Before you do any repairs, drain out the old gear oil and replace with Red
Line Synthetic gear oil. When I drained mine the original gear oil was
filthy. The Red Line made a huge positive difference in shifting. But then I
did not have problems or "moaning" in 3rd & 4th. Switch gear oil and have it
diagnosed again. Others may have better advice, but with 134 miles on the
transaxle you might need a rebuild or new tranny. Mine was replaced by the
original owner at 99,000.

William

>      i'm in the process of selling my '82 vanagon. a potential buyer had
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> mechanic look it over and the mechanic advised him the tranny is going out
> or will be very soon. this took my by surprise since i was unaware of any
> problem with it. easy shifting, smooth and decisive gear changes, etc.
> however, in 1st or 2nd (but not in 3rd or 4th that i can hear) there is a
> very slight "moaning" sound which i always assumed indicated some wear in
> the gears. the van spends most its time in lower gears, in the city and
it's
> the original transaxle with 134,000 on it. i'm getting a diagnostic test
> from triple-a but wondered if anybody had some thoughts based on this
> description. thanks. art mcginn
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