All,
Here's the equivalent of ABC radio 702 saturdays 10-11am building issues weekly segment ... their famous "Boofhead Of The Week" award!
Oh dear.
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: ... (deleted)
Sent: Sunday, 10 January 2010 1:37 PM
To: syncrolist@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [syncro.org] Don't roll or bump start your syncro in reverse
My 86 syncro had a dead battery one cold morning,in a hurry I didn't want to take the time for jumper cables. My van was on a slope facing up hill so I thought I would just bump start rolling backwards. My old air cooled vw's took this kind of abuse on a regular basis. Any way when I attempted this I just heard a loud grinding sound and realized trans fluid was gushing out the trans. The reverse gear idler shaft is located about a half inch from the outer wall of the transmission. Under normal thrust this isn't a problem because the shaft is pushed inward. By attempting to roll start the thrust is in a backward direction and the shaft literally blows out the trans. $$$ repair cost. had to replace the low gear housing and reverse gear cover and a few other parts. Those parts weren't easy to find here on the west coast. The two wheel drive trans isn't as vulnerable. I'm using jumper cables from now on.
CA
Here's the equivalent of ABC radio 702 saturdays 10-11am building issues weekly segment ... their famous "Boofhead Of The Week" award!
Oh dear.
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: ... (deleted)
Sent: Sunday, 10 January 2010 1:37 PM
To: syncrolist@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [syncro.org] Don't roll or bump start your syncro in reverse
My 86 syncro had a dead battery one cold morning,in a hurry I didn't want to take the time for jumper cables. My van was on a slope facing up hill so I thought I would just bump start rolling backwards. My old air cooled vw's took this kind of abuse on a regular basis. Any way when I attempted this I just heard a loud grinding sound and realized trans fluid was gushing out the trans. The reverse gear idler shaft is located about a half inch from the outer wall of the transmission. Under normal thrust this isn't a problem because the shaft is pushed inward. By attempting to roll start the thrust is in a backward direction and the shaft literally blows out the trans. $$$ repair cost. had to replace the low gear housing and reverse gear cover and a few other parts. Those parts weren't easy to find here on the west coast. The two wheel drive trans isn't as vulnerable. I'm using jumper cables from now on.
CA
