Pleasew reply to Zoran, not me!

-----Original Message-----
From: Mladen, Zoran [mailto:zmladen@solant.com]
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 2:41 PM
To: Vanagon Mail
Subject: RE: Transmission mystery

I don't understand your theory?  The input shaft does not move in and out of
the flywheel, so how is it getting hung up?  The input shaft simply guides
the T.O. Bearing.

Z

-----Original Message-----
From: Stanley, Kerry [mailto:kstanley@cas.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 8:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Transmission mystery

I do not know about the grinding in 3rd or 4th, but I've had the same
problem in first where it seemed like the clutch was still engaged.   I
believe it is the pilot bearing in the flywheel going, and the tranny input
shaft is hanging up in the flywheel where it is grinding up the pilot
bearing.  Cheap part, but obviously all the labor to R&R the tranny.

Kerry
'86 syncro, 175K
kstanley@cas.org

-----Original Message-----
From: KENWILFY@aol.com [mailto:KENWILFY@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 8:45 PM
To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Transmission mystery

I had a strange thing happen today.  Customer has a '86 Manual Vanagon GL.
Transmission was grinding on 3rd and 4th and I told him that the tranny was
on the way out.  He insists on my changing the tranny gear oil (figures this
might help it last longer).  I change the tranny oil and now it not only
still grinds in 3rd and 4th, but it doesn't want to go into first and I have
to pull it out of first when I come to a stop or it will either stall the
engine or try to pull the van forward (like the clutch isn't working all the
way).  Any ideas as to what is going on?

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
Van-Again
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