Curtis, I saw this in the back of gowesty's catalogue. This is actually what I suspected, but I wanted to get an unbiased opinion from the list. Chris On 2/7/06, Curtis Long <jclong@jps.net> wrote: > Chris > > This sounds exactly like the 3rd & 4th gear slider problem. All > Vanagons have this dreaded problem just waiting to happen. It happened > to Both of my Syncros. The original slider had square cut notches and > would most certainly crack at the corners of the notches. VW replaced > them with a rounded notch when they would rebuild the transmission, but > in my case, even that one cracked, leading to a destroyed 4th gear. > > Darrel (or Daryl) of AA Transaxle here near Seattle is one of the best > at repairing this but it requires a full rebuild at near $2,000 if the > Ring and Pinion gear is in good shape. He uses a newer and stronger > rounded notch slider that has never broken. > > Here is a photo attached of my broken rounded notch slider next to a > broken stock square notch slider. > > Eventually, the transmission will be locked in whatever gear you are in > when the slider comes apart or you will shear off a gear like I did in > my 90 Syncro.. Get it fixed NOW while you can still move the Van. > > Good Luck, > Curt Long > Maple Valley, WA > > 87 GL Syncro Westy > 90 GL Syncro Westy > > > > > |
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