78 westy original 091 light overhaul?

[hoody]

I drove this bus twice short distances.Seemed to shift fine and I know for a fact it was babied for 25 years.I am doing a rebuild on the engin.What should I done to the tranny?Whats my best bet without an entire overhaul?
Thanks for your help

[vwlover77]

I don't think there's much you can do other than to change the gear oil (get GL-4 from NAPA, not GL-5), replace the throwout bearing, and deal with any shift linkage issues.

Take a look at Ratwell's "091 Refresh" article on http://www.ratwell.com

Here's a direct link:
http://www.ratwell.com/technical/091Transmission.html

You may also want to take care of the fuel tank vent and filler hoses while the engine is out.

[hoody]

I am very familiar with Richard's site. Ironic you replied, I am thinking about Jim freshening my 091. Hopefully he's better at trannys than engines.My understanding is that he is great at trannys, especially 091s.As you know his bread and butter is dune buggies with our transaxles in them.

[Randy in Maine]

My only suggestion would be to inspect the shifter bushings while you are in there.

I can't remember where the good place to buy the bushings are right now though.