Nice shootin' Tex!  ;)

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:

> On Jun 16, 2010, at 6:19 PM, pierre m d wrote:
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>  Thanks to everybody...
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>> Finaly Thomas was right, it was the slave cylinder.
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> 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!
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> Have a great trip.
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> YMMV,
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> Mr. BZ-no mechanic, but BTDT
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>> Thanks again
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>> pierre
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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> wrote:
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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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>> engine is running.
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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 ?
>>>
>>> that's what 'no gears' usually would mean.
>>>
>>> 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 ) .
>>>
>>> your other comment ..
>>> "when the motor is not working, the gears seem to engage fine."
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Scott
>>> turbovans
>>>
>>> ----- 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
>>>
>>>
>>> HI,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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