[Vwdiesel] Vwdiesel Digest, Vol 167, Issue 1

[Greg Davis]

I have an 81 rabbit pickup synthetic in engine. 

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> On Jun 6, 2019, at 6:17 PM, Doug Boes <db53248 at windstream.net> wrote:
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> Thanks Roger! Great to hear from you again. I’ll see if I can check the oil level. I was afraid no one had rabbits anymore, let alone rabbit pickups.
> I’d like to replace the tranny fluid with synthetic tranny fluid. Do you have any experience with using synthetic tranny fluid in the A1 trannys?
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>> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 21:23:59 -0500
>> From: Doug Boes <db53248 at windstream.net>
>> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Tranny issues
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>> Does anyone work on the 5-speed manual transmissions for vw rabbits. I’m having trouble getting into 5th gear. I’d like to know if this can be remedied locally or if a tranny rebuild is required. Do any commercial tranny shops work on these in the midwest?
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>> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 22:23:03 -0700
>> From: Roger Brown <r.c.brown at ieee.org>
>> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Tranny issues
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>> A few common issues.  One is low gear oil level, it needs to be overfilled per the fill or 
>> check plug on the side of the housing.  If the level is at or below that plug level, it's 
>> too low:
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>> https://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkage.shtml#FAQ20
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>> Add some more oil through the speedo cable hole and see if that helps.  If it's been low 
>> for a long time, 5th gear can be damaged due to lack of lube.
>> 
>> Could also be a mis-adjusted or worn shift linkage, not too hard to identify the source of 
>> play:
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>> https://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkageInstall.shtml#DiagnosingProblems
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>> Common source of play in the A1 models:
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>> https://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkageInstall.shtml#RelayLeverShim
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>>> On 6/5/2019 7:23 PM, Doug Boes wrote:
>>> Does anyone work on the 5-speed manual transmissions for vw rabbits. I’m having trouble getting into 5th gear. I’d like to know if this can be remedied locally or if a tranny rebuild is required. Do any commercial tranny shops work on these in the midwest?
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