i'm new at this whole gig, but if there's one thing i learned, when the manual says something about removal, it means beat it out with a hammer.
 
"carefully pry the strut from the ball bearing"
 
screw that, that thing was rusted on IMABUS since it was born in Germany.
 
-Smokey

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From: Vanagon Mailing List on behalf of Mark Fitzsimons
Sent: Sun 10/10/2004 5:45 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: trans main shaft removal ??

I need some advice on trans main shaft removal from a diesel and an aircooled
vanagon transmission.

The bell housing is removed from the transmission, the circlip is off, the
reverse gear slides to the rear.............

.........now how do I get the main shaft out?  It doesn't seem to "screw out"
like Bentley says it will!

mark

mark fitzsimons
portland, or