Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:43:14 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject: Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
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Thought I'd make the suggestion. I have made that mistake myself.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
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Mark Brush
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 9:58 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
No - I've got the bracket in front of the flange. I've even compensated for
the thinner flange by placing a M5 nut between the flange and the bracket
(as per the Bentley manual).
On 10/10/05, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> It is possible that you are installing the guide bracket for the shift rod
> on the wrong side of the casting mount for it. The bracket goes in front
> of
> that casting.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Mark Brush
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 11:04 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've been having weird transmission problems with my 1990 Westy manual
> transmission. I've put in two used transmissions and the same problem
> still
> comes up. Now I'm considering buying a remanufactured one, but I fear the
> same problem will arise. Here's the problem:
>
> My original transmission (at least I thought it was original) lost its
> second gear. It first started popping out, then I'd try to hold it in gear
> until it went away altogether (insert sound of grinding here). I took it
> to
> the VW shop here and the diagnosis was "internal trans issue."
>
> So I bought and installed a used transmission, and the same thing
> happened.
> It wouldn't stay in second gear (fourth gear stayed in no problem).
>
> The linkage was adjusted correctly, and I even disassembled the linkage
> and
> shifted it into second manually (crawling under the bus), and found no
> gear
> there. I thought - "bad luck - I got another bad transmission."
>
> So I took it back and they gave me another one, I put it in, and this one
> doesn't stay in second gear either. All the other gears seem fine.
>
> When I was under the bus, I noticed that there were 8 bolt holes where the
> front end of the transmission bolts into the frame of the bus instead of 4
> ("front end" meaning where the transmission bushing bolts into the frame
> of
> the bus). It seems like a previous owner shifted the front end of the
> transmission to the left by an inch (maybe the original bolt holes
> stripped
> out). Could this possibly have an effect on second gear shifting? Are the
> eight bolt holes for the transmission normal? What are the odds of having
> three transmissions with bad second gears?
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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