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• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:28:15 -0500
  ...hard part of bolting it in and >> the >> connection of the shift linkage. >> >> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy >> On Oct 22, 2013...
• Re: 89' GL 1st gear problem
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 23:08:55 -0500
  ...I looked at the gear box > linkage you can try adjusting the two bolts on the plate at the bottom of the shift lever...
• FS '88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 21:33:27 -0500
  ...130,000 miles (odometer not working), 4cyl/4spd., No rust, Stainless Steel exhaust, AC, PS, Good condition, but could use gear shift linkage bushings...
• transmission is it fixable?
  Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
  Sun, 14 May 2006 18:03:11 -0700
  ...Everything was going fine until I started to remove the shift linkage from the trans. The upper bolt was frozen in place and broke...
• Re: Vanagon Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:24:45 +0100
  ...This won't be a problem when your shift linkage is in good shape. But as soon as it gets sloppy, it might be...
• Re: How to improve shifting?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 17:41:41 -0500
  ...a shifter rebuild kit? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Aaron >>> >> >> > > When I replaced my tran it came with the new plastic balls on the tran > linkage. I noted...
• Re: out comes the tranny (again)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 20:22:22 -0500
  ...My shifter linkage is new from end to end. I have adjusted the linkage via Bently over and over, and have had some of...
• Re: Trans Conversion
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:23:27 -0600
  ...Do both trannys have the pin that bolts onto the tranny which holds the shift linkage and the twin ball bushings to match? Im...
• Re: Shift Linkage problems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:50:13 -0400
  ...Shift Linkage problems<<<<< > > > > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 Westy& Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_ > (http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) ) > _Frank Condelli& Associates...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 19:45:03 -0700
  ...The D/L trans uses a shifter that attaches near the front of the trans. The wasserboxer trans linkage hooks up near the center...
• Re: Snake Oil! Wurth it!
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:21:40 -0400
  ...I used it on all my shift linkage and also the > moving parts and bushings of the suspension and steering...Wow! What an > improvement...
• vanagon shifter bound???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:27:50 -0500
  ...but I'm uncertain if this is for the actual shifter or the linkage from there on. -- Wil "It's the same things your...
• Re: Shift Components - Replace or not...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 6 May 2010 10:44:59 -0400
  ...far the OE linkage cup isn't available. You can order this through my website. The part number is shifterkit2 in the web store...
• Re: Swap Entire '85 Shift Linkage into '81?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 21:13:18 -0800
  On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 8:48 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote: > > On Jan 2, 2010, at 8:25 PM, neil...
• Re: Broken 84 Tranny Shift Linkage - Stuck in NC!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 10:14:10 -0700
  Now that wasn't too hard Karl, since he just posted here on Thursday, I think. gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM tim > >The list member...
• 84 Westie stuck in 4th gear
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gilland
  Thu, 2 May 2002 13:10:13 -0700
  ...Is this usually a transmission issue, or a more benign shift-linkage problem? Also the alternator recently failed without warning. Isn't the idiot...
• Re: 84 vanagon transmission problem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 09:09:03 -0700
  ...bushing kit which tightened up the shift pattern but still no > 1st or 2nd. > Tried adjusting the linkage as described in All Data and...
• shifting probs. into 3rd & 4th pls help
  Historical mailing list - bbutler
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:18:13 -0700
  ...Looking at the rest of the shifting linkage doesn't seem to show any clues of anything loose or out of adjustment. Anyone have...
• Re: heck-uva time realighning shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:05:27 -0600
  ...part of the aircooled > linkage. The diesel tranny mounting position is very different and the > shape of the rear shift rod is also very...
• Re: Anybody up for the UK quick shift kit at about $55 plus shippin
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 06:38:01 EST
  ...The longer leverage if you install the extension piece gives you way more leverage on the shift shaft. Seized or sticking shift linkage and...
• What is SA Besto spray
  Historical mailing list - william greenamyer
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:04:37 -0700
  ...new can of SA Besto spray lube to douche all the shift linkage as well as the suspension bushings and ball joints. My van...
• Re: Shifting difficulty
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 13:59:35 EDT
  Gary..If you are sure there is no problem with linkage---it sounds like an internal problem--pilot bearing failure won't cause just...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:13:51 -0600
  ...wrote: > > this might be encouraging .. > remove the aft end of the shift linkage from the 'lever with a ball on it' on the side...
• Re: What is SA Besto spray
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:18:34 -0400
  ...new can of SA Besto spray lube to > douche all the shift linkage as well as the suspension bushings and ball > joints. My van...
• Re: Securing the guide pin (shifter linkage)
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Sat, 23 May 1998 08:59:58 -0700
  ...I recently re-worked my linkage on the 82 when I had trouble getting into first gear. It shifts quite nicely now. Today the...
• Transmisison / Shift Linkage adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:56:43 -0800
  ...The problem had to do with the linkage binding due to an improper adjustment and not allowing the necessary 'float' at the rear shift...
• Re: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 19 May 2010 14:40:33 -0700
  ...Since you can use the 4 speed linkage on a 5 speed, I would guess it works the other way around as well. Cheers...
• sticky shift/adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:22:29 -0400
  ...At same time slap some black-grey moly based grease onto the 2 plastic bushes/steel tube where the shifter linkage passes through the...
• Re: hydraulic conundrum + parking brake actuator rod
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 09:22:39 -0700
  ...question....I found a fix for a similar problem with a shifting linkage rod on my Honda sportbike at Ace Hardware. They have barrel...
• Re: Additions and corrections to Technical Transmission Question.
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:04:32 -0600
  I would first check & verify the shift linkage provides proper gear change. Since this is an engine conversion, adjustment dimensions for the shifter have...
• Short shift for 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Shirewood
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:15:35 -0700
  Has anyone ever successfully installed a short shift adaptor in a vanagon 5 speed? I bought one from Gene Berg but when I installed...
• Re: 2 SA Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies FS!
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 14:45:42 +0100
  >To those interested: >The 5 speed shifter linkage is different >than the 4 speed. The needed parts >will cost around $350 (The total price...
• Re: 86 Auto to 82 Diesel swap
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 00:51:19 -0500
  ...pedal assembly, shift linkage trans mounts, etc.) from an 82 Diesel will swap into an 86 Auto trans equipped Vanagon? The 86 has a...
• Re: UPDATE: stuck in 4th something strange going on
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 16:12:34 -0700
  ...Couldn't hear any strange noises from > the transmission and had no problems shifting. But I couldn't go fast > enough to leave 2nd...
• Re: Spare Tire Tray
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 05:46:22 -0700
  ...and the spring, to clean and to > lube the shifter linkage under the shift lever, I have been baffled by > the reinstallation of the...
• Re: Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:25:17 -0700
  ...tank, on DK 4 speed shift linkage. If that is there ... it's not used in waterboxer linkage. yeah, see page 34.2 .......in...
• self-adjusting brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 06:00:15 +0000
  ...The Bently manual says they will self adjust and not to adjust the emergency brake linkage until they do (I think). A mechanic with...
• Re: Short Shift Kit Info If you do not Have One
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 19:36:33 -0500
  ...a small mis-adjustment of those two bolts can cause a lot of trouble with the shift linkage. but if you follow the short...
• Re: Tranny woes on 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 11:12:11 -0600
  ...pivot downward without the shifting linkage pin removed. With this pin (stud with two nuts that anchors the linkage rod) slightly bent, 1st and...
• Re: shift lever adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 19:21:25 -0700
  ...Or is the rear-most section of the linkage that goes from the > shift lever in front to the clutch in back. As I...
• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:50:06 -0800
  Syncro, right? Possibly coolant lines expanding when hot and interfering with the shift linkage. It happened to me and I did not see it...
• Tranny Saga
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 21:21:32 -0700
  ...it nearly perfect. Shifting into first gear still hangs just a little. If anyone has any ideas on the linkage please pass them on...
• Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 15:58:14 -0400
  ...there's some wire that connects to a >switch on the shift linkage or something. I can't find that wire in >Bentleys. > >-- >Rocky...
• Re: Emergency in South Dakota
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:15:09 -0700
  ...Transmission seems fine >in all other gears. > >Shifter linkage? Broken shifter fork? > >Bottom line: anybody know ANY VW mechs in Wall or Rapid City...
• '87 Vngn stuck in 3rd gear
  Historical mailing list - Twigus Dogus
  Thu, 25 May 2000 11:42:17 -0700
  ...My intution says it's a linkage problem. However, in my brief exploration I was able to move the linkage freely right at the...
• Re: Looking for a diesel Vanagon owner..
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 07:42:18 -0700
  ...I'm trying to solve a mystery with the Vanagon 5spd linkage and am > looking for anyone who has a Vanagon with diesel and...
• 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:03:57 -0400
  ...The linkage was adjusted correctly, and I even disassembled the linkage and shifted it into second manually (crawling under the bus), and found no...
• 89' GL 1st gear problem
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Dunn
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 19:26:48 EDT
  ...Can you you folks help? I have trouble shifting into first gear, and was suspecting it was a linkage problem. When at a dead...
• Re: Shifter parts for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - adrian bertarelli
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 06:06:54 GMT
  ...Any suggestions on what needs replacing to tighten up the >shifting? (I just had the linkages adjusted by a very competent mechanic, >so I...
• Re: Swapping an '81 4spd into a '90 WBX auto?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 19:16:56 -0700
  ...You will have to either move the '81 tranny back and extend the shift linkage or move the engine forward and deal with the...
• Re: Poor shifting in '71 bus (longish)
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 15:15:17 +0100 (BST)
  ...The biggest difference on these busses to the general `stiring soup' gear change, can be made by replacing the gear shift linkage thing that...
• 85 manual Clutch and more shifting woes...
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:43:39 -0500
  All, Its been quite some time that I have been dealing with these shifting problems...but the problem seems to be �morphing� into a...
• Re: 88 manual tranny issues
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 7 May 2006 17:55:12 -0400
  ...not disengaging fully, clutch could be worn, or something in the shift linkage is set incorrectly. I had some kind of special (moly?) additive...
• Re: Frankenshifter
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:51:21 -0500
  ...Adjusting the shift linkage per > the Bentley instructions resolved a good deal of the sloppiness but > not the reverse lock-out issue. > > So, I...
• Re: Tranny woes solved we think - update
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 09:40:52 -0500
  ...if the linkage gets loose, shifting >becomes a real problem ... especially if the big nut on >the last part of the linkage gets loose...
• Re: Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:14:03 -0800
  ...in the tranny linkage. Under the center of the Vanagon is a splined connection between the front and rear shift rods. Mark this union...
• Re: Balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 20:12:44 -0700
  ...all moving linkage parts about every 2 months with WD40. The front I get > whenever the spare tire is out. By shifter boot is...
• Re: shift lube, WOW
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 5 May 2008 11:22:32 -0700
  ...chain" type lube? > > I put some on just one of the shift linkage bushings. Made a diff just > there. Used "chain oil". > > Neil. > > On...
• Re: More 5-speed questions.
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:41:45 -0600
  ...They are expensive, and I think the front mount, and possibly the shift linkage is different. Porsche 5 speeds also can be done, but...
• Re: Front shifter linkage broken--malfunctioning
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 10:42:19 -0800
  ...Right under the floor (just under the rubber boot) there is a plastic knuckle that keep the shifter up and solid. Over time thing...