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• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2017 20:03:50 -0700
  ...included the shift linkage fix I mentioned on the list a few weeks ago. >> >> Oil change, skid plate mod, shift linkage mod. >> >> >> >> https://shufti...
• shifting problem with 89 Westy 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 20:55:54 EST
  ...I would reach a stop sign and found that shifting into first was very difficult. The gearshift felt like it was hitting an obstruction...
• Re: Movement felt in the Shift Stick.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:57:01 -0700
  ...it's very common for vanagon shift linkage to be 'just driven' ..for years and decades. That will totally trash this very excellent shift...
• Re: HOT AT SHIFT LEVER
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 00:24:31 -0700
  ...Is there enough heat from the radiator that gets back > to the shift linkage? If so, how best to insulate it? > > John Lauterbach > Not...
• Re: Shift Linkage Help
  Historical mailing list - Martin Kennelly
  Mon, 17 May 1999 19:12:04 +0000
  ...After you have installed your kit then you will have to adjust the linkage position, but you can probably do that blindfold by now...
• Re: Shifting problem with 88 Westy (standard)
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 16:07:31 EDT
  ...if its difficult into rev also.They get worse when hot-better cold...better hope its linkage as Brent suggested Daryl at AA Transaxle
• tranny ques?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:41:59 -0500
  ...is this the tranny going bad? the clutch? or could this be the linkage (please explain how the linkage works and what maintainance can...
• 84 vanagon transmission problem
  Historical mailing list - dturner
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 18:36:19 -0600
  ...Tried a new bushing kit which tightened up the shift pattern but still no 1st or 2nd. Tried adjusting the linkage as described in...
• 1st gear shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 16:41:22 EDT
  I have an '89 Sycro and am having problems shifting into first gear. All the other gears are fine (I am using the low...
• Re: Nice day at the coast...but blown shift linkage.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 07:23:52 -0700
  Thanks much to all the folks that responded to my quest for the plastic shifter parts! Ken at Vanagain does indeed have the kit...
• FW: Smooth shifting!
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 19:10:31 -0700
  ...got the biggest change in my shifting smoothness in such a short period of time. (!) The linkages must have been all gunked up. -wes...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2017 11:33:29 -0700
  ...12:13 Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> napisał(a): >> >>> Trivial stuff mostly, and I've included the shift linkage fix I mentioned on the...
• Re: SA 5-speed transmission
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 13 May 1999 21:25:32 -0700
  ...The thing that solved it for me was replacing the pin that attached the shift linkage to the arm on the trans and adjusting...
• accelerator linkage question
  Historical mailing list - James G. Reed Jones
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:34:58 -0400
  ...I was replacing my accelerator linkage today (87 GL AUTO) and the ball? connector end where it meets the shift lever was fused solid...
• Re: Rabbit Transmission (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 23:38:02 -0500
  ...Fluid levels OK, linkage > adjustment OK, nylon/plastic bushings OK, clutch adjustment OK. > Problem is > it gets stuck in gear when shifting. When engine...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:18:00 -0500
  ...wrote: > In looking over the transmission, all the boots on my shift linkage are torn > to shreds. �I'm wondering if these are a...
• Re: Do Shift linkage bushes wear ...
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:41:33 -0400
  While we're on the subject, how bad are they going to wear if the two rubber boots have completly worn away? Are replacement...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:23:24 -0800
  ...If not, move the bushing > mounting plates to the other side of the ears. > > Mark > > zolo wrote: > > > > I am adjusting the transmission shift linkage...
• Re: broken gear box
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 1 Nov 2017 12:34:27 -0400
  ...That will jam up the shift lever and then if you use your Hulk powers to try to shift gears, you can break other...
• Re: 81 Vanagon Shift Linkage Problem...
  Historical mailing list - John P
  Thu, 4 May 2000 05:22:08 -0000
  ...81 Vanagon Shift Linkage Problem... > Greetings gang, > > I have an '81 Vanagon that is having trouble staying in any gear. I > think it has...
• 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...
• Shifter came unbolted from floor
  Historical mailing list - Ian Stewart
  Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:13:56 -0700
  ...The shift lever is still securely bolted to the linkage, but the nuts that secure the shift-lever housing and the lower gearshift mechanism...
• Tranny Linkage Boots, etc. no 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 3 May 2011 19:07:31 -0400
  I'm having trouble shifting into 1st gear, it only goes in about 1 out of 10 tries. 2nd is slightly better. Before I...
• Re: Shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 23:39:39 -0600
  ...How about your shift linkage? Is it snug or can you wiggle your stick around a lot even when it's in gear? If...
• Re: Travel Emergency: 4sp Manual Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:23:50 -0700
  ...She also says the clutch pedal > action seems normal. > > I guessing rear shifter linkage is bad, but your suggestions? Nearest > trustworthy shop? Try to...
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:19:42 EDT
  ...Sometimes, shifting into 4th (engine off) it catches a *little* then goes into place. Because linkage is stiff, can't tell if it's...
• Re: 5 speed transmission for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - gary
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 20:38:43 -0400
  ...mount and a different shift linkage (I modified the 4 spd. linkage w/ reasonable success). Wonderful transformation. Gary
• Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:06:29 -0700
  I'm sure your mechanic will look, but check the linkage at the transmission. Ball/socket came undone? Good luck! -Dick- On Friday, June...
• guy with early bus shifting problem, write me back
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 15:58:08 -0700 (PDT)
  i told you i would measure out my linkage for you and write back but i have lost your address. if you see this...
• Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 12:20:19 -0700
  ...Initially had problems finding gears, but much of that was sorted out by following the Bentley's shift linkage adjustment procedure. However, the biggest...
• Re: reverse (manual) shifting
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 09:17:40 -0700
  ...Now I fit >> another used lever and ball joint assembly, removed rear linkage and >> put new boots on with lube etc. The shifting has...
• Re: Transmission replacement
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 08:58:54 -0800
  ...Wasserboxers have side shifters. So the answer is 'no' you cannot swap with working on the linkages. BenT Sent from my mobile device On...
• symptoms of a failing clutch
  Historical mailing list - aj
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:29:01 -0500
  ...There is difficulty in shifting gears. How does one troubleshoot this problem? Is it the clutch, the clutch hydraulic system, the linkage.etc.etc...
• Re: I'm lazy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 May 2006 06:54:35 -0400
  ...So this leads me to believe, I need to adjust something in the shift linkage itself. Perhaps as simple as loosen the pivot plate...
• re: Uh-Oh! Tranny or Shift Linkage?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 95 15:51:29 PST
  ...Steve H2obxr@aol.COM Wrote: | | OK, so about a week ago, it was all of a sudden (literally | from one shift to | the next...
• Re: manuel trans pop's drops out of third gear
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:23:31 -0700
  If you feel the linkage is puttin it all the way into gear, then its likely a bad 3rd gear..happens.. Daryl of AA...
• Shifting issue Update........
  Historical mailing list - wognacious
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:46:01 -0700
  ...Why do you suppose it shifts now? I've checked the linkage and everything seems to be in order except for a torn rubber...
• Re: [T2] Tranny Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 20:26:48 -0600
  Got the problem fixed! It was just a matter of adjusting the linkage, greasing all the linkage. Thanks to all who P-mailed their...
• Snake Oil! Wurth it!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:44:58 -0800
  ...I used it on all my shift linkage and also the moving parts and bushings of the suspension and steering...Wow! What an improvement...
• re: Smoooooooth Shifting
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Dec 95 12:03:17 PST
  ...references to the | linkage dohickey's; I | still don't have my Bentley manual yet :) | | Cliff | | '88 Vanagon GL, shifting much better now, TYVM!
• Re: Interest in Older Vanagon Shift Linkage reproduction
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:57:10 -0400
  At 11:11 AM 8/21/2009, Ken Wilford wrote... >We can also get the boot that goes over this part Are these the...
• Lubricating the linkage
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Aycock
  Sat, 4 Jun 94 11:49:06 CDT
  ...We's running good now, but I just noticed that there's a squeaking when I shift gears.. What do I lube for this...
• shifter linkage solved and the real problem persists...groan!
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:12:22 -0500
  ...was trying to diagnose an inability to shift. It turned out to not be my linkage but that my fluid reservoir was quite low...
• Re: Transmission Bell Housing Question Help
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:51:28 -0700
  ...run into a very small differnce about > bolting your 89 he shift linkage bracket to the 85 trans body ....... > this 'might' happen. Sometimes it...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:25:06 -0400
  Last fall I installed all new bushings, boots, basically all the replaceable wear parts from the shifter base back to the transmission. I can...
• Re: Travel Emergency: 4sp Manual Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:21:18 -0400
  ...I guessing rear shifter linkage is bad, but your suggestions? Nearest trustworthy shop? Try to drive it to Eugene? Thanks!
• Re: Grinding into Secong Gear when Cold
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 22:12:30 -0800
  ...Lubricate your shift linkage and change your transmission gear oil and replace it with Synthetic gear oil. I just lubricated and adjusted my shift...
• Re: shifter linkage solved and the real problem persists...groan!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:33:59 -0500
  ...shifter linkage solved and the real problem persists...groan! > A short while back some of you advised me while I was trying to > diagnosean...
• My Vanagon has new engine! Now it's time to deal with linkage!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 21:07:00 -0600
  ...My next problem is the shift linkage. This seemed to coincide with the change over to synthetic tranny oil but that may be only...
• Re: weekend report and shifting prob.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
  Wed, 04 May 1994 08:50:33 -0500 (EST)
  Gerry, I had a very similar problem-turned out to be a linkage with a lot of slop in it. I dont remember how...
• Re: hard shifting - different problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 10:10:50 -0400
  ...linkage to "fix" things. Obviously, this was a >mistake. The shop who ended up replacing the >transmission could never get it to shift into...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:33:12 -0700
  ...same with 5 speed shift linkage.. it works, it's not pleasant to use, and with time, lack of lube/service and some wear...
• Re: I have first gear back and new clutch finally in...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 11 May 2011 08:19:18 -0500
  ...I > noticed that the boots were missing around the shifter ball ( > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1348_332/shift_lever.html...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Musing About Recent Trip - Too Long
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:31:38 -0400
  ...Maybe not the smartest thing, but nevertheless� Put in power steering and make sure that the shift linkage is in good shape and kept...
• Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:33:38 -0400
  ...So I un-hooked the linkage, crawled under the bus, and manually shifted the transmission into second. I started her up, and let off...
• Re: Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - Vanderzanden Michael (DC-LP/SAL-US)
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 16:19:09 +0000
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• Popping out of 4 th gear!!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:10:42 -0600
  Hi Volks!! The last two times driving Velma she popped out of 4th gear,Im wondering hopefully its due to my vague shifting linkage...
• 86 Auto to 82 Diesel swap
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 22:37:00 EST
  ...pedal assembly, shift linkage trans mounts, etc.) from an 82 Diesel will swap into an 86 Auto trans equipped Vanagon? The 86 has a...
• What kind of grease?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 08:03:28 -0800
  I'm lubing my shift linkage. Benteley calls for some special kind of grease, why can't I just use white lithium? Will it...
• Re: Shifter movement (Was RE: rebuilding shifter linkage)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:56:44 +0000
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