This guy is talking about the earlier tranny's...NOT the vanagon
unit......there is a 90% chance that the problem is the 3/4 slider
hub....seen dozens of 'em...he should know the difference if he is up to
speed...:),

On Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:37:08 -0400 Bradley Flubacher <flubach@HOME.COM>
writes:
> I just got off the phone with Gary from "Gary's rebuilt VW engines
> and
> transmissions".
>
> From how I described the problem to him, he suspected it was a
> bracket
> inside the transmission that broke.  He suggested that I have
> someone lower
> the nose of the transmission and take of the cap.  Right inside, he
> described a bracket that would be broken and easily replaced.
>
> Has anyone heard of this?  Make sense?   Anyone lowered the nose of
> the
> transmission without taking it out?
>
> Brad
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carrington, Tom [mailto:TCarrington@ReliTech.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 6:20 PM
> To: 'Bradley Flubacher'; Vanagon Mail
> Subject: RE: (new to list!) tranny stuck in gear!
>
>
> You have some pretty good advice so far. Definitely try
> disconnecting the
> linkage and testing the shifting.
>
> Yes, the tranny is in neutral when you can pull the shaft in and out
> of the
> tranny. Play with it and you will be able to "feel" the shift
> pattern.
>
> But the bad news is that your symtoms are typical of the 091-1
> transmission
> when the 3rd/4th gear operating sleeve (slider) cracks or breaks.
> The
> problem is documented on my website at
> http://volksweb.relitech.com/091trans.htm
>
> Good luck,
> TomC
> tcarrington@relitech.com
> http://www.relitech.com/tomc
> http://volksweb.relitech.com
> 85 Vanagon Crew Cab
> 82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
> 81 Checker A-11 (Taxi)
> 65 Notchback
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bradley Flubacher [mailto:flubach@HOME.COM]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 6:26 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: (new to list!) tranny stuck in gear!
> >
> >
> > '84 digijet, 4 spd
> >
> > I was happily driving along last night when I couldn't get it
> > out of third
> > gear.  Try as I might, I wouldn't go into the "real" neutral.
> >  It seems to
> > go into a "phantom" neutral that slightly grinds when I let
> > out the clutch..
> > scarey.
> >
> > I've tried to manually move the shaft on the tranny but
> > couldn't move it
> > much more than how I could inside the van.
> >
> > Someone recommended that I remove the linkage back at the
> > tranny and try to
> > move the shaft without it hooked up.
> >
> > I'm told by this same person that neutral is when the shaft
> > slides in and
> > out of the tranny,  and that each gear is a clockwise of
> > counter clockwise
> > rotation of the shaft.
> >
> > ANY INPUT??  I haven't found a trustworthy mechanic in the
> > area that can
> > handle this stuff.. inspections, sure,  but probably not this.
> >
> > Brad  (NEW TO LIST)
> > Hi to person who stopped by my house (noticed my vanagons)
> > and told me to
> > subscribe to this list
> >

Daryl of AA Transaxle
Duvall, WA.(Seattle area)
(425) 788-4070
1-877-377-0773 toll free
http://www.aatransaxle.com (web site)