Hello,

The 4-speed manual transmission in my 86 Vanagon is acting up:

Initially, the gear box was getting stuck into 3rd or 4th, then it started
grinding while engaging 3rd and 4th gear.

I drained the oil from the transmission and found lots of metal on the drain
plug and in the oil. (The oil had been changed 30,000 km ago)
I then flushed the tranny with 3 liters of 80W90 and filled it with DuraLube
and synthetic 80W90.

Although the transmission now works very smoothly, there still appears to be
no syncro for 3rd & 4th gear.

When the engine is not running, all gears engage very easily and smoothly so
I don't think it is a shift-linkage adjustment problem.

I checked the clutch hydraulic system and everything appears to be working -
(smooth operation and full clutch release).

Is this a common problem at just under 100,000 km (60,000 mi) ?

If you have any suggestions please cc me on this e-mail account as I am
unfortunately unable to be part of the list.

Thanks,

M.Penna

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