Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:05:25 -0500
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: manual trans whine and leak
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If the input roller bearing fails, increased leakage will happen. I really
think you just have a tired trans and leak is just an observation as you
went looking for the source of the noise. The tranny really does not have to
be filled. In fact the spec is 14mm below the fill hole. Over filling
willmake it run hotter, shift harder in cold weather and of course leak out
faster.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Edward Duntz
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 8:50 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: manual trans whine and leak
Dennis,
How does finding a leak and being low (or no oil for all I know) play into
the picture?
Ed> From: d23haynes57@hotmail.com> To: eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM;
vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Subject: RE: manual trans whine and leak> Date:
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 20:46:48 -0500> > The whine in first and second gear is
usually a sign of a bad input shaft> bearing or the gears are just worn. The
sticking in third and fourth is a> sign of the classic cracked 3-4 slider
hub. Oil will not fix it, it won't> heal, and it won't get better. > >
Dennis> > -----Original Message-----> From: Vanagon Mailing List
[mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of> Edward Duntz> Sent: Sunday,
November 09, 2008 3:31 PM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Subject: manual
trans whine and leak> > I had a chance today to crawl under the van to check
on my transmission> whine ('85 Westfalia with stock 1.9 and manual
transmission, 172,000 on both> as far as I know.) On my last trip, I noticed
a whine when going into first> or second gears. The noise seemed like it
came right up through the shifter> lever. Near the end of the trip, it also
had a hard time getting out of> fourth gear at a stop light. > > I saw a
drip of gear oil at the driver's side inner cv joint. It was quite a> pain
adding oil, and I think I got more on my and my tarp than in the trans.> I
got about six or seven ounces in before I gave up and decided to find a>
better way to add it tomorrow. (I had some clear plastic tubing coming off>
of the bottle, but it kept slipping off.)> > Anyway, this little bit of oil
didn't change the noise. So I hope to add> more later. But I'm wondering if
my noise is due to a lack of lubricant,> could I have done any damage? And
if not, and I can add more oil and fix the> leak, how labor-intensive might
it be to fix? > > Thanks,> Ed in CT>
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