Date:         Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:59:13 EDT
Reply-To:     Jwilli941@AOL.COM
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From:         Todd Hill <Jwilli941@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Chris W's '87 Syncro trans problems
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Musta been napping and let one slip by here!!
I have been busy over on the Split-window Type
2 list with questions about a 'freeway flyer'
gearbox.

Gary Shea replied to Chris W's plea for help....

<<  From the sound of the tranny, it's the standard
3/4 problem which  Todd Hill describes here from
time to time.  I'm sure he'll use better  terminology
than I can, and be more accurate, but anyway, yep,
it's  broke, and I doubt there's nothing you can do
but take it in to get  rebuilt.  Ouch.  But hey, Todd
is in California too...>>

Actually I kinda like the 'its broke' terminology used
here.  However, I'm not in Cally.  I'm a bit north of
there but you wouldn't know it from all the transplants.
I'm in Olympia, WA- about 65 miles south of Seattle.

<<   The tranny sucks though, and will probably
require you to find a used one or get the trashed
one rebuilt. >>

Yep, from what I have read here the trans is more
than likely toast.  Sorry about that.  Good luck with
finding a good used one as they all had the same
sucky components from VW to begin with.  The
new updated 3rd/4th hub seems to be doing its job,
though.  I haven't had one yet that came back with
the new style hub cracked.
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Todd Hill
VolksWerks Transaxles
Olympia, WA