2012 19:34:02 -0400
  ...removing input shaft seal > > > > How hard is it to remove the input shaft seal on the transmission > > without removing the bell housing? > > > > I realize...
• Re: Input shaft question
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:47:24 -0400
  got it thanks. c-ya Jonce ><<I've got to replace the seal for the stub axle to the trans.>> >Simple. >Remove the axle...
• Re: CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - David Menche
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 18:46:04 -0700
  ...So now should I buy a reman set of shafts for 85 a piece or a new set of shafts for 120 a piece...
• Re: Re : How VC's work
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 10:03:03 +0200
  ...Differing rotational velocities on the input and output shafts causes friction in the silicone fluid and thus heat. The heat causes the silicone to...
• Re: (new to list!) tranny stuck in gear!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 18:19:43 -0400
  ...shaft > slides in and > out of the tranny, and that each gear is a clockwise of > counter clockwise > rotation of the shaft. > > ANY INPUT...
• Syncro No Go = Clutch
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 21:59:14 EST
  ...The outer ring with the friction material was severed from the inner portion that attaches to the tranmission input shaft. In this condition, the...