Oh no! my gearbox gave birth!

[Hillshy]

while doing a gearbox oil change today, unscrewed the drainplug in my gearbox in my caravelle/vanagon, and then proceeded to drop the oil only to find my gearbox had given birth to 2 shiny metal clips and 2 ball bearings. aaaaaaah! Noooooooooo!

 :shock:  i logged into  http://www.longenterprises.com/parts_list/partslist_2700.html and it seems that i dont have any ball sleeves in my box anymore and havn't yet worked out where the other parts GO!

091 301 120 BALL SLEEVE Vanagon, shift rail bearing clip  :shock:

CRAP! :cry:

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[jtanguay]

step 1.  resize images  :lol:

step 2.   :cry:

there has to be a reason that the parts fell out.  they were probably already hanging there...  no manufacturer would setup a tranny to eject parts while performing regular maintenance  :lol: so i'd say it was a godsend that you decided to change your tranny oil when you did... probably prevented a major catastrophe!  but now you must locate the new bearings and install them...  :cry:

[Baxter]

The metal guides always fall out, never seen any bearings though, probably part of the detent.
Is your gearchange not the most positive?

[itzdshtz]

The two balls  fit inside the clips, one on each side of the shift rail.
Like Andrew said, I would pull the tranny, fix the guides, install an updated 3-4 synchro hub and check all bearings.
Don't wait till it gets noisy, it will cost you way more!