<<Backing up in my 85 westy, push the clutch in so i can stop and shift into
first, but just as i push in the clutch the van screeches to a halt and makes
an awful noise. >>                                          ...John- Start
saving your Quarters for a tranny rebuild. Either the diff is coming
apart(not likely) or there is so much end play in one of the shafts that it's
binding(seen it before) As the shaft changes direction from its normal
rotation, all that play heads the other direction and tries to lock it into 2
gears for example...Smile--better to rebuild before it leaves you stranded or
totally destroys the transmission.

Daryl of AA Transaxle
Duvall, Wa.
aatransaxle.com
(425)788-4070