I'm having the same symptoms in my 1988 that had the clutch replaces a little
over a year ago.
I only have the problem when the van is cold.

Has anyone approached Sachs to see if they have admitted a problem with their
Canadian manufactured clutch disks?

Todd
'88 Westy

"Michael S. Nichols" wrote:

> 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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