I would just like to mention the difficulty of the mating process
(between engine and transmission).  AND, at the risk of hijacking the
thread, thank daryl bunches for helping me out with my random,
phone-call question (how tight do you reckon the flywheel bolts need
to be -- worked perfectly).

Sudhir

On 4/26/07, aatransaxle <daryl@aatransaxle.com> wrote:
> 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.
>