Date:         Fri, 8 Oct 1999 13:06:43 -0400
Reply-To:     William Maxian <wmaxian@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         William Maxian <wmaxian@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Blown Transmission?
Comments: To: Maurizio Penna <pennam@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Have good used transmission in 85, that's being parted out ($400 + shipping) -
think this might be the cheapest & quickest way out. MAX

Maurizio Penna wrote:

> Hello,
>
> The 4-speed manual transmission in my 86 Vanagon is acting up:
>
> Initially, the gear box was getting stuck into 3rd or 4th, then it started
> grinding while engaging 3rd and 4th gear.
>
> I drained the oil from the transmission and found lots of metal on the drain
> plug and in the oil. (The oil had been changed 30,000 km ago)
> I then flushed the tranny with 3 liters of 80W90 and filled it with DuraLube
> and synthetic 80W90.
>
> Although the transmission now works very smoothly, there still appears to be
> no syncro for 3rd & 4th gear.
>
> When the engine is not running, all gears engage very easily and smoothly so
> I don't think it is a shift-linkage adjustment problem.
>
> I checked the clutch hydraulic system and everything appears to be working -
> (smooth operation and full clutch release).
>
> Is this a common problem at just under 100,000 km (60,000 mi) ?
>
> If you have any suggestions please cc me on this e-mail account as I am
> unfortunately unable to be part of the list.
>
> Thanks,
>
> M.Penna
>
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