The next question is;can I use any old transmission that fits the engine or only the one that belongs to my 1.9 engine. I liked the "tick, tick, tick" time bomb analisys. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Lewis" <kdlewis_wasting_time@access4less.net> To: "Zoltan" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 5:52 AM Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Suddenly it won't ...
> Zoltan, > My friend; the inevitable final happened, the defective third/fourth > slider hub gave out. Your options are to swap out the transmission with a > used one or have it rebuilt. This is not a job for the average Joe due to > the specialized tools needed and complexity of assembly. IMHO they three > times more difficult to repair than the WBX engine. > Of course remember that a used transaxle might have the same time bomb > in > it; tick, tick, tick..... > > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Zoltan" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:08 PM > Subject: [VANAGON] Suddenly it won't ... > > > My transmission is misbehaving. I can not take it out of third gear > without > some kind of forcing. It also grinds gears in very cold mornings. > What is the reason? Can it be still saved with some special oil? > Zoltan > > > |
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