Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (April 2003, week 3)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:55:53 -0700
Reply-To:     AA Transaxle <aatransaxle@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         AA Transaxle <aatransaxle@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Gear whine causes
Comments: cc: swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA
Content-Type: text/plain


Shawn...The type of gear oil should not make a big difference...There are
MANY tranny's out there working just fine with the standard run of the
mill GL5 oil that is speced for GL3-GL5. Lots of shops just put in GL5
synthetic Penzoil or Quaker state or whatever they generally use with no
issues other than harder shifting when cold. Those of us on the list are
pretty up on the "best stuff" but  we are the exceptions.
If you have any noises that soon after the rebuild...something is wrong
and its not oil related I would think. Amsoil is run by many of you with
no issues.
2nd gear needs to be dealt with. If there is whining on accel, its pinion
shaft related. If it makes noise in neutral with the clutch out, its
mainshaft related. Don't wait fo rit to get worse...
Daryl of AA Transaxle
Duvall, WA. (Seattle area)
(425) 788-4070
1-877-377-0773 (toll free)
aatransaxle.com (web site)
Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.