Date:         Fri, 7 Apr 2000 11:10:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Organization: The Cobalt Group
Subject:      Re: 3rd---->4th gear...Vanagon tranny
Comments: To: Larry Bissell <lbissell@SLONET.ORG>
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There is no answer to that, it probably has more to do with the number
of times it has been shifted between 3rd & 4th.  The selector hub cracks
eventually, and this part has been upgraded so it should last longer
after replacement.   In my tranny the pinion bearing got noisy at
105,000 and I had the unit rebuilt by AA Transaxle before it took out
the ring and pinion. My hub was fine but replaced with the new one as a
routine part of the rebuild.  Others have had that hub go out at 100,000
miles, and some much more.

Larry Bissell wrote:
>
> I understand that a flaw exists in a specific part of the vanagon tranny
> between 3rd and 4th gears. Could anyone give me advice on about what
> mileage this part malfunctions.
>
> regards,
>
> LL Bissell

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