Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 21:56:03 -0400
Reply-To: Mike Kozak <kozakmike1@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Mike Kozak <kozakmike1@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: wanted to buy standard transmission for 87 gas westy 2wd
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1986 to 1991 standard 4 speed preferred. Please respond to
kozakmike1@hotmail.com
Appears my 3rd and 4th synchronizers are toast. While returning from
California on my way home to Indiana my pilot bearing bit the big one.
After replacing the bearing and clutch (in a campground in idaho) everything
was great for a few hundred miles. then it became difficult to get out of
3rd and 4th gears. Stopping and rocking the van worked for a while. Then I
started getting grinding going into third and fourth. Upon installing the
linkage after replacing the clutch I pushed the linkage socket up firmly on
the shifter arm ball before tightening the bracket that secures the lingage
rod to the transmission housing. I speculate that I should have allowed
some slop in this joint. Now only double clutching and a lot of luck
prevents major grind in 3rd and 4th. I find it impossible so far to
downshift from 4th to 3rd without major grinding. I put in redline mt90 and
found no improvement. Goes into reverse fine and have always had a little
touchiness going into 2nd, but double clutching takes care of 2nd fine. I
suspect my leaf peeping trips this fall will be accompanied by a grinding
transmission.
Please respond to kozakmike1@hotmail.com
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