Date:         Sat, 2 Apr 2016 12:47:56 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Transmission Case Corrosion, Deterioration Repair, Ground Paths
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Hi all.

On my '88 Westy, transmission case material at the shift linkage
bushing mount point (image, not tranny in question):
http://tinyurl.com/hfr38vo

and front mount bracket to transmission mount points (image, not
tranny in question):
http://tinyurl.com/zyecqly

is disintegrating and crumbling away

I'll post pics of actual corrosion soon.
I'm sure this issue is nothing "new" but does anyone know if:

- depleted material at mount points causes, in part, a poor ground
path to starter?
- these mount points can be filed flat then furred out with a
washer(s)? e.g. at tranny front mount bracket? Use stainless steel
washer?

As an alternative or "safety", re this archive post:

http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9404&L=vanagon&P=R13485

and other comments re: ground paths, would connecting just 1 new large
gauge ground wire from the battery to the drivetrain be of any
benefit?

As a side note, given the areas of rust I see at underside, and this
case corrosion, I have to wonder if this bus sat unused for some time
in a wet field with long grass or similar.

Neil.

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