Even the earlier air cooled trannys can break the 3rd/4th slider hub and have the same problem as the w/c vans..They also have shift forks that wear their bushings and can bind or cause popping out issues...Probably rebuild time... Daryl of AA Trans > My '82 westy developed a new transmission problem today. The tranny will > shift into third smoothly and drives in third quietly and normally. When > you try to shift out of third however the transmission is very reluctant > to > do so. If you rev the engine a bit it seems to help get the tranny out of > third. Once out of third the transmission shifts into all other gears > easily and normally. This sticking in third occurs immediately and > doesn't > seem to be effected by how long the car has been in third. > > |
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