wow, didn't realize anyone might take me seriously.  let me rephrase that
 
i think they mean beat it out with a hammer unless its a transmission or anything else a list member would deem not good to hit with a hammer.
 
sorry bout that
 
-smokey

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From: Karl Hartmut Filc [mailto:kfilc@sympatico.ca]
Sent: Mon 10/11/2004 6:43 PM
To: GEORGE J GREEN; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: trans main shaft removal ??

Hi there,

Lately I had my tranny out for a clutch job. Mister Transmission in Canada
never worked on a 80 Vanagon tranny. You have to take the clip out and yes
there is a screw on the end of the drive shaft. So screw out is right.

Hartmut.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
GEORGE J GREEN
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 :01:10 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: trans main shaft removal ??

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 ??BR DESIGNTIMESP=26426> 

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

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