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• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 09:29:30 -0800
  ...18 Jan 2002 05:33:16 Vanagon Man wrote: >Whole different shift rod set up than a vanagon...you are looking for an >80...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:59:22 -0400
  ...I have noticed a huge difference in shifting after a fresh lubing. A few years ago being the cheapskate that i am, i took...
• Shifter linkage advice sought (87 Westy Syncro)..
  Historical mailing list - thetrans
  Wed, 13 May 1998 18:05:35 -0400
  ...I got underneath, and checked the shifter lever in the transmission. The boot is separated from the rod, and a bit of oil is...
• Re: boot: shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 10:47:43 -0500
  ...get a new boot for the spot where the shift rod connects to the >>shift actuator on the transaxle. On the '90 GL standard...
• Re: Burnt clutch smell
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 14:23:38 -0500
  ...Of John Rodgers Sent: Saturday, March 5, 2016 11:09 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Burnt clutch smell After shifter linkage adjustment...
• valve adjust and shift lever maintenance
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Mon, 13 May 1996 13:54:42 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Next weekend I'll look at the front and rear shift rod and those peices and try and lube the sliding parts and look...
• 84 manual transmission - pops out of 4th
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 27 Nov 2003 07:35:13 -0600
  ...I think the bushings around the shifting rod next to the transmission are worn out. No other noises, no hard shifting. Clutch, pilot bearing...
• RE: boot: shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 21 May 1996 16:58:01 -0700
  ...shifter linkage Tried to get a new boot for the spot where the shift rod connects to the shift actuator on the transaxle. On...
• Re: Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:55:51 -0800
  ...Under the center of the > Vanagon is a splined connection between the front and rear shift rods. > Mark this union so you know how...
• Re: As nice as, but better?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:19:33 -0700
  ...Great power, very quiet, crisp shifting. He had shortened the shift rod that runs under the van, by I think, 8" and it made...
• Front Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Art Jury
  Sun, 16 Mar 2014 15:52:59 -0700
  ...Working my way through the shifter in my manual transmission. The right (passenger side) metal arm is broken off (not the plastic guide, though...
• Doka needs help...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:05:41 -0800
  ...it seems to me the shift rod (the long one going from front to rear) is a one piece one, no linkage in the...
• Re: new slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 08:09:29 -0600
  ...or shifter mechanism is not operating properly. I had the stiff shift problem on my 88 GL and solved it by changing from standard...
• Re: All the gears but second
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 06:12:30 -0500
  ...The front and back shift rods (by which I mean the long rods that run from the bottom of the lever at the front...
• Re: Transmission replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 10:48:12 -0800
  ...ID of that part is too large for the older style shift rod but maybe something else there?* * * *Not sure if moving that center...
• Re: Vanagon Shifter Rattle
  Historical mailing list - Tim Beidel
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:45:45 -0500
  ...The source of the >noise <<seems>> to be in the vicinity of the linkage of the shift lever >to the shift rod that runs...
• Re: vanagon shifter bound???
  Historical mailing list - vw4x4
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:31:16 -0500
  ...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: All the gears but second
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 01:10:20 -0500
  ...gear but second. > > The front and back shift rods (by which I mean the long rods that run > from the bottom of the lever...
• Re: Symptoms - Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 23:25:47 -0400
  Start with checking the shifter and ball socket assembly. The shifter falling will cause those symptoms. For the leak, clean things up and look...
• Unprecise gearshift on Caravelle Bus 1982
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Fri, 21 May 2004 11:57:31 +0200
  Hi Yesterday I lost the ability to shift into reverse. Weird. Found out that it is not the gearbox, but worn busings etc. in...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jump out
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 09:58:17 -0600
  ...As for > first, third and reverse the only adjustment would be if the shift rod > connection is not fully seated. The usual causes for...
• Re: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:28:29 -0800
  ...the length of the rod affects when it shifts . I forget which way is which .. usually they are OK.. if you find, for example...
• Fwd: Boston Bob on Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:49:11 -0500
  ...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: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:47:07 -0800
  ...Or it could be worn linkage parts such as the guides in the box under the floor or plastic ears on the shift rod...
• Re: Shifter adjustments.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 07:08:32 -0400
  ...transmission (shifter rod ball and cup and boot) that usually tightens things up rather nicely. I sell this as a kit called shifterkit2 for...
• Smoooooooth Shifting
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Dec 1995 14:56:05 -0500
  ...There are two bolts that hold a bracket through which the shift rod passes. Removing the upper bolt and loosening the bottom bolt of...
• Re: What are your thoughts on Rebuilding an auto trans at home?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 13:44:07 -0600
  ...385 ring gear setter, or a VW 294 > shift fork jig for sale? > > John Rodgers wrote: > >> ....... Those jigs are not >> something everyone is going...
• Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 23:59:25 -0400
  ...info> wrote: > > Good chance that the shifting of location is part or all of the problem. > Shift rods are no longer going to line...
• Vanagon BS and Floppy Shaft
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:21:06 -0500
  ...Now when I grab the knob - it's right where it should be and shifting is easy!!! Given the age of our vehicles - if...
• Re: Transmission Bell Housing Question Help
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 00:22:42 -0800
  ...front, in > > about 87/88 to prevent the boot around the shift rod from being compressed > > so much that it popped out of 4th...
• Re: Recent Maintenance Accomplished
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 May 2009 15:19:17 -0500
  ...Inside the cover box for the front end shifter rod assembly - there are two pieces that control where the end of the shifter rod...
• 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: G 50 - What is it?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 22:10:29 +1200
  ...The shifter rod is axial, as in older VWs, so adapting is a cinch. No transverse shifter rod rubbish as in the sideshift T3...
• Re: 1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:24:10 -0700
  ...one rod relative to the other. > > this was after adjusting the shift plate under the rubber boot at the base > of the shifter .. > that...
• Desperately Seeking Linkage Parts (I4 conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 18:57:20 -0400
  I'm looking for the shift linkage (i.e the front, center, and rear shift rods and all associated bushings and clamps) from an...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:04:18 -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...
• Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 20:23:11 -0500
  Tabe its just between the rod and crank cheek not something you need to check on a running engine I would be conerned about...
• Re: SPAM
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 20:11:00 -0400
  ...It is kind of like shifting gears in the Westy; so natural that I am hardly aware I am doing it. -----Original Message----- From...
• How to remove torsion arms, bearings?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 1994 10:38:07 -0400
  ...To get the torsion tube assembly out I had to disconnect the drag link to the steering arm, the shift rod linkages, the clutch...
• Re: Update on The Miracle & New AA 091 w/ TBD 4 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:57:37 -0700
  ...Still shifts like butter. I'm not too worried about metal particles, since they tend to stick to the magnetic drain plug, but polymerss...
• Re: Shift Linkage Cleaning and Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 13:42:39 -0500
  ...All of the bushings that support the shifter rod do need to be cleaned and lubed, but I found that the key was the...
• Re: Gearshift lever broken, looking for replacement
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:49:59 -0500
  ...the inside of the shifter tube on both sides of the break, and use a length of threaded rod to hold it together. It...
• Re: Hard Shifting..sometimes
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Jun 1995 09:54:05 -0700
  ...the shift rod, and worn or missing guide sleeves in the tunnel. Worn pilot bearings should sound bad (squeal) and may affect shifting, but...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 3 May 2010 20:18:35 -0700
  ...wrote: > > > The boots on my shifter rod have been shredded nearly forever. I > > keep 'er lubed and shifting's acceptable- we're not talking...
• Re: What a day...Billy kicked my as_
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 05:21:44 -0500
  You might have installed the shift rod holder in the wrong position on the transmission. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Almost ready to pull 2.1--questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:36:54 -0700
  Be careful you don't lower it too far and strain the tranny shift rod/linkage. I don't know what method you decided...
• RE: Need VW Van Advice!!!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 10:09:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...the shifter rod (From the shift handle to the front of the transmission), and in the shifter plate that holds the shifter handle. He...
• Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:59:16 -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: Shifter Part Needed
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 05:33:02 -0400
  ...Sounds like the spring clamp on the shift rod came loose to me. Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 74 beetle 86 cabrio Vanagon Partsmobiles ----- Original...
• shifter parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:47:00 -0400
  ...Shift lever 251 711 973 44.93 tension pin for above 3.00 bushing front 251 711 207D 12.56 bushing rear 251 711...
• Simple but oh so effective maintenance task (lubricate shift linkage)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 8 Apr 2012 19:26:33 -0700
  ...to lubricate all the shifting mechanism at the bottom of the stick, the end of the long shift rod, the bottom of the delrin...
• Re: Simple but oh so effective maintenance task (lubricate shift linkage)
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 9 Apr 2012 11:41:24 -0500
  ...to lubricate all the shifting mechanism > at the bottom of the stick, the end of the long shift rod, the bottom of > the delrin...
• Re: Tranny swap: All Forward Gears too High.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:03:13 -0700
  ...I figure I reinstalled it angled down > which lowered box on end of shift rod away from the shift lever. I > assume this effectively...
• Re: Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 May 2016 17:03:04 -0500
  ...11:32 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> What would be some causes for the autotranny not to shift into 3rd gear. >> It...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:10:25 -0500
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in the 2wd > Vanagon for $20 > 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 > 3. 251957809J...
• Re: clunking from CV????
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 22:22:08 -0700
  ...first and again when i shift to second .. > I am wondering now if it could be the shift rod... The bushings have > alot of...
• Re: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Zallen
  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 12:04:41 -0800
  ...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: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 12:09:45 -0700
  see my post about length of the rod from side of trans to throttle body. removing weight from the governor weights will raise shift...
• Re: Tachometer troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 04:51:30 -0500
  ...When to shift is determined by engine loading, and you can feel that in the seat of your pants! Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL...
• Re: It's Alive! It's Alive!
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:47:36 -0500
  Mike, the shift points on your auto tranny can be adjusted at the front end of throttle cable (front under pedal) and at the...