On Sun, 24 Nov 1996 DHaynes57@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 96-11-23 03:08:30 EST, 1217@MN2.LAWSON.lawson.com (Paul
> Holmdahl) writes:
> 
> << 
>  The transmission was just rebuilt on my 86 Syncro.  Now, shifting is tight 
>  from 3rd down into 2nd and down into 1st.  Generally it is OK strating in 
>  1st and shifting into 2nd, though at times it's tight.   Shifting up into 
>  3rd is tough sometimes, but it doesn't seem to follow a particular pattern.
>  
>  Is it possible the first two gears were not aligned correctly? >>
> 
   I had this problem in my 1980 Vanagon. Turned out to be the
   pilot bearing in the end of the crank shaft was bad. It would only
   cause a problem after the engine got hot. 

                    Eric Zeno