Gearchanges are just becoming a little stiff and awkward, and would like to rectify before driving again. Could someone please tell me what type of fluid goes into gearbox and the quantity preferred /brand, also, are hydraulic clutches adjustable? Thanks in advance

in what car?

'89 T3 5 spd manual, the rest of our VW's are aircooled and have cables, Cheers Oh and if anyone has a manual for the 2.1 litre they no longer need please PM me with price and postage details. thanks again

clutch can be adjusted by screwing the small shaft at the pedal it has a lock nut so becareful as for the hard to change sounds like the clutch adjust mat vwery well fix that

thanks Greedy....is there any particular brand of lubrication people have had success with? still have not found a workshop manual for less than a hundred bucks. OK bit of a long shot here... I found a manual for T3 only problem is it doesn't get here till next week,and i'm going up to the gold coast tomorrow if anybody has the time to email a couple of pages regarding the clutch assembly and it's workings/repair I would be very grateful.(can you send a slab of beer through the mail?) Muchos Gracias! my address is kombinationdetailing@yahoo.com.au

Sorted, Thanks Greedy, knuckles busted, grease and dirt in my eyes but moving in a forward direction, the clutch works better too.

i see the manuals on ebay sometimes

i have NEVER bought ANYTHING from ebay but thanks for the thought kombi kountry, i found one at a garage sale Cheers.

hydraulic rubbers may be a bit tired too mate

but looks like u are movin and wid a repair manual ...u'll be groovin

Cheers Bernie, an interesting afternoon discovering the joys of finding clutch master cylinder....under dash, who would have thought? replaced rubber thingy on slave cylinder and discovered there was a control arm loose. if that makes sense, still love that T3 note to self, when pushing on rubber boot whilst underneath to keep mouth closed YUCK!

i don't suppose anyone has a muffler to suit this beasty or know how much $ i'd be parting with...new or secondhand. From the the cat. converter back but not the cat itself? Gracias!

anyone got a spare muffler or recommend a decent alternative?

i don't suppose anyone has bought an A1 exhaust for their T3 recently? i priced a replacement VW muff...costs more than the bloody car! anyone?

Do a google on T3 parts and you'll bring up some US and European suppliers. They all have mufflers and prices are pretty good. Have you tried the older vee dub parts suppliers here rather than VW direct.

Classic Vee dub etc, they all advertise in VW mag Australia.

west side exhaust will taylor one for you his link is on flat four.org
good luck