At 19:57 11/1/2000, Michael Samson wrote:
>out of 4th gear. Needless to say, it wasn't easy getting the thing home.
>
>Any ideas, anyone? I've been on the list for only a couple of months and
>haven't noticed this sort of problem yet.

Almost surely you have cracked the 3-4 gear hub, a known weakness of this
transmission.  See  http://volksweb.relitech.com/091trans.htm for the gory
details.

david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"