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Skylist - how did you get on? Replaced the turbo which solved the problem. The oil seals had gone completely. The van is a lot quicker now, loads of torque low down. I discovered a blow between the exhaust manifold flange and the turbo when I removed the old turbo which would explain the lack of oo...

Hi, Our Syncro was unused for three weeks whilst we were on holiday. When when we got back we took the van for a spin. On starting up the engine there was a strange cough, then all seemed well. A few minutes later whilst accelerating up hill I noticed that the van was producing large clouds of blue ...

Problem semi solved. The timing was set initially at 0.6mm, standard for an AAZ I believe is 0.8. The garage have consulted a 'manual' (what a novel idea) and have now set the timing to 0.9mm. The engine behaves much more like it used to. Still not quite the same so maybe there has been a boost pin ...

It is summer which means our T25 has broken down somewhere inconvenient. It has just had a new diesel pump fitted to the AAZ engine by a main dealer in southern Sweden. The missus got the car back (I am back home in Norway back at work) and the dealer said that they were not sure what the correct pu...

Not wishing to tempt fate, but it looks like the new CV joints and wheel bearings have solved not just the unpleasant rattle but a host of other problems. There used to be an obvious resonance when climbing gently in 2nd gear which has gone. The van itself seems a lot quieter, a droning sound that I...

Nearly there. Two bolts (outer CV joint) and one big driveshaft nut to tighten up. Tomorrow is another day.



Thanks to all who have given advice and support so far.

sure if you can get it flat reuse it, rubber faces the cv,use a pin down the edge as you press it in to let the air out so it slides in nice if you need anything for gearbox etc.. you can always contact me I have most stuff in stock used and new still available new from VW Thanks for the tips, I'll...

fit a new one :run You can't even get driveshaft nuts for T3s here in Norway. I had to order the CV joint plates and lock washers from JK in the UK. Is there no way to safely reuse it? Put it in place and give the middle a tap to flatten the metal? E D I T: need the van on the road for next week so...

Aidan wrote:shouldn't have a hole in it it is a seal and stops gear oil leaking out of the gearbox and into the cv

Thanks! So which way round does it go? Rubber facing gearbox or CV joint?

I noticed that what looks like a small metal backed rubber seal (blue rubber) has fallen out of the mounting where the CV joint bolts onto. It looks a little like the top of a tin can, with a rim and a small hole in the middle. It seems to push fit back into the centre of the output shaft/flange on ...

Thanks. I'm building up the courage to go outside again and get on with putting everything back together.

Hmm... I tried to post som pics from Picasa web albums, but only get an error message about "being unable to determine size". I've never had problems with posting images like this before. Are there any issues related to Picasa Web albums? The pictures are on the norwegian thread, on page ...

The job is coming along, the driveshafts are back together waiting to go back on the van. As it is only -5'c out there at the moment, snowing gently as it does at this time of year, I have been working on the wheel bearings tonight. http://mistymornings.net/images/misc/Photo0503.jpg The inner ball b...

Thanks!