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• Re: Shifter Base repair kit (85 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:40:00 -0500
  ...I > figure other plastic components are toast too and I would hate to find out > only after taking the shifter lever and assembly apart...
• Re: '82 ac transmission problems
  Historical mailing list - AATransaxle
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:22:37 -0800
  ...The tranny will > shift into third smoothly and drives in third quietly and normally. When > you try to shift out of third however the...
• Re: Clutch Judder Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Don Bolt
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 11:21:21 -0500
  ...The shift rod is supported at the Trans on the passenger side by the guide bolt, which is secured to the trans by a...
• Front shift rod installation help needed
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 13:59:03 -0400
  Is the Front Shift Rod reinstalled from the front or from the rear through the bushing hole in the cross member (with the bushing...
• Re: shift box for syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Feb 1996 00:08:42 -0500
  ...replaced my tranny on my 87 syncro, he >had to replace a piece of the shift linkage in an attempt to get the shift...
• Re: Transaxle - Movement of Gear Shifter Normal?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 24 May 2001 19:33:05 EDT
  ...I, too, had noticeable shifting of the gearshift lever on one of my Syncro's. When I replaced every bit of plastic and rubber...
• Re: Shifting into 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 15:43:54 EDT
  ...Also try redline tranny fluid for generally better shifts all around. cheers, Mark In a message dated 6/4/02 1:15:13 PM...
• Looking to purchase stick-shift, non-camper Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:50:26 -0400
  ...New van must be stick shift. No automatics, no campers. Van is needed to teach my Son how to drive stick shift and to...
• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 09:11:29 -0700
  ...Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation > > I just found a cool .pdf on adjusting the van shift linkage (syncro)
• Shifting Issue?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 11:42:33 -0400
  ...If the engine is off, I can shift normally with the clutch engaged. I recently replaced the clutch slave cylinder, which had only minor...
• Occasional "dead spot " when starting...in the shifter?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 06:04:41 -0700
  ...If I shift out of Park (it's an automatic), then back in...it starts just fine. Is there some sort of switch inb...
• Re: Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd gears
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:03:49 -0600
  ...I don't know exactly where the > grinding is coming from, though I can feel the vibration through the > shifter. > > Any ideas on what...
• Shifting issue
  Historical mailing list - wognacious
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:23:44 -0700
  ...I can shift through all the gears forward and back except for 4th. Once I go from 3rd to 4th it doesn't want...
• 85 gl manual...shift lever BROKE!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:10:46 -0400
  My shift lever broke off...sheared at almost the base...does anyone have one I could buy? TIA, I'm so sad!!! Dave 85...
• Re: short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 01:15:57 EST
  ...I am assuming that a short shift kit will change this. Thanks, Michael Townsend townsend@rtp.ericsson.se >> Hi Michael, I installed the short...
• Re: heck-uva time realighning shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:24:48 -0800
  ...See if it helps the shifting. If not, rotate again 90 degrees more in the same direction. Keep doing this until the shifting improves...
• Re: transmission shifting
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:42:52 -0700
  ...You can adjust the shifter by a little allen screw on the > > > shift so > > that the shifting mechanism in that box is pushed up...
• Re: berg shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 15:11:09 -0800
  ...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: Gearshift lever broken, looking for replacement
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:14:06 -0600
  If you can believe this, a friend of mine now says the 4 speed manual transmission shifter knob is NLA!!! Lookslike I sold my...
• 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: shifter ball and cup - cuup removal
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 21:49:10 -0700
  ...I sometimes reverse the cup on the shaft..Seems to be tighter that way on the shift rod shaft. Daryl of AA Transaxle 425...
• Re: Occasional "dead spot " when starting...in the shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 07:50:16 -0700
  Looks like time to replace the switch inside shifter column. Actualy 2 diffrent pieces, switch and sliding contact. It's common for all automatics...
• Re: pre 83 manual shifting, substandard or unrelable?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:03:27 -0700
  The shift linkage in pre 83 vanagons ( 80 to 82 air cooled, and 82 diesels ) isn't as good as the later linkage, for...
• Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2017 09:13:26 -0700
  Trivial stuff mostly, and I've included the shift linkage fix I mentioned on the list a few weeks ago. Oil change, skid plate...
• Shifter question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:41:39 -0700
  When I move the shifter to 3rd or 4th, it scrapes against the side of the box. That doesn't seem right. Will an...
• Probably a silly question, but...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:02:45 -0500
  How much trouble would it be to convert an automatic vanagon to stick shift? Just asking... Steve Edwards, currently driving a stick shift 91...
• Rough Shifting
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 16:40:13 -0800
  ...Grease the under carriage bushings that the shift rod goes through--makes a world of difference!
• Re: **88 Westy-Get it
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:39:03 -0500
  Tieitup wrote: > look at your qwerty keyboard, shift 88 is 2 stars I just figured it out. > Mark If you ask me, the whole...
• Re: Automatic Transmission/Shifter cable?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:13:16 -0700
  ...Automatic Transmission/Shifter cable? My AT ('85 Westfalia) is getting *really* hard to shift. A couple of people have tried to adjust it, both...
• Re: 85 westfalia tranny lube question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 12:26:40 -0400
  You didn't say what kind of "laborious" your shifting problems had, but if shifting is simply getting stiffer, before you change trans oil...
• hard shifting question
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:12:12 -0800
  ...1.� By hard shifting, I mean that the stick feels hard to move into all gears.� While shifting has never been a one finger...
• Re: Part needed-Selector lever
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 11:33:18 -0500
  http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_257_784/shift_selector_lever.html http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251711973 http://www.gowesty...
• Stiff Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Doniach
  Sat, 01 Mar 1997 08:20:05 +0000
  > The shifter seems stiff, should the linkage be lubricated? With what? Where?< I had the same problem on my '80 (since replaced with an...
• Re: Short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 19:09:44 -0500
  > Does anyone know if the Gene Berg short-shift kit works with a Syncro? where can i get this short shift kit? i have...
• Parts Needed: AT Shifter Box
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 22:00:40 -0400
  Hi volks, I have a 91 Vanagon Carat AT and I need an AT shifter box. I was unforutanely in an accident (not wearing...
• Speaking of transmissions adjustment...
  Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 20:58:13 +0000
  ...I just replaced all the bushings and boots on my 87GL shift linkage. I am confused as to how to adjust. Thought I followed...
• Re: Automatic Gear Shifting Console Lights not working, need assistance
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 11:51:47 -0500
  ...Automatic Gear Shifting Console Lights not working, need assistance > Hello everyone, > > My 88 Automatic Gear Shifting Console Lights not working, anyone know what > could...
• Hanging Clutch Disc
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:15:59 -0500
  Season's Best to Y'all, I need advice before I pull apart my engine/transmission to attempt to solve a clutch/shift binding...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 18:35:11 -0500
  ...I shortened up the shift rod by moving the > front > shift rod further into the splines in the rear shift rod, but that didn...
• sponge..
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 12:49:56 EST
  ...I noticed my shift coupler was in bad shape. Maybe thats why it likes to slip out of fourth (slim chance anyways..). Anyways, coming...
• Re: AA Transaxle: Happy! Relevant Info, Long.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:32:33 -0700
  ...I'd posted earlier regarding shift pattern difference and some difficulty shifting. Based upon an email from Matt, and my own knowledge, since the...
• Fw: Re: Short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:32:04 -0800
  ...guess what? :) what it does is raise the pivot point of the shift lever, so the 2nd-3rd gear shift distance is much less...
• Re: Shifter grease
  Historical mailing list - Robert Downes
  Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:33:09 -0800
  ...plastic parts that make up the 'pivot point' ("gear > > shift lever bearing") of the shifter where it goes from the interior to > the > > bottom...
• Re: Engine out routine
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 14:11:11 -0300
  >I would like to see how close I can >get my shifting to new stock. I am hoping there is much room for >improvement...
• Re: Oil Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Wed, 29 May 2002 20:07:03 -0700
  ...If I really need to get going, I shift around 4500 RPMs and besides the hp peaks around 5000. Adding the rockers also shifts...
• Re: First car, 85 weekender - problems w/1st gear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 14:38:31 -0500
  I had problems shifting into first gear when I first got my 88 GL. Changed tranny oil to Redline MT 90 synthetic and it...
• Re: Type F?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 04:45:33 -0500
  ...I use both B&M trick shift, and type F in my Vans. No slip, crisp shifts, cooler trans operating temps, and longer trans...
• A question about the boot that goes over the guide pin at transmission
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 11:44:20 -0700
  ...I'm re-installing the complete shift linkage mechanism on my air-cooled Westy and I'm not sure if the rear of the...
• Need help; shifter linkage '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 21 May 1998 17:12:30 -0700
  ...But since the guide pin is round, it's turning freely inside the rear shift rod. Result: the nut goes on only so far...
• Re: Shift Linkage Help
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 17 May 1999 11:35:16 -0700
  ...Mark "Pollard, Matthew" wrote: > Howdy there, > My stick-shift lever is about 3" lower than it was before my sister borrowed > it, and reverse...
• Re: Berg short shift kit group purchase- 1st call
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 17:23:10 -0800
  ...is there a problem with the stock shifter? Bill We hope to save at least 15% > maybe more depending on how much interest there...
• Re: Stuck in gear - Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 16:15:17 EST
  ...Thought it was shifter linkage trouble > as the plastic gimball that the shifter pivots about broke - replaced it, > but shifter won't budge - stuck...
• Shifter Alignment After Clutch Replacement
  Historical mailing list - zan erich
  Thu, 10 Apr 2014 21:00:09 -0700
  ...While the clutch and van work, the shifter is now resting between 3rd and 4th gear instead of 1st and 2nd. � Paging through the...
• shift rod 4speed trans
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:28:03 -0800
  hello all, I was having issues with my shifting feeling was hard going into gear, I went under the van and found were the...
• Re: Short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 08:25:55 -0700
  Todd et al, "But the ring I have will not fit over the bend in the shift lever." I thought the same thing. A...
• Re: Buzzing stick shift and Redline?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 09:48:04 -0800
  ...I think that the shift linkage transmits vibrations from the engine, and may resonate itself. Check that all bushings for the shifter are not...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 13:39:43 -0800
  ...Shift rod > Hi Scott, > > Oops, mixed years and models. > > Okay, I have a 1982 Vanagon with a 1982 shift rod front to back. The...
• Re: Shifting, No Clutch
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 07:13:49 +0000
  > Question-Does anyone have personal experience or can advise of the > damage, if any, that may be incurred by shifting without using the > clutch...
• Question to the group about Vanagon shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:19:29 -0800
  ...I reattached the linkage and tried shifting but no improvements from the lever. Should I look at the plastic parts in the shifter mechanism...
• Re: changing shift points
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:45:56 -0400
  Bob, Not sure why you want to change shift points. I am not sure that I would want to take RPM any higher than...