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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:28:47 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tranny noise: 1st and 2nd. (Short AUDIO Clip)
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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re Anyhow..... Even though it shifts OK, my concern is that if I let it go too far, it might damage something that renders the transmission useless as a core for rebuild.

yup........or 'absolutely' . it's far better that you deal with it now, rather than later. The longer you wait, the more it could cost, or as you say, not even be useful as a core.

Pursuing a good used one now would be useful too, and even if that one isn't super good, you could keep the van operational while send in your current trans for inspection/rebuilding.

Not the main purpose of my post, and I think you have a DK - an 81 air-cooled vanagon 4 speed, I happen to have one .........that might be good. A clip or something came out of place in the shift cover on the nose of it .......affecting shifting. and I have another trans to get that part from - so this one could be a good used one. I haven't found time to do the fairly minor repair and try it out in a van .......but I would sell this DK I have I suppose. if interested..........you know what to do.

happy days n' stay cozy !~ Scott www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message ----- From: "neil n" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 12:06 PM Subject: Re: Tranny noise: 1st and 2nd. (Short AUDIO Clip)

> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: >> On the fuzz pict it looks like it's all fuzz, fuzz is normal, clean it >> more >> often and you have less. Chunks or other pieces you can identify (tooth >> or >> bearing) are problems. > > > > > Thanks everyone. > > Nope. No chunks. Just what is shown. > > As for "clucking" (thanks Angus for clearing that up ;) maybe it's > more of a whirring sound. When clutch engaged while coasting in 1st, > it spins up the part(s) that cause the whirring noise. > > Anyhow..... Even though it shifts OK, my concern is that if I let it > go too far, it might damage something that renders the transmission > useless as a core for rebuild. > > Just not sure if/when that would happen, so it's all a gamble for now. > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines


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