There is a small stud that screws into the shafts...both the internal
mainshaft and the one you can see from outside..The stud keeps the shafts
together and there is a collar that goes around the splines that is actually
what transfers power between the 2 shafts...If the circlip that holds the
collar in place is gone or loose, then the pieces can separate. They work
fine till the collar moves too much and when you go into reverse, then the
shafts can separate.
Daryl of AA Transaxle
(425) 788-4070
aatransaxle.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "thomas LaPointe" <vanagonmail@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 6:28 AM
Subject: 82 vanagon tranny output shaft

>I have inherited a low mile air cooled Westy. I/we will be using this while
> I work on "Rustfalia". the engine is out, and I noticed that I can pull
> the
> input shaft of the manual transmission part way out. the van drove fine
> until the engine was pulled. so, do I HAVE to tear into the tranny , or
> can
> I just reinstall the engine and get the rest of the touring season done
> first?  any experiences out there.