Sounds like the 1st/2nd operating sleeve stripped it's teeth. :(

Complete tranny teardown/rebuild is the way to go if that is the case.

TomC
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85 Vanagon Crew Cab
82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
65 Notchback

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Collins [mailto:collins.90@OSU.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 11:02 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: shifting problem
>
>
> Symptons:
>
> 1. Will shift into 1st and 2nd (or at least it acts like it
> shifts), but no go.
> 2. Reverse, 3rd and 4th work fine.
> 3. No strange noises, vibrations, or html emails other than
> when it happened.
> 4. Wife as always had problems getting it into 1st and 2nd.
>
> This occured when starting from a light, heard a loud grind
> and it poped out of first.
>
> Pat N8VW
> 84 GL
>
> P.S. I searched the archieves with no luck.
>