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• More broken stuff... need shift linkage parts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:56:12 -0700
  ...notice that the end of the front half of the long shift rod/linkage is damaged... It has two "horns" that stick up on...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:03:05 -0400
  ...The adjustment of the rod between the transmission and throttle is critical for proper shift points and the kick down function. Dennis -----Original Message...
• removing gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:29:15 -0500
  ...I gotta replace my center shift rod bushing (gonna get rid of the squalking duck once and for all). Thanks! Christopher Darilek 81 Westfalia
• Re: shift linkage boots
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 17:15:42 -0700
  ...They slip on over the length of the shift rods so are a bit awkward. I seem to remember driving a pin out of...
• Making it shift like new
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 7 Oct 2014 15:50:21 -0500
  ...All this required that I take nothing apart in the length of the shift rod, so there was nothing to adjust when I got...
• Re: Argh! My transmission went kaput!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 09:43:19 -0600
  ...Cleaning and lightly greasing the shift rod at the bushing in front of the transmission cured it. There is a similar bushing on the...
• Good Lube stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:07:17 -0800
  ...because, I suppose, of all the bushings, rods, distance and angles involved...Now, it's shifting like a dream! And the front end seems...
• Re: Curtain cable
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:54:06 -0800
  ...that some nylon-coated bicycle brake or shifter cable housing would work as replacement curtain rod if you do not luck out finding original...
• All the gears but second
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 23:35:57 -0600
  ...The front and back shift rods (by which I mean the long rods that run from the bottom of the lever at the front...
• Spring servicing...
  Historical mailing list - christian krahforst
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 14:32:53 +0000
  ...one from MoFoCo.) I also installed the plastic bushings for the shift rod. I raised the front end. I greased everything. I repaired the...
• Re: Trans shifter linkage rubber boot
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:43:17 -0600
  ...They will include 2 new OE bushings (1 for front shift rod, you install,) 4 new OE boots, lower shift lever secured to shaft...
• Re: Probably a silly question, but...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:21:18 -0700
  ...Details are fuzzy but didn't seem too hard. > The clutch line and/or shifter rod runs under the gas tank I think so...
• Re: Cost of auto shifter cable
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 May 2010 15:24:23 -0700
  ...cable" and the dotted line shows it connected/related to the Shift Rod. btw...want to mention one thing to always check on auto...
• Re: Part needed-Selector lever
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 06:19:31 -0500
  ...Anybody have one? Will take complete rear shift rod if needed. Thank you, Dennis
• Shifter linkage on a 1.9 to 1.8 conversion.
  Historical mailing list - John Stepto
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:34:10 -0400
  ...When I put the shift linkage in it appears its too long. Is the fix simply shortening the shift rod coming from the front...
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:25:21 -0700
  Detach the shift rods and shift it with your hands - you'll get a clearer picture. On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 9:06...
• Re: Transaxle Trouble 3rd & 4th - Away from Home
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 May 2009 15:58:13 -0500
  ...When that was done, it sure shifted better - but I realized it still didn't shift quite right, so I installed a shifter repair...
• Re: Shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:15:25 -0700
  ...This makes me rule out the possibility of > worn bushings or alignment of the shifter rods. What can it be? And how can > I...
• Re: Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 20:07:38 -0800
  Bill, Syncros have the same adjustment clamp between the front and rear shift rods as 2WD models. Yes, it is possible to move it...
• Re: Spare Tire Matching
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:41:39 -0500
  ...hold down rods. These and one of the hoses is different for the 205 series tires and alloy wheels. The shift box is not...
• Re: '83.5 no shift update
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 00:13:51 -0700
  ...Notice that shift lever is at odd angle. Grab and > wiggle. It wiggles. Drop the shifter rod and find a wallered out shift > arm...
• Berg short-shift for Vgon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 10:59:08 EST
  ...Measure your shift lever diameter before ordering. The 14mm is usable on the 12mm shift, but looks like it might chew the plastic parts...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:32:11 -0500
  ...1st gear by shifting the gear shift lever >> closer to the reverse position - far left? If so the shift rod / lever / >> linkage is possibly...
• Shift linkage question 83 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 2 Oct 2014 07:20:33 -0500
  ...pin that holds the cup onto the rear end of the shift rod? I do recall that the setup is almost identical to later...
• Re: 2 SA Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies FS!
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 14:45:42 +0100
  ...The needed parts >will cost around $350 (The total price >could be a little less, if the rear >shift rod parts are similar to...
• Re: Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 12:45:28 -0500
  ...error tweaking the splined, clamped joint in the middle of the shifter rod, just behind the gas tank. I now have reverse and four...
• Shifting 5 speeds
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:04:23 -0400
  ...place would require a lot of different parts including the front shift rod and the housing. Anyone have all those bits laying around?;) Next...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:37:13 -0500
  ...I now >> have brand new center shift rod bushings for the Vanagon Air Cooled and >> Diesel from 80-83.5! It is almost like...
• Re: Trans upshift
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 17:02:16 -0700
  ...It moved the shift point up about 800 rpms. I agree with >> everybody >> when they say it shifts too early. Since I put my...
• Poor shifting: air-cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:06:18 -0700
  ...I suppose one of the 3 shifter rods could have somehow gotten bent, but that seems very unlikely and, in any case, I certain...
• Re: Trans. Oil filler plug?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:19:12 -0700
  ...my '84 I had to > detach the shift rod bracket from the transmission and move the rod out of > the way to get at...
• Re: Better Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:26:51 -0700
  ...John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 1:10 PM > > Subject: Re: Got Shifter Bushings? > > > > > >> What...
• Re: Shifting question.
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 10:12:50 -0700
  ...and make sure the nut is tight...look forward along the shift rod and make sure the "coupler" is tight...to start with anyway...
• RE: Guess what i drove...vibration noise
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Thu, 14 Sep 95 08:57:00 PDT
  ...to see if there was a break line rubbing against the shift rod. If so, it would be one source of noise. It turns...
• Re: Manual tranny shift
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 16:15:08 -0800
  ...Of John Rodgers Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 3:48 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Manual tranny shift I have been...
• Air Cooled/Diesel Vanagon shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 1 May 2009 08:44:26 -0400
  ...The parts we are getting together are the guide pin on the transmission, the shift rod on the side of the trans, the guide...
• boot: shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 18:08:06 -0500
  Tried to get a new boot for the spot where the shift rod connects to the shift actuator on the transaxle. On the '90...
• Re: auto vs. manual
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 10:35:33 -0500
  ...It is better designed it the shifting rods and forks than the 091 and seems to not develop excess wear in the differential side...
• Re: Looking for some history
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 11:52:01 -0700
  ...Looking for some history Hi all, I had a van come back with both a broken shift assembly(at the floor where the rod...
• Re: Fwd: Boston Bob on Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:46:28 -0700
  ...failing. >2.1 rods distort over time by this I mean the big end is no longer round. >The cap shifts and the big...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:06:20 -0700
  On Apr 27, 2010, at 10:40 AM, John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > Where's my delete key? I've grown weary of...
• Re: switching from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:23:32 -0500
  ...What a pain the throttle linkage was.You need that, the shifter and shift rod.The throttle cable assembely has a linkage to go...
• Re: Throttle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 25 May 2014 20:25:02 -1000
  ...The rod adjustment is important as it affects the normal shift points in relation to throttle opening. The throttle should reach full opening as...
• automatic transmission adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:05:10 -0700
  Anyone know how to adjust the stick on an AT? I was having trouble shifting mine. It was really hard to shift. The selector...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 09:22:24 -0500
  ...with the shifter illumination wires and bulbs) and is made up of a metal striker/slider that attaches to the shift rod and slides...
• Re: Shift Components - Replace or not...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 6 May 2010 10:26:04 -0500
  Jim, It's a good idea to replace all those parts that comprise the lower end of the shifter lever. The plastic parts, particularly...
• Re: shifter bushings---- how thight should they be ?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 12:36:58 -0700
  ...there seems to be some play as the rod slides thru. how tight should those be? my stick shift does not move around but...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 08:10:27 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Metal rods, such as rachet extensions work well as make shift stethoscopes. Just put one end on whatever you want to listen to and...
• Re: Automatic Westy's vs Manual Westy's - two wheel
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:18:29 -0800
  ...With all the problems that Listees have reported about their Stick Shift Vanagons, I am so glad I have my Automatic - nary a problem...
• Re: shift linkage boots
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:31:40 -0700
  ...on the linkages. > They slip on over the > length of the shift rods so are a bit awkward. I > seem to remember driving a...
• Re: vanagon shifter bound???
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:47:56 -0600
  ...spare tire carrier and the spare tire was pressing on the shift rod. Not likely your problem, but one of the stranger issues I...
• Re: part number
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 2 May 2001 09:07:04 -0600
  ...171 711 166 - bushing (2 required) - these are the bushings where the pin goes through the shift rod. You have to get at these...
• Re: Our rigs ain't pigs (caution: major argument)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:47:20 -0500
  ...friend said).He got a Hurst T shift knob to put on the rabbit stick shift rod. Needed it.What a car!! I saw...
• Re: Symptoms - Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 08:49:12 -0700
  The ball/socket pivot below the shifter will cause similar symptoms as well...Go thru the entire linkage and readjust and you should be...
• Re: Short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 15:58:10 -0800
  ...I have found two things that made my shifting easier: 1. clean and lube all of the bushings on the shift rod as well...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:31:21 -0600
  ...I now have brand new center shift rod bushings for the Vanagon Air Cooled and Diesel from 80-83.5! It is almost like...
• Re: FW: berg shift kit (Lets get organized)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 04:46:21 -0500
  ...berg shift kit > >> > >> I am in the market for the Berg short shift kit. Is someone > >> planning to do a group purchase? > >> > >> John > >> > >> '89...
• Re: How do I ... (shifter stuff)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:13:38 -0500
  ...answer eh ? > > And those pins at the knuckle joint along the shift rod...(Bently > page 34.11) are they tough to deal with ? > > Any...
• help needed defining shift linkage adjustment procedure
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 16:21:03 -0700
  ...the end of the shift rod extended far out of the tranny and causes the "socket" portion of the shifting arm to be bent...
• Re: Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:56:10 -0700
  ...those flanges turning at 4 different speeds. Shifter still a little stiff. Almost like a rod is dragging, but I don't see anything...