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• tackling sloppy shifter (4 speed)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:51:20 -0500
  My next task on my punch list for my van is to tighten up the shifter. It's very vague and sloppy, half the...
• Re: Smoooooooth Shifting
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Dec 1995 00:15:21 -0600 (CST)
  ...Thought I'd >seen some postings from folks with similar problems, this might help. > >While under the van, I had my wife shift gears...
• Re: shifting anomaly...
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 4 Oct 2015 13:28:37 -0700
  ...I have seen them wear out and make shifting sloppy. Stacy Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 4, 2015, at 11:13 AM, Alistair...
• Syncro Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 17:05:11 -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...
• Re: TIICO Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:08:03 -0500
  The cheap way, for those times when you really need to accelerate, is to drop the shifter back a notch then shift when you...
• Re: question regarding clutch bearings and shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - David Most
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 17:19:57 -0500
  If the pilot bearing is seized, would I still be able to start the engine with the gear shift in neutral and just let...
• Re: Frankenshifter
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:18:04 -0500
  ...Got it close enough where I could get > it shifting properly by adjusting the gear shift base plate. It > actually feels like a proper...
• Re: Engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:42:34 -0700
  ...Kennedy himself? The 2500 RPM shift point referred to seems rather low? fwiw, my main reason for quoting it was to suggest that the...
• Uh-Oh! Tranny or Shift Linkage?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 13:29:09 -0500
  OK, so about a week ago, it was all of a sudden (literally from one shift to the next) difficult to shift from third...
• Re: 2.1L Power-Up Grade- Tranny info
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 20:41:27 PST
  ...Weddle Engineering built it. > What have you found out about the allegations that you have to: > > a.) Use a different shift linkage The shift...
• Re: Syncro shifter rattle
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 05:57:33 -0700
  ...There is some kind of rubber piece inside the shifter mechanism that wears out. We won't get to that project for 6 more...
• Re: Repair Shops in Georgia/SC - Transmission: No shifting into 3rd or 4th
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:05:18 -0700
  ...I got my wife to move the shift as I was underneath peering up at the working of the linkage. When the shift lever...
• Re: Jim Fritz's Tranny whine
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:29:03 EST
  Hello, A spongy feeling shift/gear engagement is somewhat typical on the Vanagons. What some people have used with success is Gene Berg's...
• Re: Travel Emergency: 4sp Manual Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:26:37 -0700
  ...She says it won't shift out of 3rd, and only into 3rd > with great difficulty. No other gears. She also says the clutch...
• Re: Automatic Tranny and Shift Lnkg
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:37:08 -0800
  ...Automatic Tranny and Shift Lnkg Seeking a good AUTO tranny and all shift linkage for an 85 Westy. Call Warren 415-225-9770
• Re: Short shift for 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:43:25 -0700
  ...If you shift by just pushing the lever forward, without any grasp or guiding the lever over to the next "gate"....it slips effortlessly...
• Re: '80 Vanagon tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996 21:14:02 -0600 (MDT)
  ...It should slide right on. > a bushing or seal, inside the tube end of the long shift rod. The shift > rod itself, flops around...
• Re: Shifting, No Clutch
  Historical mailing list
  22 Jan 97 07:31:48 PST
  ...Supply a slight push on the shifter, and at the right ground speed and engine speed the transmission will accept the slight push and...
• shift lever adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 12:15:30 -0400
  Dear List, Last week Coby suggested the following to make shifting into first easier: "If so the adjustment that corrects this problem is to...
• Re: How to buy Gene Berg shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 13:47:02 -0600
  ...How to buy Gene Berg shifter? > To those of you who have bought Gene Berg short shift kits: Did you buy them > from Berg...
• Shifter Rattle
  Historical mailing list - Tanja Bomb
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 04:43:04 -0700
  What is the definitive answer to a shifter rattle in 3rd of 4th gear? I recently had the shift selector replaced, but it was...
• Re: Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd gears
  Historical mailing list - John Lavery
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:07:04 -0800
  ...Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd > gears > > > > Hello all! > > > > My Vanagon is making a grinding noise when shifted from 1st to...
• Re: transmission shifting
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:16:58 -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: Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:29:14 -0700
  ...Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a > Hi all. > > Just installed a WBX transmission in my '81. My shifter...
• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:41:02 -0600
  ...Solenoid-operated manual shifter? >Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:37:01 -0500 > >David Marshall wrote: >>I have a disabled customer that REALLY wants...
• Sticky Shifting When Warm
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:56:32 -0400
  Hi all got a fairly simple one i think Gotfried the vanagon with now 23k on it has a sticky trans grear shifter or...
• Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 12:21:24 -0500
  ...There's a (approx) 1" flange inside there that appears to > guide the shifter handle. > > I can't get into any gear. The shifter...
• Redline MTL
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 11:14:45 -0800
  ...Bi-Tron oil products >Use Redline MTL in your transaxle...it WILL improve the second gear shift. > >Bruno Walser wrote: > >> About a week or...
• Re: lazy...thread type on shifter knob
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:04:30 -0800
  ...Is the Syncro shift pattern the same as >> the >> diesel 5sp and do either of the two have a shift knob with the "Down...
• Re: Tranny won't shift when cold
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 18:55:09 -0400
  ...Tranny won't shift when cold >Hi boys and girls! > > I'm having a problem with my 84 Vanagon (auto trans) shifting >when it...
• Re: shifting problem with 89 Westy 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 22:10:10 -0500
  ...Try looseing the shift rod bracket on the transmission, push towards the tranny and retighten. Often this will provide enough adjustment to get the...
• Re: How do I ... (shifter stuff)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:13:38 -0500
  ...How do I ... (shifter stuff) > Hi Folks... > > I'd like to clean the rear shift linkage. The area that goes into > the transmission. I...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - jb
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:17:23 -0600
  ...I believe that the >buzz is from worn-out shifter parts rattling somewhere, and maybe a new >shift-kit is in my future. But...
• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:04:15 -0700
  On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 6:56 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > The Vanagon shifting mechanism on a manual tranny is...
• Re: $#%&*!@ Shifter! Or, Zen ...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jul 1995 20:42:16 -0400
  ...Drop the spare and then remove the 4 ten mm nuts holding the tin box surrounding the shifter from underneath where the spare was...
• Re: No Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:38:19 -0800
  Directions for bypassing the switch? Rob becida@comcast.net At 11/30/2010 07:45 AM, Paul Guzyk wrote: >Try "jiggling" gear shift around...
• Re: clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:54:04 -0800
  ...I have to push all the way in to shift, and it engages 1/8" from the floor - shifting is difficult- and the gears...
• gear shift assembly maintainence
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 May 2011 13:21:45 -0700
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/vanagon-syncro-gear-shift-lever-maintainence/ alistair
• shifter ball and cup - cuup removal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 19:29:46 -0700
  Bentley doesn't say mucha bout driving out the pin that holds the cup to the end of the shift lihkage. Anyone have any...
• adjusting shifter rod- DONE!
  Historical mailing list - Chip & Stephanie
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 22:31:10 -0500
  Well after some more WD-40 and pushin and pullin I was finally able to get my shifter rod adjusted correctly. Now that my...
• Re: Shift Linkage Help
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 17 May 1999 12:12:52 -0700
  ...You need to remove from > below. > > Mark > > "Pollard, Matthew" wrote: > > > Howdy there, > > My stick-shift lever is about 3" lower than it was before...
• 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: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:35:25 -0700
  ...I shortened up the shift rod by moving the >>>> front >>>> shift rod further into the splines in the rear shift rod, but that >>>> didn...
• Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:14:31 -0600
  Good chance that the shifting of location is part or all of the problem. Shift rods are no longer going to line up correctly...
• Berg: stock shift lever rebuild Part #s
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:22:59 EST
  If you are installing the Berg shortshift kit, you may want to replace the nylon bearings and bushings on the shift lever. The part...
• Re: Shifting into 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:42:53 -0400
  ...A couple of volks on the list also recommend replacing the plastic bits at the shift lever end of the linkage. If you really...
• Re: Vanagon Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:22:03 -0700
  "1) What does it actually do to reduce the travel of the shifter? 2) One listmember posted that the 2-3 shift was not...
• Re: Shift selector shaft
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 3 Feb 2018 09:21:10 -0500
  Jaime, are you talking about the front shifter or the rear? We have rebuild kits for both and both can be rebuilt. Let me...
• 1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:40:51 -0700
  Disconnected the shift linkage at the transmission by removing the two bolts from the bracket and pulling the socket off the ball. Reconnected but...
• Re: Cost of auto shifter cable
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 May 2010 16:16:04 -0400
  At 12:56 PM 5/26/2010, David M wrote: >The auto shifter on my 1987 Vanagon, automatic, has gone out of >adjustment and...
• Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:23:04 -0700
  ...Photos of the exact part are here: > http://picasaweb.google.com/1987vanagon/ShiftLinkageBoot# > Thanks, Ryan Kind of like this one, eh? http://www.van...
• EV shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Roderick (strg)
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 06:58:09 -0700
  ...The shifter went completely "limp" or very sloppy. I suspected problems with the linkage. Sure enough a $1.75 nylon bushing on top of...
• Re: Sticky shifting? L@@K!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 21:48:19 -0500
  Rachel Cogent wrote: > I thought I would solve my hard shifting by putting Redline oil in my trans, > but on the way home from...
• Shifter linkage advice sought (87 Westy Syncro)..
  Historical mailing list - thetrans
  Wed, 13 May 1998 18:05:35 -0400
  ...Because I can make it through all the gears, I am assuming that my problem must be in the shift linkage systems somewhere. I...
• Re: Auto Shifter slide repair
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Wed, 8 Sep 2021 18:15:05 -0500
  ...Just cut it >> to the proper width and length and then cut a hole for the shifter (the hard >> part). Works fine and this...
• Trans Conversion
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:55:49 -0700
  I wish to transplant a transaxle out of a 1981 Vanagon with an 091 side shift to a rear shift for a 1975 Type...
• 84 Westy Manual Shift Knobs
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Sep 1996 15:22:27 -0400
  Is there an upgrade for the orig stock shift knob? Did the Wolfsburg editions have a MoMo type knob? How does it come off...
• Re: Rattling shifter
  Historical mailing list - charles fladger
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 15:48:56 -0700
  Sounds like worn shifter bushings. === Volkswagen Owners! Your official Parts Locating Web Site: http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewListedItems&userid=thefladge...
• short shift kit/mxt tires
  Historical mailing list - Rick Berman
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 21:19:57 -0600
  Does anyone have any experience with these short shift kits. Rick P.S. the new tires worked well in the deep snow and ice...
• Short Shift Shifter Position - Revision
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 17:18:44 -0400
  Hmmm, I see that my link was too long and got broken. Instead, this one will get you there - look at the Race Bus...