On Jun 16, 2010, at 6:19 PM, pierre m d wrote:

> Thanks to everybody...
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> Finaly Thomas was right, it was the slave cylinder.

That's the 1st thing I have gotten right since being on this list?
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> Now, all set to go on vacation!

Have a great trip.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-no mechanic, but BTDT
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> Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:27:17 -0400
> Subject: Re: No gears
> From: greenvanagon@gmail.com
> To: pmdorais@hotmail.com
> CC: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
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> My $1 says your pilot bearing is the problem.
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> The clutch feels fine, right?  Hydraulic problems make the pedal  
> feel different.
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> I think that your pilot bearing went and so now the transmission  
> input shaft can't rotate independently of the engine flywheel.  Even  
> though the clutch can disengage just fine, it doesn't matter,  
> because the input shaft is stuck in the flywheel.  So the  
> syncromeshes won't let you shift with the engine going, because the  
> input shaft can't be stopped.
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> Why do I think this?  because the same thing happened to me a month  
> ago.
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> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 6:28 PM, pierre m d <pmdorais@hotmail.com>  
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> HI Scott ,
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> Sorry, i didn't make myself clear.
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> In fact, as you said it's more like i can't get the shift lever to  
> move into the gear when the
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> I  was able to get back in first by stopping the car, put the shift  
> in 1st and start back the engine and i manage to get home.
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> Thanks for the advice.
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>> From: scottdaniel@turbovans.com
>> To: pmdorais@HOTMAIL.COM; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: No gears
>> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:24:24 -0700
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>> do you mean that everything feels normal, and with engine running  
>> when you
>> push in the clutch pedal, put it in first, then let the clutch  
>> out....the
>> van does not move ?
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>> that's what 'no gears' usually would mean.
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>> on old air-cooled VW's that was common when the splines in a rear  
>> drum
>> stripped out ...
>> the axle would just spin in the drum on one side, giving 'no  
>> gears' ...as
>> though say, the input shaft to the trans was broken. ( have never  
>> seen the
>> splines strip out in a rear axle flange on a vanagon though ) .
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>> your other comment ..
>> "when the motor is not working, the gears seem to engage fine."
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>> That makes me wonder if you mean you can't get the shift lever to  
>> move into
>> a gear when the engine is running ..
>> in that case you think about the clutch not releasing ...say pilot  
>> bearing
>> is wasted and not allowing clean clutch disengagement, or a clutch  
>> hydraulic
>> issue etc.
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>> Scott
>> turbovans
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "pierre m d" <pmdorais@HOTMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 1:45 PM
>> Subject: No gears
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>> HI,
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>> I have a vanagon 1983 watercooled that i just put out of winter  
>> storage
>> yesterday. I went out for a 60 miles trip and everything was fine.
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>> Today, i tried to go out and all the gears were missing. The clutch  
>> seems
>> fine, doesn't seems to have a pressure problem. The fluid level is  
>> fine and
>> i haven't seen any leakage. The master cylinder was changed 2 years  
>> ago.
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>> However, when the motor is not working, the gears seem to engage  
>> fine.
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>> What could be the problem? Any ideas?
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>> Thanks!
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>> Pierre
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