Date:         Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:54:37 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: "Clucking" noise from Tranny?
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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Another job to do! (change the gear oil)  :)

yah, I had the tranny oil changed to synthetic by a local mechanic a
few years (low km's) ago.

Like you say, not too much else I can do.

Thanks!

Neil.

On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> check the magnetic drain plug and see how much metal is on it.......
> ( a half inch diameter ball of fine metal particles is normal actually )
> Once in a while you'll see a tiny piece of gear tooth......
> I had one, high miles working 4 speed........I removed the magnetic drain
> plug,  it had lots on it........
> I put it back in, and it grabbed another spoonful of metal pieces !
> 350K kilometers is over 200,000 miles.
> Perhaps rebuild it before it's too late ?
.....

> there's not a lot you can do for a tired transaxle,
> except change the gear oil, drive it nicely, keep linkage lubed and
> adjusted,
> or replace it, or rebuild it.
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com


> ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:33 AM
> Subject: "Clucking" noise from Tranny?




>> This is for a stock air cooled tranny likely with high KM's.....

.....

>> When I gear down to 2nd at slower speeds, I hear a soft "cluck cluck
>> cluck" etc. Not a hard noise but a soft "clucking". Pretty sure it
>> happens in all forward gears and is relative to engine RPM's.
.....

>> Any thoughts as to what this sound is from? (i.e. what to anticipate
>> failing in tranny)