The next question is;can I use any old transmission that fits the engine or
only the one that belongs to my 1.9 engine.
I liked the "tick, tick, tick" time bomb analisys.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Lewis" <kdlewis_wasting_time@access4less.net>
To: "Zoltan" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 5:52 AM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Suddenly it won't ...

> Zoltan,
>  My friend; the inevitable final happened, the defective third/fourth
> slider hub gave out. Your options are to swap out the transmission with a
> used one or have it rebuilt. This is not a job for the average Joe due to
> the specialized tools needed and complexity of assembly. IMHO they three
> times more difficult to repair than the WBX engine.
>   Of course remember that a used transaxle might have the same time bomb
> in
> it; tick, tick, tick.....
>
> Ken Lewis
> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Zoltan" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:08 PM
> Subject: [VANAGON] Suddenly it won't ...
>
>
> My transmission is misbehaving.  I can not take it out of third gear
> without
> some kind of forcing.  It also grinds gears in very cold mornings.
> What is the reason?  Can it be still saved with some special oil?
> Zoltan
>
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