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On Thu, 31 Oct 1996 Dc311vw@aol.com wrote: > Hey everyone, this is a great list!! My ' 70 Squareback has been my project > now for about 2 1/2 years with another year to go. I have only diven it > about 5 times and have been noticing that when I take off from a stop in > first gear sometimes my shifter will pop out of first. I'm not letting out > the clutch too fast or not engaging the gear far enough it just pops out when > I start to move. It seems to only happen about 40 % of the time, but if I > hold it in place in first gear that usually keeps it in gear. It only happens > in first gear also. Anyone got any ideas? Thanks for the input! > > Derrick > ' 70 Squareback > ' 61 Beetle Ragtop > > Sorry to break the news, but that usually means that the tranny is on it's last legs. The bad news is that it is harder to find T3 trannies. The good news is that T1 trannies will fit, if you switch the nosepiece from your old one on to the replacement. I got a junk T1 tranny from my local junkyard for $125.... Hope this helps, Doug H. '71 Squareback >