Date:         Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:24:19 -0700
Reply-To:     "MacLachlan, Bill" <Bill.MacLachlan@CITY.BURNABY.BC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "MacLachlan, Bill" <Bill.MacLachlan@CITY.BURNABY.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: removing tranny input shaft
Comments: To: mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
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Thankyou!

-----Original Message-----
From: mark drillock [mailto:drillock@earthlink.net] 
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 9:23 AM
To: MacLachlan, Bill
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: removing tranny input shaft


This info is not just for diesels, all Vanagon manual trannys have the
same arrangement. These shafts often get chewed up by bad clutch pilot
bearings and have to be replaced.

Yes, they can be removed without resorting to what you did. You have to
rotate the diff until a recess lines up with the splined sleeve. The
sleeve will then move just far enough to slide entirely onto the input
shaft. Then unscrew both CCW.

It is a fairly close fit. I would guess that VW did this so a failure of
the circlip would not result in the sleeve moving far enough to
disengage while you were driving.

Mark

"MacLachlan, Bill" wrote:
> 
> When I did mine I had to relax the tension on the diff by backing off 
> the lockring on the outside of the tranny. You guys managed to get the

> input shaft out without this?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark drillock [mailto:drillock@EARTHLINK.NET]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 8:06 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: removing diesel input shaft
> 
> The trick is you have to slide the sleeve out far enough so it exposes

> the joint between the input shaft and the tranny main shaft. The only 
> way to do this is to turn the diff until one of the recesses in the 
> diff line up with the sleeve. Then the sleeve can move into the recess

> and expose the joint.
> 
> You can't see the exposed joint but you may be able to feel it. Once 
> the sleeve is no longer bridging both parts you unscrew the input 
> shaft CCW and remove it and the sleeve.
> 
> Mark
> 
> Bradley Flubacher wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone! I'm in the process of putting together a working 
> > transmission for my '82 diesel vanagon. I have to remove the input 
> > shaft and install it on another unit. I have removed the clip (slid 
> > it
> 
> > up the shaft a bit), and tried to unthread it. It won't budge. 
> > What's the trick to removing the shaft?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bradley Flubacher
> > State College, PA