Date:         Thu, 15 Jul 2004 07:25:20 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Emergency in South Dakota
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On 15 Jul 2004 at 9:49, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote:

> Tranny Time! The 4th drive gear hub broke where it is welded to the gear. This
> seems to be on sale this month.

Ack! Please don't say that - we're heading out next week for 3 weeks...

Is this a common one?I've heard of the shift fork issue, but not this. Is it
caused by a design flaw, driving style, or? Anything that can be done to
prevent it, or recognize an imminent failure?

> ----- Original Message -----
> > My friend's wife and kids are traveling West on a vacation in
> > their '87
> > Westy. She just called in from Wall South Dakota and reports she
> > can no
> > longer get the van to shift into fourth gear. Transmission seems fine
> > in all other gears.
> >
> > Shifter linkage? Broken shifter fork?
> >
> > Bottom line: anybody know ANY VW mechs in Wall or Rapid City South
> > Dakota. While not life threatening, this stands to be a HUGE emotional
> > problem for all concerned.
> >
> > Any idea or help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > -jspeer
> > '89 Westy GL "mystery machine"
> >
>

Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D
'88 Westy 2.1L awaiting 1.6TD conversion
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