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Re: stuck in third gear, vacation's postponed...a reply.
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:12:24 EDT
...i get stuck in third gear on my way to return overdue library books! >> Sounds like you've maybe have a broken/cracked 3rd...
Re: Need a speedometer
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
11 Sep 1995 14:14:25 -0700
...A fix I have known to work for gears is as follows (memory is dim here) -- The cracked gear has a smaller diameter hup...
Re: VDO Trip/odometer repairs- Phoenix
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Sep 1995 14:54:01 -0700
>I just called Dick's Speed-o-tach in Phoenix to see if I could buy the gear for my '83 Westy/Vanagon with...
Re: Acckk! My gear juice is *blue*...
Historical mailing list - Will Morris
Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:38:57 -0500
Does Swepco make a GL-4 gear oil? On their web site all their gear oil is GL-5. Will >I've known a...
Re: Gear whine causes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 13 Apr 2003 12:59:55 -0400
...Gear whine causes Now that I'm back to driving our '88 Westy regularly, I'm noticing the gear whine is much louder than...
Re: Gear Oil leak
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:38:29 -0400
...Gear Oil leak I'm driving my 86 Vanagon GL too fast (80+) up hill and she spewed her gear oil all over the...
Re: an introduction
Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
Wed, 13 May 1998 18:42:53 -0400
susan hafler wrote: > > hello, all, > ...would someone tell > me under what conditions i should use the L (low) gear? > > thank you! > susan > durham, north...
Re: '85 westy 4th gear sticking-reply
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Thu, 26 Nov 1998 01:46:12 EST
afn18258@AFN.ORG (otherwise known as Rik) writes: << 1) my van is starting to get a little too comfortable with 4th gear. meaning, once...
Re: Going with Synthitc Gearbox Lube
Historical mailing list - EAP
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 06:20:48 -0500
...Going with Synthitc Gearbox Lube > I recently changed my '84 westy gearbox oil. I dumped out the original and > put in Red Line MTL...
Re: Stiffness - 3rd Gear
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:59:29 -0400
...Just ask Daryl at AAtransaxle.com or your favorite gearbox wrencher. BenT
stock gear ratios
Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:24:13 -0700
...they said "normally we would put in a 1.18 or 1.14 3rd gear and a .77 4th gear." isn't .77 stock...
women and standard gearbox - Was come out of the closet all
Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:20:03 -0700
While it may be true that some women shy away from the standard gearbox, I have always preferred it. I've driven many kinds...
Re: shifting anomaly...
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 4 Oct 2015 11:16:06 -0700
...but if the trans oil level is low then it would affect other gears too... or only the 1st gear? thanks
Re: best mod for vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 2 Mar 2004 23:29:55 -0700
"is first gear below reverse? So, first gear would be in to the rear and towards the driver of said "H pattern"?" Yes
Re: slipping out of 4th gear
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Fri, 2 Jun 2000 09:02:32 -0700
Gary...Your transmission slipping out of 4th gear is probably initially due to a bad 3/4 slider hub that has also taken out...
AFC Spring Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 23 Mar 2001 09:23:25 -0500
...I want to turn this gear clockwise? If I remove the clip, how does this gear turn? I wasn't able to get the...
Re: stock gear ratios
Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:26:31 -0700
...they said "normally we would put in a 1.18 or 1.14 3rd gear and a .77 4th gear." isn't .77 stock...
approx price for tranny upgrade
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 5 Jan 1999 19:45:57 -0500
thnks for the info about the spider gears. > ratios. The closest I can get is a 3.78 X 2.21 instead of > the...
Re: Diesel Westy Gearing Swaps- reply
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 10:51:45 -0400
Hi, Has anyone taken the ratio of R&Pinion gears for gas vs. diesel trans and figured out what size tires would make for...
Re: 3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny
Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
Fri, 7 Apr 2000 21:42:55 -0400
...3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny > > >For what its worth, my 84 westy 3-4 gear hub calved @approx 100 000 miles. >Had it re...
Shift buzz
Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:01:15 -0700
I, the shifter, do not have a buzz, but my shift lever does in 4th and 5th gear. I have an 87 Wolfsburg with...
gearbox
Historical mailing list - peter burnside
Sat, 27 May 2000 09:09:33 PDT
anybody got any drawings on the 1984 5 speed transporter gear box?,thanks. peter. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at...
Re: Question about torque convertors.
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Fri, 20 Oct 2000 09:13:33 -0400
...The gears on a section of the torque converter seem to have been worn down to the point that the starter gears will not...
Re: another odometer repair
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 23 Jun 2018 16:49:11 -0400
...I could not feel any > additional load on that gear no matter what I did. As soon as I started > depressing that button it...
1600/2000 engine swap
Historical mailing list - Tonks D
Thu, 28 Mar 96 12:07:00 GMT
...The later engines had a sturdier gearbox. It's preferable to fit the appropriate gearbox. If you retain the gearbox for a 1600cc engine...
Re: towing syncro
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 10 Oct 2000 17:39:47 -0400
...drive shaft removed and rear 2 wheels on the ground, transmission out of gear Good: drive shaft removed and all 4 wheels on the...
transmission? - whiring sound w/clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
Mon, 1 Sep 2003 22:43:37 -0400
...The noise is most pronounced when the gear selector is in neutral, but it will make the noise in gear as well. You would...
Re: rebuilt tranny slipping out of 4th gear-revisited
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Sun, 12 Jul 1998 23:30:38 EDT
...If the 3-4 slider hub was replaced, then the gear should be replaced also. >>> OK, I give, why replace the gear simply because...
Transmission will not go into gear
Historical mailing list - WVVW
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 10:58:20 -0400
...To slow our decent, I had let the van simply coast in third gear. A couple of minutes later, when passing through a small...
Re: OK, Swepco gear oil..
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:13:06 -0700
one trick to make it easier to pump by hand ( or pour with a gravity method ) is heat the gear oil some, even just...
Re: David Bogel's 3rd Gear Grind
Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
Sat, 21 Nov 1998 23:10:38 -0500
Ken, I use Amsoil synthetic gear lube SAE 80W-90 which has the single spec of GL-4 (as per Bentley). By the gallon...
Re: trip odometer
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Mon, 21 Nov 1994 16:37:28 EST
...Anyway, what breaks it either the grip of a little gear on its shaft, or the gear itself. If the gear breaks, it turns...
Re: Shifting into 1st gear
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Tue, 4 Jun 2002 19:15:44 -0700
...Can I reduce the problem by using synthetic gearbox >oil? I have no other problems with the box (doesn't jump out of gear...
Re: Pulling a diesel pump
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Thu, 8 Aug 2002 20:58:32 -0600
...I would appreciate any advice on pulling the gear and any other advice before I jump in. > > Scot Hi Scott -- I just pulled the...
Re: using 2nd gear from a standing start
Historical mailing list - Andy Chiu
Fri, 19 Dec 1997 17:06:08 +0800
...My gear ratio is 3.78 for the first gear, 2.06 for the 2nd, 1.35 for the 3rd, 0.97 for 4th...
Re: Doka Look Alike (friday reply)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:35:14 -0700
re He swapped in the tranny and then went..."Whoops, I got 4 gears backwards and 1 frontwards".... because he'd used a sedan...
Thrust/Accel curves of 2.1 WBX v. Subaru 2.2
Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
Fri, 5 Jul 2002 19:30:30 -0400
...These curves were plotted for a standard 4-speed gearbox, 205/65-15 tires, and 3500lb vehicle weight. What you will see is the...
Re: Speedometer markings
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 12 May 97 23:38:50 CDT
...Are these supposed to be >the top speeds for each gear? My westy would be screaming at 50 in third >gear, and 20 in...
Re: Not able to engage any gear
Historical mailing list - Kevin Plichta
Wed, 1 Jun 2011 07:34:00 -0400
...Not able to engage any gear > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Looking for some wisdom. > My 91 stock manual, I can not get it...
Re: Is there a 5-speed out there?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Feb 1997 18:11:21 -0500 (EST)
...The Syncros use a "4 speed + low" transmission where there are only 4 normal gears and the extra low gear for getting unstuck, or...
Re: Shifting problems
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Wed, 29 Apr 1998 23:39:39 -0600
...I have also been having problems shifting into 1st gear. > It isn't too much of a problem until I drive for about 30...
Re: first gear clash
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:09:19 -0400
If the van is stationary and you get crashing going into first gear than the problem is most likely the clutch is not fully...
Question about removing syncro speedo drive gear
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 7 May 2010 12:34:10 -0400
Dear List, I need some advice on removing the drive gear for the speedometer from the front differential of a Vanagon syncro. If you...
Wiper motor drive shaft T2
Historical mailing list
Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:19:45 PST
...This is the big white gear with the shaft in the center that goes out of the gear box to the wiper arm mechanism...
.82 gear for 4th gear?
Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
Wed, 13 Aug 1997 10:32:16 -0600
Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes57@msn.com>wrote >...It may also be feasible to replace the 4th gear >instead of both ring and pinions. This would...
gear conversion
Historical mailing list - JAnet Andersen
Wed, 17 Sep 1997 20:48:06 -0700
Does anyone have the address of the site that allows you to plug in tire size and gear ratios to compare speed and rpms...
Re: another odometer repair
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:03:35 -0400
...I > really didn't want to take the plastic gear off since I finally got it > secured on the previous repair. I had also...
Re: GL-4 or GL-5 Tanny Oil - HELP?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 9 May 2010 13:15:03 -0700
...GL-5 is better for preserving gears ....like the ring and pinion gear. your NAPA store must not be too savvy. I am holding...
Re: Gearing/rpm
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 30 Jun 2005 15:55:24 -0800
Daryl built our 87 Westy Syncro transmission and replaced both 3rd and 4th gears, we love it. Highway cruising at 70mph is around 3400rpm...
Re: Cleavis pin fixed, but now....!!!!
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Tue, 11 Jun 1996 16:36:36 -0700
...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 Gear Oil Change
Historical mailing list - George Chapman
Fri, 17 Sep 1999 18:52:20 -0700
...So don't put any solvents in there!!! MT90 is compatible with standard gear oil. Just drain the gear oil and mix in your...
Re: Ideal Gearing Query For Subaru Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 15 Sep 2001 00:56:36 -0500
...Ideal Gearing Query For Subaru Vanagons > Personally, I like my cruising RPM as close to 3,500 RPM as possible. > > However, > I'd say...
Re: Redline MT90
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 1 Apr 2016 16:55:03 -0500
...No manual tranny van I ever drove shifted well into first gear, including my first two. I switched to MT 90 and it made...
Re: Van grind's going into 3rd
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Tue, 25 Apr 2000 21:58:43 -0700
The only way to repair your bad syncro on 3rd gear is to rebuild the little devil or put up with it until it...
symptoms of a failing clutch
Historical mailing list - aj
Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:29:01 -0500
...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: The great gear oil debate - a question
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:06:30 -0500
...And - on the standard van - is the Swepco simply just a leg up? My van is up for a gear oil change and I...
Re: Wheddle Engineering Lower Low Gear
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Wed, 17 Feb 1999 22:11:29 -0500
...What do you think lower gears are going to do? Blow out the case under less force! Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72...
Regearing transmission
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 18:55:31 -0600
...Re gearing is a >huge deal and costs many thousands of dollars.< Re-gearing is not a big deal (imho), especially if your gearbox...
Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 1 Mar 2016 22:03:09 -0600
After adjusting the shifter from" no shift" to operational on my van, it now jumps out of third gear ocassionally. Any ideas as to...
"The Purpose Driven Van[agon]"
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:49:43 -0700
...http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/gear-shed/pro-shop/The-Purpose-Dri ven-Van.html Nice van. Stuart