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• Re: All the gears but second
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 14:30:24 -0800
  ...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: wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Zallen
  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 12:07:26 -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: Of Crotchety Knees and Autotranny Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 16:38:38 -0800
  ...Jim John Rodgers wrote: > Question: Is it reasonable/feasible to convert the van over to an > automatic? What is involved. What parts are required...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 23:27:03 -0700
  ...find a short shift kit, I've done the > extension , and man why didn't it come with a longer rod. What a > difference. >
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:38:07 -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: [subaruvanagon] Musing About Recent Trip - Too Long
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:17:18 -0700
  ...how far forward the shift knob is in 1st and 3rd is adjustable. At the splines in the shift rod ( aft of the gas...
• Re: Auto Trans: Upshifting later, per GTA? [REPORT]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 May 2011 16:03:45 -0700
  ...Watching the tach, I can see that the trans is now shifting more like I'd be shifting if I were driving a manual...
• Re: Was Got Shifter Bushings? Now Rear Shift Rod Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:45:26 -0600
  So which girls have you seen? Miguel I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. - Thomas A...
• Gear selection issue
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:41:55 -0400
  ...The shift lever acts like it hitting something so it wont swing over to the 3/4 gear side of the shift box. The...
• Re: Shifter parts for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 11:18:39 +0200
  ...It is common if you have those shifter plastic parts worn out also the end 'cup' of the rear linkage rod does (I have...
• Re: Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Tue, 5 Jun 2018 22:20:06 -0500
  ...I’m wondering if the problem has to do with the length of the shift rod, based on the exposed splines I’m seeing...
• Re: Redline Tranny Oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 19:57:23 -0500
  ...Good stuff! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver PSavage wrote: > > Time to change the tranny oil. > Since shifting into reverse has *always been a bit...
• A transmission seal question for the Pros!
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:28:12 -0400
  ...I'm replacing the 020 144 711A plastic Bushing and the 020 141 733D Seal on the Shift Rod of a '84 DU 091...
• Re: Engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:14:33 -0400
  "The Vanagon automatic transaxle can handle these engines just fine except it shifts too soon for high RPM engines. Grinding about half the weight...
• TransAxle Goes -long- (was Transaxle Woes)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Apr 1995 21:26:30 -0400
  ...Not a hell of a lot of difference, but perhaps enough to restrict full travel of the front shift rod/cup and the ShiftRod...
• Re: A Shifty Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 21:53:08 -0600
  Charlie, I had problem shifting into first, even after the tranny way rebuilt. I changed to Reline MT 90 synthetic tranny oil. It worked...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 23:21:17 -0700
  ...find a short shift kit, I've done the > extension , and man why didn't it come with a longer rod. What a > difference. >
• No Warning: Manual tranny now stuck in reverse! HELP!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:02:59 -0600
  ...lot of other stuff on the van, but never working with the shifter, linkage and tranny. Any ideas? Thanks. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: trans mount
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 13:55:59 -0700
  ...I lowered the >jack and shifting is really stiff. The shift rod is bottoming out on the >guide. somethings not right. I think I...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Weeks
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:08:07 -0600
  Uhh, Chad--isn't the VG auto a 3-speed? Like, does the shifter read 1, 2, D? Are there little marks on the...
• Re: (Diesel) transmission / stuck in gear
  Historical mailing list - Joel
  Tue, 6 May 2003 20:11:40 -0500
  The same thing happened to me- in my case I took off the nose cone end of the transmission where the shifter rod goes...
• Re: Used Shifter out there?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 14 May 2004 06:43:12 EDT
  ...If anyone has a used shifter rod they'd like to sell or swap for something, p mail me and we'll talk. Max...
• Re: Vanagon Woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 21 May 2010 14:24:46 -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...
• Question to the group about Vanagon shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:19:29 -0800
  ...stressed any of the shifting mechanism, yet it does not work. What I did, was to remove the rod from the transmission where the...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: syncro - shift linkage protective pipe
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:24:44 -0700
  ...I did have some shifting issues last year, when driving in slush and snow and dropping temps. Build up of ice on shift rod...
• Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - AD Felder
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:31:04 -0700
  There seems to be a lot of confusion about these boots, and the shift linkage change from 82, 83 and on.� It is not...
• Re: Squeaks shifter and squeaks front suspension
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 20:28:46 -0500
  Old strut rod and suspension squeaks when it is cold. New suspension parts squeak when its warm. Shoot the shifter works from under the...
• Re: 1989-only 911 Turbo model designation & airshift kit?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:44:59 -0800
  ...I can't mount the shifter on a raised platform because this won't work with the shifter rod to the trans. I can...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 2 Dec 2013 15:29:52 -0800
  ...as gear shift cables. Many light aircraft use a push/pull bowden cable for the throttle control, and here it is normal for the...
• Re: changing transmission fluid...
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 17:25:59 -0500
  ...Thanks! wes On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, John Rodgers wrote: > First off, I have to assume yours is a stick shift tranny???? > > If so...
• Re: $#%&*!@ Shifter! Or, Zen and the Art of Hitting Reverse
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Sat, 22 Jul 1995 13:50:58 -0600 (MDT)
  ...One thing I had a problem with was the guide ring on the shaft that protrudes from the tranny into the shift rod that...
• 80 4-spd transmission
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 23:50:38 -0700
  ...On most Vanagons that I've seen though that rubber boot where the shift rod connects to the tranny is either off or split...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:35:11 -0400
  I really don't mind folks posting about Terry Ks aftermarket shifter bushings. If you think they are better and you want to pony...
• Re: My Blue Carat Rides Again
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:08:36 -0700
  Way to go! � Stephen --- On Wed, 8/11/10, John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote: From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> Subject: My Blue...
• Re: transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:14:39 -0700
  ...John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > When I first got the "The Red Brick" 88 GL - manual tranny - I had > problems shifting into 1st...
• Re: Engine swap
  Historical mailing list - James
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:26:11 -0400
  Edward, our '91 automatic shifts like yours - full throttle shift point for 2-3 is closer to 4500 or 4700 rpm than 2500 rpm...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 20:03:16 -0700
  ...Had the shift mechanism housing off and inspected the shift rod and gear shift union as well as the stop plates mounted to the...
• Re: Questions about selector shaft seal replacemnet in a DU transmission
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:38:14 -0700
  ...My questions concern the shift shaft seal. Can the shift rod seal be replaced without disassembling the transmission? It appears in diagram 34-1308...
• Giving your van a stiffy
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:39:50 -0700
  ...tim in san jose On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 12:21 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > I've suffered both - and...
• gas tank overflowed
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Wed, 9 May 2001 10:37:28 -0500
  ...I recently took the tank down to replace a shift rod bushing. What could make this happen? Thanks in advance! Christopher 81 Westfalia
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:06:57 -0700
  ...On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Detach the shift rods and shift it with...
• trans mount
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 10:31:15 EDT
  ...I lowered the jack and shifting is really stiff. The shift rod is bottoming out on the guide. somethings not right. I think I...
• Re: vanagon shifter bound???
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:49:03 -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: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:33:38 -0400
  I haven't dropped the shifter box yet. I've adjusted the shifter rod so that the lower part of the stickshift is in...
• Re: Transmission mystery
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 08:36:21 -0700
  ...When I connected the rear shift rod to the transmission via the support plate- 2 nuts and bolts,I had connected the rod "behind...
• Re: All the gears but second
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 18:33:34 -0800
  ...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: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:11:28 -0700
  ...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: Balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:44:20 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Gnarlodious wrote: >Entity Jim Felder spoke thus: > > > >>My shifter (90 vanagon) has lately started to balk going into...
• Re: poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 23:39:29 -0700
  ...poor shifting; Help > > > The poor shifting sounds to me like the shift plate (where the lever goes > through the floor) may not be aligned...
• Re: wanted to buy standard transmission for 87 gas westy 2wd
  Historical mailing list - kevin.m.burns
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 21:19:04 -0700
  ...linkage socket up firmly on > the shifter arm ball before tightening the bracket that secures the lingage > rod to the transmission housing. I speculate...
• Re: Auto tranny question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:11:31 -0500
  ...I just didn't mention throttle adjustment since the shifting is OK after warm up. The real critical adjustment is the rod between the...
• Re: Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 14:43:29 -0700
  ...Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing? > Hi all. > > I'm so close to buttoning up this transmission upgrade project. A > couple of questions please and...
• Re: Carying 4x8' sheets of plywood
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 22:14:19 -0700
  ...slide in flat, no damage to anything; I also carry 12' rods of mat'l w/ the hatch closed (runs beside the shifter). Austin
• Re: Symptoms - Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 16:00:38 -0400
  On 10/1/07, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > The tranny in my 88 GL is beginning to behave funny. Hard to get...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:13:27 -0800
  ...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: 90 Vanagon 4spd won't shift
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:21:30 -0700
  ...In my case, the bushings in the long shaft (shift rod) connecting the gear shift lever to the transmission were both worn and the...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 3 May 2010 21:43:39 -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: Vacuum forming
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 12:15:10 -0700
  A new shifter console that can accommodate gauges (VDO). There was someone who made a custom on out of fiberglass. It had VDO gauges...
• Re: [Re: red mark on metric odometer]
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 May 2001 21:10:40 -0500
  ...Rodgers 88 GL Driver Joe Fortino wrote: > > the older vw bugs never had a tac meter so you used the red notches > to shift...
• Re: Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:53:49 -0700
  ...There are O-rings that retain grease inside the u-joint knuckle, and they also keep the knuckle centered between the shift rod flanges...