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• WTB 4 sp Shifter/linkage
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 23 May 2002 07:09:25 -0400
  I'm looking for a 4 sp shifter with linkage for my 87 van. I've rebuilt mine but it's still loose and...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 19:37:45 -0700
  "I like my Berg short shift kit and shifter extension, but the best mod for me was the sew-on Wheelskin leather steering wheel...
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 21 May 2010 17:49:55 -0700
  ...I'm following the Bentley procedure to align the shifter. > I > > am > > > missing a plastic tab on the front shift rod, but didn't...
• Re: Shifter extension PS....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Wed, 28 May 2003 16:46:33 -0400
  On the Renault Dauphene of 19xx (I forget, maybe 1955-60?), a similarly crisp shifter action was described as "broomstick in a bath tub...
• Re: correction on shift linkage URL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 30 May 2011 10:03:27 -0800
  ...Had to drive home using a vise grip pliers and a phillips screw driver as a shift lever. Upshifting worked well but downshifts to...
• Re: Slipping Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 15:29:44 -0600
  ...Slipping Transmission > > Hi all - sometimes it seems like my Van doesn't shift to the right gear. > I'll be in gear and want...
• Some shift linkage mods
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 8 Aug 2021 17:12:43 -0700
  ...https://shufti.blog/2021/08/08/vanagon-syncro-some-shift-linkage-mods/ Alistair
• Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
  Historical mailing list - paul guard
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 15:43:16 +0000
  It sounds as though the shifter has been adjusted so that it doesn't quite allow full engagement in 3rd gear. It won't...
• sticky shifting after change to Redline
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 18:45:34 -0500
  ...Right after the change, it shifted like a dream---like butter. Now, though, htat super-smoothness is definitely gone, and the shifting is maybe...
• Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 19 May 2017 07:51:31 -0700
  ...Loosen the connection holding the front and rear of > the shifter shaft together, put the jig parts in plsce then tighten the > connector, shifter...
• Re: '64 Tranny Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 10:09:57 -0700
  >On the good note, I coughed up the $120 to buy a Gene Berg shifter for my old >bus and it is an impressive...
• Re: Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 16:25:25 -0800
  > I have recently started to have a problem shifting into first gear. It > occurs most often after I've backed out of parking space...
• Berg Group Purchase Instructions!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 18:09:40 EST
  ...GB6790 quick shift kit only $25.46 GB6780 quick shift kit with 12mm extension $34.38 GB6785 quick shift kit with 14mm extension $36...
• Re: A question about the boot that goes over the guide pin at transmission
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 8 Oct 2014 12:14:11 -0700
  It clearly goes over the flange, otherwise the guide pin is exposed when you shift to 2nd or 4th. And I cured my balky...
• Re: Gearshift lever broken, looking for replacement
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:50:32 -0500
  The shift knob itsself may be unavailable, but i have a few spares if anyone needs them. I've sworn off of them. The...
• Re: Gear selection issue
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:47:18 -0400
  ...Missing or broken? Ball > etc on shift lever ok? Though unlikely, is shift housing and shift > lever plate in cab (under big boot) secure...
• Re: Auto Shifter slide repair
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 7 Sep 2021 21:59:43 -0400
  ...Eric Caron > On Sep 7, 2021, at 8:33 PM, <stuartmacm@gmail.com> <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > > It's a shifter dust cover strip...
• Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:06:29 -0700
  ...The shifter handle was stuck up near the > > > radio... Very unnatural, like a broken elbow. > > > > > > > > -- > > Neil n > > > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot...
• Volks Cafe Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Volks Cafe
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 13:40:25 -0700
  List members We were aware that list members had attempted to put a group buy together for short shift kits a few months ago...
• Re: Can an 091 trans be installed in place of an 091/1
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 11:56:42 -0700
  ...As far as the shifter stuff, all you really need is the early rear shift rod and guide pin. Then adapt that to the...
• Re: Interest in Older Vanagon Shift Linkage reproduction
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:39:21 -0700
  ...NLA parts were becoming a problem and the shift linkage was one of them. I forwarded your e-mail to my mechanic so he...
• shift linkage rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Sat, 3 May 2003 20:17:34 -0600
  Hello Listmembers, My 1982 diesel Westfalia will no longer shift into reverse. First and second gear are now in the left "indent" area where...
• Shift Linkage Woes -- 1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gary Meier
  Sat, 13 Jul 2013 12:36:29 -0400
  ...The shifting is vague and you don't need to depress the shift lever to engage reverse. It seems like there is excessive movement...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:03:55 -0800
  ...17/2011, ralph meyermann wrote... >> Is that to help with vague shifting? > > It very much does, if your old one is worn (probably is...
• Re: Lost ALL gears, then they came back, then it was fine, then shifting got wierd, then it was fine
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 15:11:30 -0500
  Christopher, Possibly the shifter bushing could be on the way out. This makes it hard to hit the correct gears. BD used to sell...
• Shifter bushings link
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:30:47 -0700
  Here is the link to the web site with the shifter bushings and all. Zoltan http://community.webtv.net/VanagonUsedParts/VanagonParts
• shifter bushing Q
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 08:06:57 -0600
  Hi all! Can the shifter bushing (251 711 207D) be replaced without removing the gas tank? Thanks! Christopher Darilek '81 Westfalia
• WTB: Automatic Tranny and Shift Lnkg
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:59:03 -0500
  Seeking a good AUTO tranny and all shift linkage for an 85 Westy. Call Warren 415-225-9770
• Was: Tranny Repaired!!! Now: Shifter PM
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:36:03 -0400
  I think many people get their vans with crappy shifting and they just think that this is "normal". No when the Vanagon left the...
• Re: shift linkage boots
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 17:15:42 -0700
  ...with a few bumps the compressed boot expands and pushes my easy to shift van into neutral. Has anybody else with intact shifter linkage...
• Re: difficulty shifting
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 4 Oct 2017 21:35:32 -0700
  ...Subsequent same shifts no issue. Alistair > On Oct 4, 2017, at 5:32 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Hello all, I have...
• Re: Cost of auto shifter cable
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 26 May 2010 12:31:38 -0700
  ...The cable I mean is inside the shifter mechanism, the hand-operated lever for shifting the automatic transmission. Its not the same thing is...
• Re: Slipping Transmission
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 19:49:47 -0400
  ...Sorry - Thought that was implied by saying "I shift." Should have been more clear. -eric On 8/27/02 2:29 PM, "Ben McCafferty...
• Re: sequential shift
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:19:53 -0500
  ...Manual tranny upgrade from "H" shift to sequential shift I've been looking at some materials on syncro transmissions and was wondering if any...
• Shiftless
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sun, 28 Jul 1996 00:15:37 -0500
  I just replaced the tranny on my '81 vanagon, only to find that the shifter doesn't reach far enough to go into any...
• Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 12:49:08 -0700
  ...Got it in 2 days from Volks Caf� and it makes a big difference in the length of shift throw and is as advertised...
• Auto trans - not shifting into 3rd when cold?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moon
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:34:42 -0500
  ...I am recently having a problem with the transmission not shifting into 3rd when cold. It will shift normall from 1st to 2nd. It...
• Re: How to correct "vague" 4 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:47:36 -0500
  Allan, If adjustments don't help, there exists a shifter repair kit http://tinyurl.com/yujsqt that includes " Bushings, Flanges, Plates & Selector Lever for...
• Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 19 May 2017 08:05:11 -0700
  ...Loosen the connection holding the front and rear of > the shifter shaft together, put the jig parts in plsce then tighten the > connector, shifter...
• Re: Shifter Base repair kit (85 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:35:45 -0400
  ...Shifter Base repair kit (85 tin top) > ​Hello List, > > I need to buy the hemisphere for the shifter base bushing, mine is toast. > I...
• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:22:55 -0400
  At 09:56 AM 4/9/2009, John Rodgers wrote: >end of the shift rod works. I can see a funky little tang on...
• Re: Gear shift parts question (me too)
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:26:11 -1000
  Sounds like your gear shift lever is broke. It is located at the trans. Have someone shift the stick while you check the lever...
• Re: Gear Trouble
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 06:46:21 -0700
  Loosen the 10mm nuts on the shifter base under the rubber cover, put it in first and tighten them back up. If it messes...
• Shifting issue Update........
  Historical mailing list - wognacious
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:46:01 -0700
  ...I can now down shift from 4th into 3rd there is a very slight grinding noise, and I know this isn't right, but...
• Re: shifting anomaly...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 4 Oct 2015 10:48:24 -0700
  gear oil was serviced about a year ago by my mechanic at the same time I replaced the shifter base components... thanks
• correction on shift linkage URL
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 May 2011 13:28:46 -0700
  My poor spelling... corrected the URL http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/vanagon-syncro-gear-shift-lever-maintenance/ alistair
• Re: Additions and corrections to Technical Transmission Question.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 10:32:31 -0700
  Checking that the shifter linkage is working properly is a great idea but why would the adjustment dimension(s) change for a different engine...
• Automatic Transmission/Shifter cable?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 23:40:56 -0700
  My AT (�85 Westfalia) is getting *really* hard to shift. A couple of people have tried to adjust it, both have suggested that it...
• Re: Shifter extension
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 May 2003 15:47:31 -0700
  ...moost be inkorrect, in Germany vee haf keine problem mit den shiftengruppen." ab -- '82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94 albell@uvic.ca...
• Who sells 4 speed shifter rebuild kits
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:55:52 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: [VANAGON] 4 speed shifter sloppy and vibrates Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 21:38:02 -0400 The shifter on...
• Re: difficult shifting
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 31 May 2005 09:02:16 -0700
  ...difficult shifting > hi all, > > over the past few weeks, my 87 GL has gotten harder and harder to shift > into 1st and 2nd gear...
• Trans ?, No Rev, HELP needed!
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 10:39:07 -0700 (PDT)
  Hello one & all; My 86' Westy decided it doesn't like to shift into reverse anymore. I've only had this baby (my 1st...
• Re: Auto shifter LED lamp conversion
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 14:12:18 -0800
  what I do sometimes is install a small red LED above the shifter area .. kinda tucked in and out of sight .. That lights the...
• How do I ... (shifter stuff)
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:49:33 -0400
  ...I'd like to clean the rear shift linkage. The area that goes into the transmission. I've had a look and found the...
• Re: shifting probs. into 3rd & 4th pls help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 16:09:49 -0400
  ...An interesting symptom is when I am parked in neutral (with engine running) and I feather the shift lever towards 3rd or 4th gear...
• Re: Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 08:43:03 -0500
  Uhhh, I thought the cam-shaped protrusion was PART of the shifter bar -- are you implying that it is simply attached to the shifter...
• Re: Shift Linkage Problem on manual tranny
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 14:48:16 -0700
  ...You bolted the shift linkage bracket on the wrong side of the tranny tab. It needs to go in front of the tab, not...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 12:07:30 -0800
  Brett Baer wrote: > Do you have to push the shifter downwards and then towards the front of the > van to go from 1st to...
• Replacement part -- shifter cable for '90 Automatic?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:16:37 -0400
  Hello, The housing for the shifter (gear selector) cable on my '90 Westy automatic (stock 3-speed) has cracked, and now my previously-hard...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 21:24:21 -0700
  John Sure would like to try & help with this Diag' ~ Curious to know why You are avoiding answering this question ~ >>>> Does the Shifter still...