Vernon, I'm in the process of replacing the trans in my camper. I had these symptoms at first. Don't worry your trans may not be on it's way out. What it sounds like is either your master or slave clutch cylinders. Look under your driver side rear wheel and you should see the cylinder. Is there any fluid dripping from it? Squeeze the boot, is there any fluid in the boot? If so, from my experience change them both out to prevent problems later of the other failiing. Another question is, How old is your clutch?
----- Original Message ----- From: Vernon Craddock <Vernon@CRADDOCK.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, March 29, 1999 12:12 PM Subject: Buzzing stick shift and Redline?
> Hello all, > Last Thursday, I changed my transmission fluid to Redline MT90. I noticed > an immediate improvement in shifting. Then, Friday I had a 2 hour road > trip. At one stop, the transmission repeatedly ground trying to get into > reverse. I tried it three times, each time, it ground then went into gear. > I was concerned, but it has not repeated since. More concerning, I now > notice that First and Second gears, a buzzing sound comes from the stick > shift. The sound goes away if I pull stick towards the steering wheel. > First buzzes intermittently, Second buzzes whenever under load. Arghhh!!! > What have I done? > > Do I need to adjust the linkage? > Adjust the plate at the base of the shifter? > Why would changing the fluid cause this to appear? > > Thanks, > Vernon > '90 Standard Vanagon > |
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