Hello from Atlanta, Gary...  We too are experiencing these symptoms with
our '81 projectvan.  We have a daily driver '81, also with 4 speed, that is
very healthy at this juncture.  Q:  Where did you buy a replacement trans.?
 Where would you buy one, if you did not have yours???  I will share
whatever I know!

Regards, Christina and Mike Nichols
2--'81 aircooled vanagons

At 07:54 AM 4/16/00 EDT, Gary McEachern wrote:
>I am in the process of replacing the tranny in my new Westy. I have three
>problems I hoped to address while replacing the tranny.
>1.) A noisy transmission(loud whine)
>2.) Pops out of first and second gear.
>3.) The van shudders when starting out in first gear.
>
>I hope the new tranny will address the noise and popping out of gear. As for
>the shuddering, I initially suspected that the motor mounts might be bad or
>that the clutch or pilot bearing might be shot.
>
>The motor mounts look OK and don't appear to be torn. The rubber on the
>tranny mount, on the other hand, is torn/seperated from the outer ring. Upon
>removal of the tranny I found what appears to be a new sachs clutch and
>pressure plate. The pilot bearing looks OK to me. The flywheel is a bit
>discolored toward the center area where the clutch contacts it but looks OK
>on the outer area. The inner area has brown and blueish splotches which I
>suspect indicates overheating.
>
>My questions are:
>1. Could the torn tranny mount cause the shuddering?
>2. Could one of the tranny problems be causing the shuddering?
>2. What does the flywheel discoloration indicate?
>3. Am I overlooking something else that could cause this problem?
>
>Any input on this problem would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>Gary
>
>Gary McEachern, Reading Ma.
>'90 Westy
>'84GL w/ Super Sunroof (for sale)
>'87GL Wolfsburg Weekender (for sale)
>'75 Spitfire
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