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Date:         Wed, 6 Apr 2016 16:39:13 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
Comments: To: vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net>
In-Reply-To:  <57056D9C.7070908@cox.net>
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Regards the pilot bearing - I understand that the pilot bearing can be replaced by using the sealed diesel pilot bearing, thereby never again having to worry about the felt washer being inplace to keep dirt and grit out and having the brass ring inside the flywheel to keep the felt washer in place - the brass that macine shops tend to knock out, lose, and never replace - leaving your bearing felt to come off and expose it to grit and dust.

You might want to look into the particulars of using this diesel bearing.

John On Apr 6, 2016 15:12, "vw_van_fan_Mark" <madvws@cox.net> wrote:

> This is usually caused by putting the rear guide bushing plate on the > wrong side of the 2 bolt ears that are on the side of the transmission. > Make sure that plate is on the forward side of those 2 ears. > > Mark > > Rick Cooper wrote: > >> Finally got back to my '83 project van. I'd replaced the tranny a few >> months ago but for unrelated reasons had to leave the project for a few >> months. Finally, took it for a test drive today. Initially had problems >> finding gears, but much of that was sorted out by following the Bentley's >> shift linkage adjustment procedure. >> >> However, the biggest and unresolved problem is that it simply will not >> shift into second or fourth gear. The shift lever simply feels blocked >> from accessing second or fourth and if I apply pressure I get the unhappy >> sound of gears grinding. I shortened up the shift rod by moving the >> front >> shift rod further into the splines in the rear shift rod, but that didn't >> seem to help. Is this symptomatic of a bad pilot bearing (which I didn't >> replace but probably should have) or what? >> >> Thanks, Rick >> >>


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