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• Re: CV joint theory: long
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:49:00 -0800
  ...As the spider gears >turn, they force the drive axle gears to turn as well. But if one wheel >wants to go faster (such...
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:41:44 -0700
  ...Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc (NVC) > ><snip> > >Now, about our wasser, like we all know don't have T-belt, gears or chain. >http...
• Re: 2 gears at once?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:26:54 EDT
  ...Although, if two gears are engaged simultaneously while a car is underway, little room remains for questioning the possibility. George
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:03:34 -0500
  ...I think you can still get "hot rod" sets to replace the two gears + chain on a small-block V8 with three gears, and...
• I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:56:01 -0800
  ...The second and the fourth gears are not going in deep enough, only get to the top of the gears and they would just...
• Re: Question about torque convertors.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 21:23:52 -0400
  The gears are usually pressed onto the converter, sometimes welded. You should be able to buy just the gear from VW. If not, try...
• Question about torque convertors.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wagener
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 21:16:12 -0400
  ...And the teeth are worn on the torque convertor, and is consequently eating the starter gears. Do you know how the gears are connected...
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:59:37 -0400
  Lawnmowers use meshed gears too, at least until the OHC motors came out. You never heard your neighbor talking about how his belt or...
• odometer lifespan-was 2.5 Volksie engine
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 11:57:35 EDT
  ...I can see where if these gears became loose that there could be permanent damage from the plastic gears not meshing together properly. David...
• Re: OK, Swepco gear oil..
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:29:37 -0400
  ...You seem to be confusing hypoid gears, which are only rarely found in transaxles, with common helical ring and pinion gears, which often are...
• Re: CV joint theory: long
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 01:45:02 -0600
  ...As the >> spider gears >> turn, they force the drive axle gears to turn as well. But if one wheel >> wants to go faster (such...
• 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: 20W50 Castorl Engine Oil
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 20:15:37 -0400
  ...The differential gears are hypoid gears. Hypoid gears have sliding contact and require hypoid gear lube. Regular engine oil does not meet those requirements...
• 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...
• Problem with gearshift lever bearing - 84
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 00:11:15 -0500
  Does anyone know of a good source for the gearshift lever bearing parts (34.6 in the Bentley)? The nylon ball disintegrated and I...
• do our tranny's have 2 or 4 spider gears?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 14:50:03 -0500
  ...and then i talked to a person from wp racing gears who said that i only have 2 spider gears and i would need...
• Re: No gears
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:24:24 -0700
  ...the axle would just spin in the drum on one side, giving 'no gears' ...as though say, the input shaft to the trans was...
• broken odo gears
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 11 Oct 94 14:34:33 EDT
  ...include me on the list of those who need to replace little white gears in their odometers. 81 Vanagon. Were you serious in offering...
• Unprecise gearshift on Caravelle Bus 1982
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Fri, 21 May 2004 11:57:31 +0200
  ...in the mounting of the gearshift. Especially at the rearend at the gearbox. The support "stick" for the end of the gearshift rod, has...
• Re: Limited Vanagon content: using reverse running transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 19:10:00 -0600
  ...Just concerned about the helical gears. The strait cut reverse gear >could care less which way it turns, but I think helical gears are...
• Re: WTB 5.43 R&P for Syncro (094) transmission
  Historical mailing list - mario
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:04:50 -0800
  I just started calling around for gears and I got the same replies. If you do find a source for R&P gears(front...
• Re: Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd gears
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:52:20 -0800
  clutch dragging or worn syncros on the gears. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Lavery" <systems007@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, February...
• Re: symptoms of a failing clutch
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 15:00:42 -0800
  ...In the last few > days I've had to floor the clutch pedal in order to shift gears. The > gears engage when I release...
• Parts needed!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:19:06 -0500
  I need a set of the pinion, differential side gears for an automatic. Not the ring and pinion but the spider/side gears for...
• Re: No gears
  Historical mailing list - pierre m d
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:28:35 -0400
  ...No gears > Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:24:24 -0700 > > do you mean that everything feels normal, and with engine running when you...
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:49:32 -0700
  ...Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc > > I'm waiting for the answers on this one...... > > On 6/22/07, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote...
• Gearshift lever broken, looking for replacement
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:56:28 -0600
  Today my gearshift lever broke off in my hand. None of the usual list vendors seem to stock this part, and there's nothing...
• semi-OT: Anyone with DETAILED knowledge about 5HP19 Audi trans?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:05:40 +0200
  ...I think I can get this fixed by bleeding with all gears shifted through on a hoist. However: The reversal gears are loud as...
• No gears
  Historical mailing list - pierre m d
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:45:44 -0400
  ...Today, i tried to go out and all the gears were missing. The clutch seems fine, doesn't seems to have a pressure problem...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:12:14 -0600
  ...That transmission is very good for that purpose by using lower gears. Easier in fact than having to use a clutch to change gears...
• Re: do our tranny's have 2 or 4 spider gears?-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 19:14:20 EST
  ...These side gears are splined on one end and the inner CV flanges slip over that shaft. Without these spider gears transmitting power from...
• Re: CV joint theory: long
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 21:56:11 -0600
  ...As the spider gears turn, they force the drive axle gears to turn as well. But if one wheel wants to go faster (such...
• Re: odometer fixed
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:38:28 -0400
  Not the gap between the gears, but between the teeth! The cracked-through gear ends up having a gap between two of its teeth...
• Re: odometer fixed
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:14:52 -0700
  Zoltan, I don't see why there should be a change in the gap between the gears in this case. The gear that's...
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:43:02 -0700
  ...New Engine Conversion" - and I wonder - > besides cost, is there any reason why engines have not had meshed gears > to drive the cams. P >
• Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 02:13:20 -0400
  Now that I have the 6 cylinder in my Syncro westy, I've been thinking...I don't have enough gears. When my 6...
• Re: gear box
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Tue, 23 May 2000 22:00:55 -0400
  Nope, the gearbox will need to be totally dismantled to remove 4th and 5th gears. ----- Original Message ----- > can anybody tell me if 4th and...
• Re: No gears
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:42:05 -0700
  ...No gears HI Scott , Sorry, i didn't make myself clear. In fact, as you said it's more like i can't get...
• Intermittent noise from rear
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:26:49 -0800
  ...Loudest at low speeds/low gears quieter as I go up through the gears. Now here's the kicker, it goes away when the...
• Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:24:17 -0500
  ...With my short legs it hard to get the pedal down far enough to get the clutch fully disengaged to avoid grinding the gears...
• Re: Frankenshifter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:44:56 -0800
  ...Mark Allan Streib wrote: > Well -- > > I ground that weld down to the diameter of the shifter rod, cleaned > and greased all the gearshift pivot...
• Gearshift bracket
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 21:23:03 EDT
  I need a gearshift bracket,The part that bolts onto the transmission from the shifter rod( attaches with a 13mm nut). With the rubber...
• Re: Unprecise gearshift on Caravelle Bus 1982
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 21 May 2004 05:58:14 -0700
  Jens wrote: "The support "stick" for the end of the gearshift rod, has a small plastic ring, that should make the connection a tight...
• 85 Vanagon - Gearshift Lever Bearing Assembly?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Wohlgemuth
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:09:28 -0500
  ...I just rebuilt the Gearshift Lever Bearing ... but I do not have a manual ... yet ... the upper end of the Lower Ball half sticks...
• 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: Transmission woes in PA
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:33:09 -0400
  Yes, I can shift through the gears with the engine off. On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 8:52 PM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@gmail...
• buzzing gearshift
  Historical mailing list - Randy
  Sun, 5 Jun 94 13:54:24 CDT
  During my recent roadtrip to NC, the gearshift on my '76 bus had the annoying habit of buzzing loudly at highway speeds. It only...
• Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:52:56 -0500
  Just reading the post about "New Engine Conversion" - and I wonder - besides cost, is there any reason why engines have not had meshed gears...
• Re: Gears shifted
  Historical mailing list - Geordie Birch
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:53:56 -0700
  ...In fact all my gears have shifted - my 1st gear is now where > my reverse gear was. Is this easy to fix? Yes. Is...
• Re: Euro Ring & Pinions For Syncro Available
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 12:46:34 -0800
  ...Another fun thing was with the overdrive, transfer case, and the 4 spd transmission, I had 16 forward gears and 4 reverse gears! (I...
• Re: No gears
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:00:46 -0600
  ...I went out for a 60 miles trip and everything was > fine. > > > > Today, i tried to go out and all the gears were missing...
• 1985 Vanagon - clutch is out?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Word
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:24:51 -0500
  ...Driving along VanHappy -Then..Syncronizer noise going into 3rd, then 4th gears... -The difficulty shifting into ANY gear! -Now cannot move van unless put...
• Re: No gears
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:58:24 -0400
  ...No gears > > > HI Scott , > > Sorry, i didn't make myself clear. > > > > In fact, as you said it's more like i can't get...
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:37:13 -0700
  ...They want QUIET! Gears are noisy in operation. Most modern production engines are so quiet that the loudest things left on them are the...
• Resolved: 1st & 3rd shifting woes
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 13:06:45 -0700
  Well I found that my linkage at the tranny was loose and the culprit of "popping" out of 1st and 3rd gears. Removed, inspected...
• Weddle Gears
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:23:03 -0700
  ...lots of Vanagon gears in there: - 10 different 1st & 2nd gear combos - 15 choices for 3rd gear - 20 choices for 4th gear A couple...
• Re: Anyone have experience driving a Westy through the mountains?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:35:17 -0700
  ...Don't lug it!! Be patient and use the lower gears, that's why they are there. Watch the temperature gauge but if your...
• Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:12:58 -0700
  ...With my short > legs it hard to get the pedal down far enough to get the clutch fully > disengaged to avoid grinding the gears...
• Re: 85 spedo repair
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 06:08:37 -0500
  ...The gears were not broken, but just out of place. I pushed the assembly to the right and gears were engaging just fine. Put...
• Re: Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd gears
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:34:45 -0500
  ...rip it apart, etc., it's worth checking and replacing the gears, bearings, 3-4 hub and so forth, which amounts to a rebuild.