Date:         Thu, 11 Dec 2003 22:37:41 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Manual Transmission, what to do?
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The popping out of gear is probably caused by a bad main shaft roller
bearing and/or the gear carrier housing is shot. If the local shop does
not regularly do these, they will not know what to check. Find someone
who knows!

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of VWNut Hawk
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 11:55 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Manual Transmission, what to do?

I posted some of this before but I need to decide what I'm doing and do
it.

I have a 7 year old Mofocco rebuild manual transmission in a 1984
Vangon.
It just started popping out of 4th gear.  Can go about a  mile and it
wants to
pop out if I accelerate a little or vary speed.

So should I take it to a tranmission shop locally?  (They probably
don't know
about the 3/4 slider gear problem and would put factory parts in?)

Or should I order a remanufactured one from who?

I know Bus Depot carries them.
FastGerman has them?
Just Vee Dubs etc.

Who is the best?  I have a new Boston 2.1 in this Van so
the cost isn't the biggest issue.   I'd like the strongest rebuild
possible.

Thanks.
John.