Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (December 1997)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Wed, 3 Dec 1997 01:41:46 -0600
Reply-To:     Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon mailing list <Vanagon@Gerry.SDSC.EDU>
From:         Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Transmission Grind
Comments: To: Erik Rhodes <ErikRhodes@PLATSOFT.COM>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Try double clutching like the old truckers did. It's a lot of left leg work, but can be much quieter. Remember the shade tree mechanic's motto, " Ya either gots the time to do it yerself or the money to pay someone else to do it".

Bullwinkle ---------- > From: Erik Rhodes <ErikRhodes@PLATSOFT.COM> > To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU > Subject: Transmission Grind > Date: Tuesday, December 02, 1997 10:31 AM > > I sent a question about this a while back, but it was during the > server problems and I never heard the answer: > > My 79 westie often grinds when I go from first to second. I'd > like to put off a trans rebuild for a while, is there any kind of > special lubricant I can put in there to reduce the grinding?


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.