Hi Todd,
        Thanks for the reply (see below). How much would I be looking at for the
rebuild and gear swap? That would be delivering the tranny to you. I'd get the
R&R done down here.
Thanks,
Michael Avrea
Ventura, Calif.

In a message dated 11/30/98 8:18:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
Jwilli941@AOL.COM writes:

<<  Vanadiesel@AOL.COM writes:

 << A gearing change to get a little more top end is of more
 interest at the moment, especially if the adjustments and
 additives do get me more speed it will just be revving out at
 even higher  rpm's which seem too high at even 60 mph.
 Have you found out anymore on that?  Any info would be
 appreciated from you or other list members. >>

 Hello,

 Well, you could change 4th to either the European .82 or
 an aftermarket .80.  Your stock 4th is a .85 ratio (as were
 all American Vanagons gas or diesel)  You wouldn't want
 to move 4th too 'far' away from your stock 3rd as you could
 get a good sized gap between them torque-wise.   The high
 quality gear sets that I use run about $275 per but you have
 to completely disassemble the gearbox to swap them out!
 Since your diesel is now about 16 years old I wouldn't simply
 swap a gear set but go ahead with a rebuild.  Why spend the
 money now to do this labor and then again in the near future
 to replace worn parts?  Asides from changing 4th and maybe
 3rd, the only other way to change your final drive would be to
 swap ring and pinion sets.  But thats even more costly!

 -Todd Hill
  VolksWerks Transaxles
  Olympia, WA >>