My transmission just failed. The fourth gear shift hub, I was told. I had
106000 miles. Just my experience, for what its worth

David Johnson
84 Westy

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> From:         Dan Resler[SMTP:resler@LIBERTY.MAS.VCU.EDU]
> Reply To:     Dan Resler
> Sent:         Thursday, June 10, 1999 12:03 PM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      expected lifetime for transmission?
>
> What should one expect the lifetime of a Vanagon manual transmission
> to be? I know it varies according to ones driving habits, terrain,
> etc., but *roughly*, how long? I've got an '87 Westy with 112,000
> miles and the manual transmission is gone; should I be surprised?
>
> dan
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> Dan Resler                            email: dresler@vcu.edu
> Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
> Virginia Commonwealth University
> Richmond, VA 23284-2014 USA
>