Date:         Sat, 11 Jul 1998 10:01:52 PDT
Reply-To:     susan hafler <ceezuu@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         susan hafler <ceezuu@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      more on reblt trns slipping outta 4th
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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hi, everyone,

thanks to all who sent suggestions about the rebuilt transmission
jumping out of 4th gear problem. i've passed the first few -- the ones
about the worn hub assembly -- onto the mechanic, but he said he used a
new one when he did the rebuild. he and his brother, a "master vw
mechanic" now working for volvo, thought they'd rectified it after
making some adjustments last night (sorry, don't recall what), and he
called me to come get it. i drove it home only to discover that the
problem is still there. so now he's stumped, and has asked me to drive
it a little over the weekend and bring it back monday.

i've noticed it jumping in two situations: one when i'm starting from a
stop and going through the gears into fourth. just when i shift into
fourth and apply the gas, it'll pop. also, when i've been cruising along
the highway in fourth, it has popped. all i've done is engage the clutch
and push the gear shift back into fourth, and all's well.

my question, and i do have one, is: do you think it's ok to continue
driving? i'd planned to do some errands this afternoon and would be
driving about 100 miles roundtrip.

anyway, i've printed out all the emails from you and i'll pass them onto
the mechanic, who has warmed to the idea of a cumulative brain trust
working on the problem.

thanks again, all

susan
keeping her chin up in durham, nc

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