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Thats over €100 (real money)........... and its out of stock! Had a good look at their site and this is a pic they have up for 4WD front suspension http://www.van-cafe.com/shop/images/suspension.jpg What's wrong with that! :rollin At least it's a VW. In their defence they where very good to deal wi...

syncropaddy wrote:How much was the rubber filler pipe .....?

Expensive! Over 100bux from van cafe...

Interesting to know.

On mine it was a plastic t piece as the fuel also went to the old diesel heater. The plastic stapped as soon as I touched it. The new adapter seems to work ok.

Thanks Aidan. Your help and knowledge is gratefully accepted I only think it is the box as I can notwork out what else it could be? With the problem being intermittent it is so dam frustrating. The new gear oil that went in the box was 4 liters of Valvoline Dura Gear, Synthetic Blend, SAE75W-85 GL4....

Hey Guys, Latest update. I managed to get a few days on a ramp which makes working much easier. After spending an evening reading on various forums I had some more ideas to try. I worked out that I could select the gears easy at the gear box with the linkage off, with the engine running and with the...

Thanks for your ideas about getting a better condition one. I will start to look around and put a wanted advert out. As you say the wear on the rear bush area is a problem so I want to make sure if I buy one its in better condition. I am back in the UK over Xmas for a few weeks so it could end being...

Hi Guys, After a few days, late nights and hair pulling I think I have found my problem. Like I say 'think' :rofl Thanks to the info from Aidan I worked out my box is ok, well I think ... I can select the gears on the box via the ball and a bar for leverage. Next I looked to my linkage and found tha...

Hey Guys, Thanks again for all your help. Aidan. From what i know the van was once petrol but I am not sure if the correct gear linkage was installed? The previous owner was a complete cowboy which has necessitated fixing almost every part on the van. Up to when you mentioned about the gear linkage ...

Hey Guys, Thanks for the input. After a nights sleep I have slightly regained my sense of humor, still all very frustrating :x With it being a daily driver I am under pressure to fix it or get rid of it ... I can not get the gears with or with out the engine running. It is noticeably worse when the ...

Ok so the box is back in and its the same :run I have to say I am more than a bit fed up up with it now! My first drive down the road I had lovely smooth gear change, came to a junction, no gears :evil: . Lots of clutch peddle pumping and gear stick forcing and off again. Now the gear change is very...

Parts arrived and I have just fitted my shinny new parts ... Lovely new straps. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8209/8157000094_b32e10f8fa.jpg New filler. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7134/8156967725_bd5a8e80c5.jpg The most expensive bit of rubber... The filler hose. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/725...

Slowly getting it back together. Welded up ready for fitting. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8066/8156997210_bf0f15913d.jpg Ready for fitting. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7116/8156968379_04bf97c233.jpg I have noticed that the new release bearing is much thinner. (On right) I hope this does not make...

Thanks Aidan.

I have used a slide hammer for body work but never to remove a bush like this. I will look into how this works....

So the parts are slowly coming in from all over the world. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8336/8137456204_f59d80d54c.jpg It may be over kill replacing some parts but the van is on it's last chance :roll: . By that I mean if it keeps letting us down it will have to be sold as we can't have a daily dri...

Looks similar to the problem I had. The release bearing had come unclipped on the same side. It's definitely worn, it wasn't until I saw an un worn one that I realised how much mine was worn. Whether its excessive, I'm sure Aiden will be along shortly, but at between 20-40 euros new, I personally w...