On 1/24/06, peter shaw <mindthegap012000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I purchased the vanagon several years ago, sight unseen, in a "as is"  and
> not running. All I knew was that the engine didn't turn over.
>
>    The original PO (not the middle man) was contacted about the truck
> and  told me that he thought the transmission was ok but that it seemed
> to  get into 2 gears at once. I queried this group about this and  there
> didn't seem to be much insight to the symptoms and since I had  not driven
> the truck as had nothing to offer.
>
>    So upon starting up the engine, with the CV's disconnected
> something  was making some noise.
>
>    So, the symptoms: When the engine runs it makes some grinding
> noises,  and I depress the clutch the noise stops. The noise seems to be
> getting  worse but maybe it's just my poor brain. Prior to installation
> I  drained the tranny fluid and didnot see much shavings but there was
> a  lot of thick gooy crap on the plug. Reinstalled the redline
> tranny  stuff.
>
>    I am thinking of connecting the cv's to the tranny and getting
> the  linkage connected and driving it but thought I could get some
> input  first.
>
>    So, any (all) of you tranny experts, what does it sound like?
>
>
>    peter

Peter,

I'm no expert but it sounds like a bad throw out bearing to me. The bearing
is pulled away when you step on the clutch.

BenT