There are no trips planned until spring, thankfully I should be able to get
it gone through before spring.

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
On Oct 21, 2013 9:04 PM, "Miguel Pacheco" <mundopacheco@gmail.com> wrote:

> It could be only the input shaft bearing. It could be much more. The only
> way to be sure is to pull it. The way to ensure its demise is to leave it
> there and keep driving it....
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> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 3:49 PM, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com
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>> I believe this one came out of an air cooled gasser due to the faster
>> final
>> ratio. May have to get that rebuilt this winter
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>> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
>> On Oct 21, 2013 3:44 PM, "Scott Daniel" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
>> wrote:
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>> >  Vanagon transaxles are not noisy at all Ralph ..
>> > unless they are getting tired.
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>> > that test....idling in neutral...
>> > push in clutch, noise goes away ..
>> > let clutch up ..noise comes back.
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>> > that's worn bearings or other parts .
>> > Almost all vanagon transaxles at this point ..
>> > If they have not been rebuilt yet ...
>> > they're either due or getting there.
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>> > Waiting to deal with it can cost more in the end too ..
>> > as bad as your trans not being even a rebuildable core ?
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>> > which trans is it ..
>> > a DK ?  ..
>> > I consider those semi-rare ...
>> > and 'maybe' they can be a bit noisier than 83 and up later style
>> > transaxles.
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>> > Time to start thinking about trans rebuild.
>> > Scott
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>> >  On 10/21/2013 1:31 PM, ralph meyermann wrote:
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>> > Hi Volks! Just returned from a 500+ mile trip most of the way across
>> Iowa
>> > with silent and issue free cv joints. The more time I drive Velma with
>> the
>> > much quieter turbo diesel than the previous n/a diesel I've noticed more
>> > transaxle noise when under load and when I push in the clutch and keep
>> the
>> > engine rpm there is a big noise reduction? There is also some noise I
>> hear
>> > Idling in neutral that goes away when I push in the clutch (New throw
>> out
>> > and pilot bearings).Are Vanagon 4 speeds noisy? I have yet to ride in a
>> > Vanagon other than my own to compare with, I believe I need that to know
>> > for sure.
>> > Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
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