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Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:53:43 -0700
...Tapped on housing containing switch with a hammer. No change. Wiring ok. Found notes on P 35.60a Bentley regarding selector shaft modifications. IF...
air cooled Vanagon side shifter and oil pump diagrams/pictures needed
Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:14:37 -0500
...I need to find a diagram of how the side shifter mechanism works on the 82 Westy. I received mine with the shifter shaft...
Questions about selector shaft seal replacemnet in a DU transmission
Historical mailing list - Agent99
Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:17:06 -0400
...the bell housing has been taken off sometime in the past. My questions concern the shift shaft seal. Can the shift rod seal be...
Re: Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:29:14 -0700
...Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a > Hi all. > > Just installed a WBX transmission in my '81. My shifter...
Re: Questions about selector shaft seal replacemnet in a DU transmission
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:38:14 -0700
...the bell housing has been taken off sometime in the past. My questions concern the shift shaft seal. Can the shift rod seal be...
Re: Shifting when hot
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:15:21 -0700
...inside the tranny housing. When the tranny fluid is stiff enough the drag of the fluid slows down the shaft and overcomes the bad...
Re: Manual alignment problem.
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Sat, 31 Aug 2013 21:42:25 -0600
I guess I'd loosen the bolt/nut on the connection on the shaft under the van, shift the shifter under the van at...
Re: Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
Historical mailing list - John Wessels
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:55:35 -0400
...Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway I'm in Tye, Texas... I'm supposed to be enjoying the open roads, heading toward Guadalupe...
Re: [Syncro] Syncro double-cab tranny woes story
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:22:56 -0300
...waaaay worse than my rusty trans on which seams are eaten in, clutch shaft bearing half gone, shift linkage mount gone, etc. bye, Tim
Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
Historical mailing list - robby kilborn
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:18:00 -0500
...The rear output housing got ripped off, as did on of the fittings on the driveshaft, and the splined end of the output shaft...
Re: Shock Shaft Socket
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 2 Oct 2005 16:36:16 -0700
...Shock Shaft Socket > As bizarre as a Citroen is I have a hard time thinking about a bell > housing with oval headed bolts !! > Crazy...
Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Sat, 9 Jan 2010 19:41:06 -0800
...Turning the input shaft while shifting will tell you that it does, in fact shift. If 3rd or 4th is very notchy or feels...
Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:18:03 -0400
...the side-to-side motions at the gear shift lever inside the cabin translate to a rotational motion in the shaft to the transmission...
Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 9 Jan 2010 21:43:32 -0800
...good to go. > Turning the input shaft while shifting will tell you that it does, in fact > shift. If 3rd or 4th is very...
Re: Transmission Bell Housing Question Help
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:40:29 -0700
...Housing Question Help Hi All, Found a trans for my 89 VW and the used trans has a pretty bad clutch cross shaft and...
Re: Transaxle shipping costs
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 9 Mar 2016 21:41:04 -0500
...that always leaks some at that shift seal. There is little shipping savings not having the bell housing attached and lots of room for...
Fwd: [VANAGON] Manual alignment problem.
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Sun, 1 Sep 2013 15:24:23 -0600
...Had the shift mechanism housing off and inspected the shift rod and gear shift union as well as the stop plates mounted to the...
Re: '80 Vanagon Shift Rod Adjust
Historical mailing list - al brase
Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:01:56 -0600
...Put shift housing back on, put oil in, worked the shift lever back and forth, it still works 2 years later. However, these are...
Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jump out
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 5 Mar 2016 10:31:47 -0500
...main ball bearing on the main shaft or that bearing is moving in the gear carrier housing. I have seen where a miss aligned...
Re: Popping out of 4th gear!!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:55:22 -0500
...housing is worn allowing the input shaft to move as engine torque is applied or released. This can usually be felt in the shifter...
Re: transmiision problem
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 1 Sep 2012 10:59:41 -0700
...Since it suddenly > stopped with shifting/clutch actuation I would suspect the input shaft may > have separated from the main shaft, especially if the...
Re: Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:45:43 -0400
...output housing got ripped off, as did on of the fittings on the > driveshaft, and the splined end of the output shaft (the bit...
Re: $#%&*!@ Shifter! Or, Zen and the Art of Hitting Reverse
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Sat, 22 Jul 1995 13:50:58 -0600 (MDT)
...One thing I had a problem with was the guide ring on the shaft that protrudes from the tranny into the shift rod that...
Re: '80 linkage problem - a lesson learned.
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Sun, 10 Mar 1996 15:17:40 -0600 (MDT)
...gear shift housing to show you how everything comes apart. Jack PS -- isn't there a bolt on the end of the shaft that...
Re: Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:06:10 -0500
...output housing got ripped off, as did on of the fittings on the > driveshaft, and the splined end of the output shaft (the bit...
Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jump out
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 5 Mar 2016 09:58:17 -0600
...main ball bearing on > the main shaft or that bearing is moving in the gear carrier housing. I > have seen where a miss aligned...
Re: Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:51:42 -0700
...Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway If you find yourself in San Antonio, stop by. I know a guy with a Syncro who...
Re: Transmission Main Shaft Needle Bearing Noise
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:20:05 -0400
...housing. If the gear shifter moves as you apply/remove throttle in third or fourth gear you can be sure the main-shaft bearing...
Re: Transaxle shipping costs
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:10:21 -0800
...shaft etc. as a matter of course. I see that job from the POV of someone adventurous enough to rebuild a clutch housing. (this...
Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 17 Apr 2016 16:21:27 -0500
...a > rebuilt, could the tube on clutch housing that the slave bracket > mounts on (where clutch shaft passes through) corrode badly enough to > fail...
Re: noisy shifting
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:40:01 -0600
...lube, and the shifter shaft bushing underneath the van got lubed up and the guide block in the shifter shaft housing underneath was replaced...
has anyone replaced tranny seals?
Historical mailing list - John Gladu
Fri, 22 Feb 2002 11:32:38 -0600
...It's pulled, and I found that there was greasy dirt build-up at the vent hole, the shift linkage, both drive shafts and...
Re: Syncro trans input shaft guide sleeve
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 13 Jun 2021 15:18:41 -0700
...The Shift selector seal really increased its leak rate recently :-) One output shaft weeping too. And I kinda wonder if the diff lock shaft...
AT questions
Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 17:36:38 -0500
...All the "moving" parts (that is, moving during gear shifts) are in the transmission housing itself, right? The pump shaft and turbine shaft (are...
Re: 84 manual transmission - pops out of 4th
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 1 Dec 2003 13:06:23 -0500
That movement you feel in the shifter while changing between accelerating and decelerating is not the transmission moving. It is the main gear shaft...
Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:55:45 -0700
...a >> rebuilt, could the tube on clutch housing that the slave bracket >> mounts on (where clutch shaft passes through) corrode badly enough to >> fail...
Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Fri, 18 Jan 2002 07:41:26 EST
In a message dated 1/18/02 5:35:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, vgonman@MSN.COM writes: > Whole different shift rod set up...
Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 9 Jan 2010 18:29:05 -0800
...No excessive play at input shaft. But. Shifting DK and AB by hand on bench, AB seems to shift harder and noisier. DK smoother...
Re: jumps out of 4th gear...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:09:21 -0400
...shifter noticeably moves forward/back with change in throttle then main shaft roller bearing is worn/loose. Replacement or repair of gear carrier housing...
Bosch heater blower disassembly/reassembly
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:06:04 -0500
...If it's absolutely bound up tight in there with rust you could drive the shaft right down through the armature. Heating the housing...
Re: Fourth Gear Movement
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:17:59 -0400
Movement of the shift lever in 3rd-4th gears is a sign the main shaft ball bearing is shot or the gear carrier housing...
Re: '73 tranny trashed?
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Sun, 2 Aug 1998 10:15:11 -0500
Okay, well I tried putting the shaft back in, and it does reconnect in there -- and when you turn it the axles turn, etc...
Re: Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:03:03 -0700
...Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway > > If you find yourself in San Antonio, stop by. I know a guy with a Syncro > who...
Re: Transmission Main Shaft Needle Bearing Noise
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:51:43 -0700
...housing. If the gear shifter moves as you apply/remove > throttle in third or fourth gear you can be sure the main-shaft bearing...
Re: shifting anomaly ...
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 5 Oct 2015 11:05:36 -1000
...part of > input shaft. Regardless, though I haven't put a lot of highway miles on it > yet, it shifts much better and no...
What are the three lateral oval holes in trans case?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sat, 7 Aug 2010 22:20:49 -0700
...I > sometimes reverse the cup on the shaft..Seems to be tighter that way on the > shift rod shaft. > > Daryl of AA Transaxle > 425...
Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 17 Apr 2016 21:38:44 +0000
...a > > rebuilt, could the tube on clutch housing that the slave bracket > > mounts on (where clutch shaft passes through) corrode badly enough to > > fail...
Re: Rabbit Transmission (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Thu, 21 Dec 2000 23:38:02 -0500
...Deleted circlips lead to spider gear shaft self-machining the inside of the bell housing. This may cause gear engagement problems. I have gone...
Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 9 Jan 2010 17:37:57 -0800
...No excessive play at input shaft. But. Shifting DK and AB by hand on bench, AB seems to shift harder and noisier. DK smoother...
On the road again (long)
Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
Fri, 18 Sep 1998 22:08:58 -0500
...he then showed me the pilot shaft, and clutch housing. he showed that the pilot bearing had failed allowing the pilot shaft to wobble...
Re: Gear selection issue
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:39:05 -0700
...Missing or broken? Ball etc on shift lever ok? Though unlikely, is shift housing and shift lever plate in cab (under big boot) secure...
Re: trans input shaft dia. 85 transporter
Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
Mon, 25 Nov 1996 19:22:31 -0500
...my bearing was completely gone and the shaft badly scored and I had no shifting problems at all. But the center of the clutch...
Re: Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:37:25 -0500
...Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway >> >> If you find yourself in San Antonio, stop by. I know a guy with a Syncro >> who...
TransAxle Goes -long- (was Transaxle Woes)
Historical mailing list
Sun, 2 Apr 1995 21:26:30 -0400
...The Gearshift Housing measurements are the same at 5 12/16 6. The ShiftRod as it protrudes from the Gearshaft Housings extends 1 09...
Re: (new to list!) tranny stuck in gear!
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:34:05 -0400
...On the 091-1 transmission, the shifting mechanism is more towards the center of the transmission housing. The selector shaft could have broken - but...
1981 091 Tranny repair made simple (?)
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Thu, 29 Jun 1995 10:15:33 -0600 (MDT)
...As surmised the problem with the tranny was the clip that goes on the selector shaft that holds the selector finger in place. Rather...
Re: Differences between auto & manual starters?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 18 May 2005 20:17:42 -0500
The standard shift starter uses a shaft end bushing in the bell housing. The starter cannot be properly tested unless you support the drive...
Re: Help, Shifting/Clutch Problem???
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 21:05:38 -0500
...1/ Jack up the van 2/ Unbolt CV's shift linkage and clutch and starter cable. 3/ Break loose the bell housing bolts but...
Re: Gear selection issue
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:47:18 -0400
...Missing or broken? Ball > etc on shift lever ok? Though unlikely, is shift housing and shift > lever plate in cab (under big boot) secure...
Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:18:41 -0800
...I really feel that it is the sleeve that connects the driving shaft coming into the bell housing with the main shaft in the...