Hi, 

 

Just a quick update, we had to postpone our vacation for a few days..

 

The slave cylinder was leaking but was not the problem... it was finally the pilot bearing that was completely gone.

 

cheers, 

 

pierre
 

From: pmdorais@hotmail.com
To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: RE: No gears (resolved)
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:19:05 -0400

Thanks to everybody...
 
Finaly Thomas was right, it was the slave cylinder.
 
Now, all set to go on vacation!
 
Thanks again
 
pierre
 

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

My $1 says your pilot bearing is the problem.

The clutch feels fine, right?  Hydraulic problems make the pedal feel different.

 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.

Why do I think this?  because the same thing happened to me a month ago.

On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 6:28 PM, pierre m d <pmdorais@hotmail.com> wrote:

HI Scott ,

Sorry, i didn't make myself clear.

 In fact, as you said it's more like i can't get the shift lever to move into the gear when the

engine is running.

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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