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Date:         Fri, 2 Feb 2001 19:27:59 -0600
Reply-To:     TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Anthony Smola <TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM>
Subject:      FW: tranny question possibly answered
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Smola, Tony > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 3:23 PM > To: 'wdavidson@thegrid.net' > Subject: tranny question possibly answered > > > You might have cracked the 3-4th slider hub. This is a typical fault on > vanagon trannys. The synthetic redlijne w90 will help, but you are > probably causing further damage to your intermediate plate and shift > fork.....I had a similar problem, put in the synthetic....it helped a > little and 2 years later wham......stuck in 4th and I was screwed. The > linkage is pretty straight forward, so it's probabable that the tranny is > in need of a rebuild soon....If you pull it now you will save yourself > hundreds in parts that will be destroyed if you continue to drive. call > around, a good shop will charge you $500 to fix the hub and replace the > syncros. Mine was unfortunately at $900 with a new intermediate plate and > shift fork plus the seals and whatnot. You can pull the tranny on the > vanagon without removing the engine. I just did mine using two floor > jacks. Good luck.... > \Malibu Tony 85' Westy


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