1990 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER Rear

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EMERGENCY
TOWING
WITH
COMMERCIAL TOWTRUCK

The
following information is to be used by
commercial
tow truck operators who know how to operate their equipment safely.
General
hints

•
Whenever possible, tow
with
front

wheels
off ground.

•
Vehicle may be
lifted
in rear and moved
to position for
front
hook-up.

•
The
Vanagon
cannot be towed
with
con­

ventional sling-type equipment. Towing
with

this type of equipment will cause bumper
and
body panel damage.

Vanagon
with
Automatic
Transmission

Tow
with
dollies under rear wheels or on
flat
bed truck to avoid damage to auto­matic transmission.

WARNING
Never
allow
passengers to
ride
in a

towed
vehicle
for any reason.
Front
Hook-up

•
Attach wheel
lift
equipment to wheels.

•
Attach safety straps to wheels.
•
Attach safety chains to axle platform.

•
Towing clearance: 6-12 inches
between tires and ground.

•
Towing
Speed/Miles:
Automatic
Transmission
-30 mph/30 mi

Manual
Transmission
-
50 mph/50 mi.

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GAS
STATION
INFORMATION!

• Attach safety chains on axle platform -
not
around
brake
lines.
Towing clearance: four inches between
tires and road.
Towing speed/distance:
Automatic Transmission - 30 mph/ 30 miles (48 kmh/48 km).

Manual
Transmission - 50 mph/50 miles
(80 kmh/80 km).

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B25-586

Rear
Hook-up
• Attach wheel
lift
equipment to wheels.
• Attach safety straps to wheels.
• Attach safety chains to trailing arms.
• Towing clearance: 6-12 inches
between tires and ground.
• Towing Speed/Miles: Automatic Transmission -30 mph/30 mi

Manual
Transmission -
50 mph/50 mi.
Vanagon
Syncro

Front
and
Rear
Hook-up

The Vanagon Syncro cannot be towed
with
conventional sling-type towing equip­ment nor
with
wheel
lift
equipment or
wheel dollies to avoid damage to the all-
wheel drive system. Use flat-bed tow truck
only.
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DO-IT-YOURSELF-SERVICE

LIFTING
VEHICLE

The vehicle should
never
be lifted or
jacked
up from underneath the engine
oil
pan, the transmission housing, or the

front
or rear axle.
This
could lead to serious damage.
The same lifting points as illustrated for the hoist also apply when using a floor jack. To
avoid damage to the underbody or chassis

frame,
it is necessary to insert a rubber pad between the floor jack and the lift

points.

Lifting
with workshop hoist
and with floor jack

Make
sure there is sufficient clearance
between pads and vehicle before driving
vehicle on to hoist.
WARNING
When removing components such as engine block, transmission housing,

fuel
tank, wheels,
front
or rear axle, anchor vehicle to hoist or add corre­
sponding weights to maintain the cen­
ter of
gravity.
Otherwise the vehicle
might tilt or slip off the hoist, causing
serious damage or personal
injury.
•
To reduce the risk of serious perso­

nal
injury
and vehicle damage, lift
vehicle only at the special workshop hoist and floor jack lift points illustra­

ted.
Failure to lift vehicle at these points could cause the vehicle to tilt or
fall

from a lift when, for example,
heavy
components such as the engine block
or transmission are removed result­
ing
in a change in vehicle weight and

balance.

•
If you must lift
your
vehicle with a
floor jack to work underneath, be sure
the vehicle is safely supported on
stands
intended for this purpose.
Lifting
points

Front

At the
front
jacking point.
Rear

At rear cross member.
The vehicle must be lifted only at the lift
points illustrated.

Lifting
with vehicle jack Refer to the "Changing a wheel" on page

125.

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I TECHNICAL
DESCRIPTION

ENGINE
MANUAL
TRANSMISSION

AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION

• Four stroke gasoline engine in rear.
• Four cylinder horizontally opposed.
• Crankshaft
with
four main bearings.
• Liquid cooling system, thermostatically
controlled.
• Thermoswitch operated electric fan. • Pressure oil feed
with
gear - type
pump and
full
flow
filter.

• Self-adjusting hydraulic valve filters.
• AFC (Airflow controlled) fuel injection.
•
Paper
element air cleaner.
• Exhaust emission control system
with

activated charcoal
filter
in the fuel system.
• Breakerless electronic ignition. • Single plate, dry clutch.
• Synchronized four speed transmission

and'
differential in one housing
with
com­

mon lubrication.
•
Rear
wheel drive,
with
two constant
velocity joints per drive shaft.
Syncro • Hydraulically operated single plate

clutch.

• Baulk synchronised 4-speed manual
transmission
with
additional Low-speed
traction gear (4+L transmission).
• Permanent four-wheel drive through

viscous
coupling.
• Manually operated differential lock for
rear final drive available as optional extra. • Hydrodynamic torque converter an:
planetary gearing
with
three forward an:
one reverse gear.
• Final drive in separate housing.
•
Rear
wheel drive,
with
two constar:
velocity joints per drive shaft.


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TECHNICAL
DESCRIPTION

FRONTWHEEL SUSPENSION
• Independent upper and lower control
arm
• Stabilizer
•
Coil
springs • Shock absorbers
Syncro • Independent wheel suspension by

means
of double wishbones
with
coil
springs and telescopic shock absorbers.
• Double
jointed
shafts
• Stabilizer bar
•
Viscous
coupling

Steering
•
Rack
and pinion
• Safety steering column REAR WHEEL SUSPENSION
• Independent semi-trailing arms
with

integrated axle support
•
Coil
springs
• Shock absorbers
Syncro • Independent wheel suspension by way
of diagonal arm axle
with
coil springs and

telescopic
dampers.
• Double
jointed
drive shafts
• Differential lock as optional extra.
BRAKES

• Hydraulic dual-circuit power-assisted
brake system
with
pressure regulator for rear wheel circuit. Front wheels
with
disc

brakes,
rear wheels
with
self-adjusting
drum brakes.
• Parking brake for rear wheels.
Body/Chassis • All steel unitized body
• Frame plates reinforced
with
side and

cross
members.

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TECHNICAL DATA

V-BELTS
CAPACITIES
for waterpump/alternator. 9.5 x 1100 LA
Fuel
tank 16.0 gal/60 liters
for A/C compressor . . . 12.5x1153 LA Syncro:
for power steering .... 9.5 x 1080 18.5 gal/70 liters Noteg
Reserve
(of
total
capacity) >. .. 2.5 gal/10 liters
The V-belts are among the most severely Coolin3
sVstem186
^t/17-5 ll,ers
stressed
parts of a vehicle. The belts there- Automatic
fore have very high quality requirements. transmission fluid (ATF) 3.2 qt/3.0 liters
When replacing a belt, it is not sufficient to Windshield washer container 4.3 qt/4.2 liters
use
just
any belt of the same
size.
For safe
operation, use only Original Volkswagen
Rear
window washer container 1.1 qt/1.0 liters

V-belts
specially designed for your Engine oil

vehicle.
The correct belts can be obtained
with
filter
change 4.8 qt/4.5 liters at your Volkswagen dealership.
without
filter
change 4.2 qt/4.0 liters

Do
not
fill
above "max" mark.
The oil level should be checked while topping up.
Difference between "min" and "max" marks
on the dipsticks is approx. 1 qt/1 liter


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I TECHNICAL DATA

DIMENSIONS

Station
Kombi
Camp-

Pick-up

Wagon
mobile
in mm in mm in mm in mm
Length 179.9 4570
179.9 4570 179.9
4570 179.9
4570
Width 72.6 1845
72.6 1845 72.6
1845 72.6 1845
Height (unladen) .... 77.2
1960 77.2
1960 81.6 2075 75.9 1930

Angle
of approach .... 21° 21° 21° 21°

Angle
of depature .... 19° 19° 19° 19°

Wheelbase
96.9 2460 96.9 2460 96.9 2460 96.9 2460
Front track 62.4
1585 62.4
1585 62.4 1585 62.4 1585

Rear
track 61.8 1570
61.8 1570
61.8 1570 61.8 1570

Ground
clearance
with
gross
vehicle weight
front
7.5
190 7.5 190
7.5 190 7.5 190
rear 8.0
204 8.0 204 8.0 204 8.0 204
Turning circle diameter . approximately 35
ft/10.7
(wall
to wall)

Ramp
angle 22° 22° 22° 22°

Ground
clearance is reduced by approximately 1.2 in (30 mm)
on vehicles having a lowered
chassis.

When driving up steep ramps, on rough roads, over curbs, etc. it is
important
to remember
that
some parts of your car are close
to the ground, such as spoilers or exhaust system components.
Be
sure to avoid damage.
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TECHNICAL DATA
Syncro Station
Kombi Camp-
Pick-up
Syncro Wagon
mobile
in mm in mm in
mm in mm
Length 179.9 4570 179.9 4570 179.9
4570 179.9 4570
Width 72.6 1845
72.6 1845 72.6
1845 73.6 1870
Height (unladen) .... 78.3
1990 78.3 1990 82.8
1990 77.2
1960
Angle of approach .... 22°
22° 22°
22°
Angle of depature .... 19°
19° 19°
19°
Wheelbase 96.6
2455 96.6 2455 96.6
2455 96.6
2455
Front track 61.7
1568 61.7 1568 61.7
1568 61.4
1560
Rear track 61.4 1560 61.4
1560 61.4
1560 61.4
1560
Ground clearance with
gross vehicle weight front 8.5
215 8.5 215
8.5 215 8.5
215
rear 7.6 193
7.6 193
7.6 193
7.6 139
Turning circle diameter . approximately 36 ft/10.9 (wall to wall)
Wading depth 11.3 290 11.3 290
11.3 290 11.3
290
Ramp angle 24°
24° 24°
24°
When driving up steep ramps, on rough roads, over curbs, etc. it is important to remember that some parts of your car are close
to the ground, such as spoilers or exhaust system components. Be sure to avoid damage.
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