Date:         Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:39:51 -0500
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From:         "VW4X4@verizon.net" <VW4X4@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Lost ALL gears, then they came back, then it was fine,
              then shifting got wierd, then it was fine
Comments: To: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
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Your rear end ring and pinion gears may be shot.  This will put
all power to the front diff. VC.    In other words you
have a front wheel drive only Syncro.  Try jacking
up a front wheel and see if the rear wheels  want to
put it off the jack.
                                           Joe

Christopher Gronski wrote:

>OK I have some very weird shifting symtoms.
>
>Towards the end of a VERY long drive to the West Coast and back
>(10,000 km / 6,000 miles). I was exiting the interstate and pulled my
>van out of gear, put in the clutch, but could not get into ANY gear.
>
>I managed to coast into a gas station using inertia. I started the van
>in gear got it to the pumps, refilled with gas, and then the van drove
>normally for anther 1,000 m / 600 miles) home.
>
>Now ocassionally second its hard to find, but that comes and goes. I
>don't think this is the clutch as I am not getting a "grind" when I
>try to change gears... its like the gear itself will not engage.
>
>That said, I did have some symtoms a while back where I would
>accelerate but the revs increased much faster that the van accelerated
>(almost like I had the clutch part way in).
>
>My van is a 1986 Syncro Westy GL with a stock 2.1L engine and tranny.
>
>At 97,321km (59,254km / 36,577 miles / 6.5 years ago) the PO had the
>following work done:
>Transmission Linkage
>Clutch
>Final Drive Seals
>Input Seals
>Mainshart Beering
>3rd & 4th syncro
>Needle Beering
>Mainshaft (used)
>4th gear (used)
>Pinion Beering
>
>At 111,229 km (45,346km / 27,991 miles / 3 years ago) I had had the
>transmission oil changed with readline and the brake / clutch fluid
>changed (Frank Condelli am I missing any other tranny work you did?)
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>Chris
>
>P.S. Yes that math is right, the PO only drove the van 13,908km /
>8,585 miles in the last 3.5 YEARS he owned it.
>
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