Sounds like the 1st/2nd operating sleeve stripped it's teeth. :( Complete tranny teardown/rebuild is the way to go if that is the case. TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://www.relitech.com/tomc http://volksweb.relitech.com 85 Vanagon Crew Cab 82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion 65 Notchback > -----Original Message----- > From: Pat Collins [mailto:collins.90@OSU.EDU] > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 11:02 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: shifting problem > > > Symptons: > > 1. Will shift into 1st and 2nd (or at least it acts like it > shifts), but no go. > 2. Reverse, 3rd and 4th work fine. > 3. No strange noises, vibrations, or html emails other than > when it happened. > 4. Wife as always had problems getting it into 1st and 2nd. > > This occured when starting from a light, heard a loud grind > and it poped out of first. > > Pat N8VW > 84 GL > > P.S. I searched the archieves with no luck. > |
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