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Subject:Re: 83.5 Trans grinds into reverse?
From:kenneth d lewis
Date:Sat, 6 Sep 1997 18:28:42 EDT

Try this:
With engine running, push in the clutch, count ten, then shift into
reverse. Is it any better?
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis     <Kernersville NC, The Heart of the Triad>
86 VW Transporter Three Door Pickup
60 Porsche T-5 Coupe
85 VW GL Vanagon<Elvis>awaiting engine

On Sat, 6 Sep 1997 00:48:58 -0400 Jeff Reeves <Oxroad@AOL.COM> writes:
>Hello-
>
>I installed a rebuilt 4-speed trans in my 83.5 Westy and it grinds
>into
>reverse. It's not the worst grind I've ever heard, but it's
>disturbing.
>