Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 21:26:56 -0800 (PST)
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From: "Thom Fitzpatrick" <thom@tim.com>
Subject: '56 kombi - transmission: day 3/?
Waaaaaaahhhhh!
Today I took the side plate off (again), cleaned it all up, gooped
it up, stuck it on, and let it fester for 3 hours while I did some errands.
Put the fluid back in, and it still leaks :( :( :(
So I said to hell with it, I have to get this thing out of the garage
and get on with my life (for now) so I stuck the motor back in and got
another rude surprise.
Before I tell you what that surprise is, I must say that I must be
the absolute king of motor installation. Tonight I did it in the DARK!
I was getting it lined up, laying on my side under the bus, pulling the
motot on the jack closer to the bus, when the lights went out. I've had
a problem all weekend, with the heaters and lights and all, I kept blowing
the circuit breaker (only 15A) So there I am, under the bus, motor in
one hand, and a useless light in the other. So I just pulled the motor and
CLUNK, jammed it home. Whooomp! There it is!
Anyway, the rude shock bit. I get this puppy together, and I go to
start it, and I soon realise that I don't have a neutral. Minor detail.
At this point, I can't even push the bus out of the garage. Sh*t!
After checking with my info sources, it appears that I may have one
or more of the following problems:
A) Bum tranny. I had a sinking feeling of this earlier, because when
I rotated one wheel, the other rotated in the SAME direction. THis
it not the way it's s'posd to work, unless you have a limited slip
differential (yeah, right!) Try it sometime, and you'll see what I
mean - I don't have the space here to explain how a differential
works, but I do know how it does.
B) Incorrectly installed nose cone, resulting in the tranny being in
2 gears at once. Possible, but I was concious of the potential
problems here from the get-go, so this should be OK. Never know, tho.
C) Warped side plate on the trans itself, which would explain the
constant leaking. I have done 5 or so of these before, and never,
ever had one leak. Until now, I didn't even think it was possible.
This may also be a symptom of an incorrectly installed rear carrier.
So now I am resigned to actually taking the whole mess apart again,
but I hope at the very least I won't have to crack open the reduction boxes.
If this trannyis toast, then I will, though :( The weekend after the big
trip, I'll yank it out and check the nosecone install - if thats OK, then
I'll RMA the tranny.
If anyone else has any ideas or experience in these matters, I'm all
ears!
Thanks for your patience!
Thom
--
> I'm as confused as a baby in a topless bar.
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