Date:         Sat, 23 May 2009 17:50:42 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Transaxle Trouble 3rd & 4th - Away from Home
Comments: To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <586a66170905231358i700d859bp9e211bca77b72a33@mail.gmail.com>
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Bob,

I might add to that - unless you really know a mechanic that has been
into the manual tranny's and has the right tools - stay away!

The manual tranny requires special jigs for assembly and adjustment and
it ain't every bear in the woods that has those special jigs..

There is a guy in my area - Leeds, AL - that can do the job, and he also
rebuilt my engine, did a fine job too, but if you have the time - AA
Transaxle would be the way to go. Daryl pays special attention to
critical details.

Good Luck,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
Chelsea, AL





Bob Stevens wrote:
> Oh, and if it is the slider, it's a tranny teardown and repair, not
> something you can do on the road. Something a person like Daryl at
> AATransaxle.com does.
> bob
>
> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 2:33 PM, David Wilhite <dlwilhite@comcast.net>wrote:
>
>
>> I've finally had a mechanical difficulty after many years of driving my
>> Vanagon and it happened just 20 miles from where we were trying to get to
>> for the day.  I drove the last bit at 30-40 mph because I am not able to
>> shift into 3rd or 4th gear.
>>
>>
>>
>> While checking things out, I took the shifter coupling off at the tranny
>> and I am not able to get the plunger shaft to move back and forth for the
>> 3rd and 4th gear positions.  It does move side to side like it's supposed
>> to, but won't rotate forward or backwards.  So evidently, something has
>> happened in the shifter area.
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anybody have some experience with this occurrence?  Is there something
>> I can pull a part and repair?  Anybody in the Lewisburg, Columbia, Mt.
>> Pleasant,TN area that happens to have an extra tranny around?  Thanks for
>> any input/help.
>>
>>
>>
>> David Wilhite
>>
>> 84' Westy
>>
>> Middle TN
>>
>>
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