Don't all syncros after 1988 also have 4.86 gears? Isn't 4.86 universal for
all stock syncros of all years in North America?

At 11:26 PM 9/1/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Mark-- Most US vanagons and all syncros before about 1988 came with a 4.86
>ring/pinion, henceforth called a 7 tooth (on the pinion) and the later units
>came with a 4.83 R&P which has 6 teeth on the pinion. 75% of the early 7
>tooth units are fine even after 200,000 miles. OVER 50% of the later 6 tooth
>units I rebuild are bad---primarily, I believe, due to tooth loading and poor
>heat treating (no scientific evidence to back that up). They wear at the root
>of the teeth almost identically on each one. What can I say...same vehicle-
>different ring/pin ----one will always wear-one wont.
>I am a strong believer in Redline gear oil for these transmissions--they
>shift better and stay cleaner and wear better with it installed. The $40 to
>$60 for it is well worth it. Good luck Mark-I assume you got my post 2 days
>ago re $$ of parts.
>Daryl, AA Transaxle
>aatransaxle.com
>1-877-377-0773 toll free

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