Hello All,

This is my first post, although I have been keeping my 82 diesel westy going for 3 years with the sage advice found here.  Thank you to everyone for their willingness to share advice.

I have acquired a used transmission (high g-force 4 speed) that I need to swap into my van.  It is complete with the exception of the main shaft that I need to swap out of my current transmission.  What gaskets, bolts, bushings, sleeve, etc. do I need to complete the swap?  Any critical advice that is left out of the Bentley manual?  Anything else that I should attend to while the vanagon is undergoing the transplant?  

I have the 12pt tool for the cv bolts, and the boots are in good shape.  Should I get the cv boot kit?  The clutch has about 500 miles on it (before the transmission failed).  The gearshift is vague.  "Ollie" has given about 140k of faithfull service (including a 10K round trip into Mexico from Iowa) and I don't want to have to sue myself for transmission swap malpractice.

Thanks
Chris Mugge
mugge@mchsi.com
 82' Diesel Westy "Ollie"