Likely a clutch or pilot bearing issue...Not the 3/4 hub problem...BUT...If
you do pull that puppy outa there..plan to rebuild it as your on borrowed
time.
Better to do it on your terms/time frame than have IT decide when to
explode.
Daryl of AA Transaxle
(425) 788-4070
aatransaxle.com
86 Syncro Westy
Zetec in the trunk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Luke Bakken" <luke.bakken@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:55 PM
Subject: Transaxle trouble.

> Vanagon list,
>
> I may have cursed myself. I emailed SmallCar in Tacoma about their new
> Subaru bellhousing and mentioned that my '89 Syncro's transaxle has
> 219K miles on it. The sales staff member there (Brian) mentioned that
> was quite a few miles without a rebuild and I replied, saying that I
> hadn't had any issues with my transaxle but that I might be interested
> in upgrading from the current adapter plate on my Subaru engine to a
> bellhousing, and wouldn't a transaxle rebuild be a good time to do
> that?
>
> Well, sure enough, I came to a stop light tonight and could not get
> the van into 1st ... or 2nd ... or 3rd ... or 4th ... or reverse ...
> or super-low. Two nice guys offered to push me to where I could park
> and I found I could get the van into gear once it was moving. So I
> strategically drove around in 2nd gear, timing the lights and (slowly)
> running stop signs to get home. I had to stop one other time and
> couldn't get it into gear again but another nice guy single-handedly
> pushed me and I got it back into gear and managed to get home.
>
> Now, I changed the transaxle oil and put in Redline MT-90 on Nov 24th
> just prior to a 7-day road trip and everything was fine on the trip.
> Is this just unfortunate timing for my transaxle to die? Am I a victim
> of "transaxle sudden death syndrome"?
> (http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=117)
>
> Thanks for any advice you have,
> Luke
>
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