Sounds like the infamous 3-4 slider hub is cracking.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Gary McEachern
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 8:23 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: 4th to 3rd gear tranny issue

Hello Volks,

The last few days while down shifting from 4th to 3rd gear my tranny
grinds a bit. Sounds and feels like the syncro's aren't doing their job.

Needless to say I imagine all sorts of things could be wrong... low on
fluid...famed 3-4th gear slider problem... syncro's.

Can someone tell me if they recognize the symptom? The tranny runs and
shifts great in all other respects... 1-2-3-4...3-2-1. It just grinds
from 4th-3rd after cruising at highway speed for a while.

Gary

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Gary McEachern
Reading, Ma
'90 Westy Subavanagon
'86 Wolfy Subavanagon
'87 Syncro (Son's van)

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