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• Re: transmission problem - additional info
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 1 Sep 2012 06:42:58 -0600
  Hmm? Check to make sure shift linkage is working properly,and how old/miles on the clutch? Possible separation of clutch disc between spined...
• Re: Your Response to my e-mail
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Sun, 06 Jul 1997 20:59:04 -0400
  ...your new 83 Westy. >>> > >>> >I have an 84 with 1st &2nd gear shifting problems that I believe is an >>> >adjustment problem, but haven't...
• Re: clutch time
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:49:32 -0700
  ...Yeah, isn't that clever that they made the shift linkage so it'll go together two ways, only one of which is correct...
• Re: New on the group
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 11:00:31 EST
  ...on my caravelle?>> Not without some major modifications > including shifting linkage (they changed the linkage between the diesel and > the watercooled). Also you would...
• Transmission Woes (Auto)
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 23:09:29 -0400
  My 90 GL will no longer shift properly, that is, it will start out in bottom gear, shift to intermediate, but will not go...
• Re: Custom Westy interior
  Historical mailing list - JEFFREY LUBIN
  Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:03:14 -0700
  ...from motor performance, was what shortening that > shifter linkage did > to the positive feedback feel of shifting. I was amazed at > how much > difference...
• Stuck in gear
  Historical mailing list - Madsen
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 18:32:27 -0400
  ...Before I changed the gear box, I greased up the shift linkage with lithium grease and seemed to help a little. Also, try to...
• Re: Location of tranny number--Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 20:03:47 -0700
  ...This all started with the shifting being stiff. It went into the gears but was very stiff. I looked at the shift linkage near...
• need advice on buying a used van
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  09 Sep 96 11:58:02 EDT
  ...What other problems should I look for on a hi mileage van? The second problem is that the shifter linkage is messed up and...
• Re: Need help with shift linkage (5spd)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 08:02:00 -0700
  At 10:09 PM 10/8/2003, Todd wrote: >I'm trying to assemble the linkage to a 5spd 094 transmission but can't...
• Re: extra underbody protection plate finished
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:33:09 -0800
  My main motivation for installing this plate was to stop slush from freezing up on the shift linkage. It has happened to me a...
• Re: Auto tranny question
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:09:19 -0500
  ...controls shifts into 2nd and 3rd so I don't think it is that but I checked it anyway, I checked linkages but once...
• No Warning: Manual tranny now stuck in reverse! HELP!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:02:59 -0600
  ...I know about a lot of other stuff on the van, but never working with the shifter, linkage and tranny. Any ideas? Thanks. John...
• Re: Shifting into 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:50:43 -0400
  ...Is this something related to the shift linkage/shifter that can be easily fixed (it feels like you are pushing against something solid, and...
• more on Trans mounts...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 13:33:44 EDT
  Well, I drove foo to the train station after replacing the shift coupler. Before I headed down the road I place a small wooden...
• Re: Gear crunching on rebuilt trans
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:42:41 -0500
  Has your shop thought to adjust the shift linkage? How long have you owned your van? The reason I ask is that for many...
• Re: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 19 May 2010 21:52:20 -0700
  ...have to push down on the shifter to get 1st gear if you use a 4 speed > linkage on a 5 speed transmission. > > > > > Hmmm...
• Re: 5 speed trans
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 08:18:49 PST
  ...It simply bolted up, the cv joints fit perfectly, my shifter linkage, accessories, and starter (I did have to open the starter hole slightly...
• convert auto trans to manual?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 12:44:07 -0600
  ...It seems the hardest thing I can foresee is transferring the shifting linkage and adding the hydraulic clutch pedal assembly. Has anyone here done...
• Re: gear linkage trouble after tranny out and short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:00:36 -0700
  On 10/3/07, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > If 4th gear is > the only issue, you most liely have a cracked slider...
• Re: Can you guys help tell me what part this is?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:11:35 -0600
  ...shifterkit1** Category > > > > Type of Van > > > > Transmission and Drivetrain 83-85 1.9l > > > > Vanagon > > > > Shifter Rebuild Kit for 80-91 Manual Vanagon (syncro > > > > too!) > > > > This...
• Re: Rebuilt transaxle grinds
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 29 Dec 2014 10:20:42 -0700
  ...Could be a LinkageAdjustment ~ But that UsuallyManifests as DifficultShifts, not Grinds ~ What Intensity of Grinding are you getting ~ Minor but Shifts or Severe & Won...
• Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:40:11 -0700
  ...The shifter handle was stuck up near the > > radio... Very unnatural, like a broken elbow. > > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot...
• Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 May 2017 07:34:53 -0500
  ...It would go into gear if I kept the shifter firmly towards > the left, (my knee). > > It felt more like a linkage problem than...
• Re: Aircooled vs. WBX manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:37:33 -0700
  well, speaking of custom linkage. I happen to have, absolutely brand new, and custom made, and very high quailty....... the 'aft shift rod' ...........the...
• Shift linkage question 83 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 2 Oct 2014 07:20:33 -0500
  ...When I did my engine swap a month or so ago, I noticed that pin protruding and had been noticing slightly sloppier shifting. While...
• Re: balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 16:43:05 -0600
  ...all moving linkage parts about every 2 months with WD40. The >> front I >> get whenever the spare tire is out. By shifter boot is...
• Diesel Tranny is a 4 speed :(
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 17:55:46 EDT
  ...There are only 4 detents when I move the shifter linkage on the side of the trans (where is reverse?) and the 002 transmissions...
• Re: Short shift for 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:35:18 -0600
  ...Has anyone ever successfully installed a short shift adaptor in a vanagon 5 speed? I bought one from Gene Berg but when I installed...
• Clutch/Shifting issue?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:24:11 -0600
  ...WTF? It seems like a clutch issue? Could that happen suddenly? Or is it a shifting linkage issue? Hmmm, come to think of it...
• Re: 85 gl manual...shift lever BROKE!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 20:54:54 -0700
  ...Like bad shifter bushings or misaligned linkage ? Just curious ,as both of mine shift like butter. I can't imagine a shifter breaking if...
• Shiftless
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sun, 28 Jul 1996 00:15:37 -0500
  ...that the shifter doesn't reach far enough to go into any gear. At first I thought it was just a linkage adjustment problem...
• Re: 89' GL 1st gear problem
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 12:11:08 -0700
  ...you folks help? I have trouble shifting into first gear, and was > > suspecting it was a linkage problem. When at a dead stop, you...
• TransAxle Goes -long- (was Transaxle Woes)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Apr 1995 21:26:30 -0400
  ...A) Lengthen the linkage 3/8" between the shifter & tranny.... B) Attempt to swap the Bellhousing, reducing the diff to 1/4"....? C) Chop...
• FW: Clicking sound from manual shifter
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 09:06:46 -0400
  ...I believe the source of the noise to be the U-Joint in the shift linkage to the transmission. The joint has two c...
• Re: Syncro gas tank in a 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 12 May 2003 09:33:13 -0700
  ...Also the shift linkage is more off to the side and lower as it goes further back toward the tranny. The raised section of...
• curious shifting probs. after questionable repairs...
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 10:10:06 -1000
  More shifting questions... Have a van that broke down suddenly leaving occupants stuck in the middle of the road with it stuck in gear...
• Re: convert auto trans to manual?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 09:30:25 -0500
  ...You need the tranny, flywheel, clutch, starter, the complete shifter and linkage, both MT halfshafts, the pedal assembly, master and slave clutch cylinders and...
• Re: $33,000 westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:09:05 -0600
  "The shift linkage is slightly out of whack in first gear only. It occasionally (not often), pops out of first when you're stop...
• Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 08:53:13 -0700
  ...I'll have to adjust the linkage to this location. Looks > like I'll have to shift the exhaust a little too (one of...
• Re: Stiff shifting in 86 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:08:20 -0800
  Assuming the linkage is not binding and functioning properly, might there be a problem with the pilot bearing that sits at the end of...
• Thumper & clutch
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 19:04:59 -0700
  ...Shifts like a dream since I readjusted the shift linkage. I did notice that the new pressure plate (Sachs "Super Set" from Bus Depot...
• Re: John's retrofit transaxle linkage questions
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 13:47:30 EDT
  ...How many extra hours are going to be required? How much for either a used 091 shift linkage or adapter kit? How much less...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon Westfalia GL 2.1L 2WD Automatic transmission sticks in 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Wed, 11 Sep 2019 02:33:22 +0000
  ...the gas Pedal linkages to the transmission/transaxle and the shifter selector.  In reading the information on the gas pedal linkages, I realized I...
• Re: Shifter - Lower Ball Destroyed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:01:27 -0500
  ...You won't believe how good your van shifts when you have all new parts in the front and also rebuild the rear linkage...
• Re: shifting probs. into 3rd & 4th pls help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 16:09:49 -0400
  ...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: Berg Short Shift Kit in Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 17:44:06 -0500 (EST)
  ...of the shift lever doesn't move as far, while the bottom of the shift lever (connected to the shift linkage) moves the same...
• Re: Emergency in South Dakota
  Historical mailing list - Michael Huston
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 16:05:28 -0400
  <html><div style='background-color:'><P>You might be very lucky and only have a broken gear shift linkage.&nbsp; The joint right under...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:47:07 -0800
  The you can try to adjust the shifter base and see if that will fix it. Or it could be worn linkage parts such...
• WBX 4 spd. Transaxle 1-2 Shift Rod Fork FLAPS Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:04:01 -0700
  ...Of note for any other curious shift linkage newbs, I found it interesting to see how the reverse lock out works on the later...
• Re: Popping out of 4th gear!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:55:22 -0500
  ...of 4th gear,Im wondering hopefully its due to my vague shifting linkage issues and not the transmission itself!! Any insight would be great...
• Re: Emergency in South Dakota
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 07:25:20 -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...
• Re: Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Feussner
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 21:11:44 +0100
  ...Am I supposed to somehow disconnect the shifter linkage first, and then try to turn it? Wouldn't that cause my 2 & 4 to...
• '86 4-speed Westy won't move: Worn out clutch or broken transmission?
  Historical mailing list - James Kim
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 09:32:51 -0800
  ...We have so far replaced the clutch master and slave cylinders and all the shift linkages. Please advise. James I have an 87 Westy.
• Re: 82 aircooled westy tranny concern
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 23:19:55 EST
  In a message dated 2/8/00 8:21:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << hey again the shifter seems to...
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro double-cab tranny woes story
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:22:56 -0300
  ...waaaay worse than my rusty trans on which seams are eaten in, clutch shaft bearing half gone, shift linkage mount gone, etc. bye, Tim
• 87 Double-cab FS, $2500 CDN!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 23:43:07 -0500
  ...recent ECU c/w temp sensors,exhaust incl catalytic convertor, rear shift linkage, etc $2500 obo. Reply to: Dave Nicholson at nicholsdav@yahoo.com...
• Re: Vanagon Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 07:39:45 -0800
  ...One thing I did have to do was to lube the shift linkage points all the way to the tranny as it was actually...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 18:29:05 -0800
  ...I end up with a shortened shift linkage. And I bet that could easily be put back to spec. (added more tranny comparison pics...
• Re: 82' diesel transmission swap advice
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Sun, 29 Jun 2003 10:51:38 -0700
  ...Vague shifting is often a sign of various front end and back end linkage parts getting worn...every 20 years they wear out..Damn...