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Re: Balky shift question
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:04:12 -0600
...I > can hear a dry rubbing under the floor where the shift lever pivots > (front) often when I move it. > > From where, top or...
Re: Shift Lever to Transmission Attachement Question
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:33:36 -0800
...out some shift boots, replace a stud, transmission mount...etc. In doing so, I of course needed to remove the shift lever (Ball and...
Re: vanagon shifter bound???
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:51:15 -0500
...There should also be two > rubber boots to replace at the transmission end of the assembly. One > covers the shift lever/ball joint connection...
Shifter linkage advice sought (87 Westy Syncro)..
Historical mailing list - thetrans
Wed, 13 May 1998 18:05:35 -0400
...I got underneath, and checked the shifter lever in the transmission. The boot is separated from the rod, and a bit of oil is...
Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 18 May 2017 22:26:36 -0700
...all to fix the lever cup on the shift rod. Wasn't very secure, could wobble around in the shift rod. But when I...
Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:16:14 -0800
...I think I'm about 60% through with that messy endeavor. > > I also plan to replace the shift lever with one that is solid...
Re: Tranny question
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 2 Feb 2001 09:36:46 -0700
...If you get stiffness and squeaks from the shift lever itself, that is fairly easy to lubricate, too. Most likely, the problem is in...
re: No reverse Gear
Historical mailing list
Fri, 30 Sep 1994 13:00:31 -0400
...Again, it is just >under the rubber shift boot at the bottom of the stick. i thought it could be something as simple as...
Re: shift lever broke
Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:53:12 -0700
...No longer! No shift lever. The blasted thing broke off above the > pivot, below the boot. My feeling is that I should go with...
Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Thu, 18 May 2017 23:38:42 -0700
...Tranny end shift lever issue and fix Hi, Over the last couple of months I've noticed my van (86 syncro, 430,000 km...
Re: Gear selection issue
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:39:05 -0700
...Missing or broken? Ball etc on shift lever ok? Though unlikely, is shift housing and shift lever plate in cab (under big boot) secure...
Re: Busted Shifter? Tis the Season!
Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
Tue, 8 Jan 2002 14:42:41 -0800
...1- Metal ball housing (usually not bad) 1- Shifter guide in box below shifter 1- Lever on the side of tranny with plastic ball...
Re: Securing the guide pin (shifter linkage)
Historical mailing list - Kw
Sat, 23 May 1998 08:59:58 -0700
...Mine was torn and mostly missing allowing dirt to get in and making shifting difficult. The boot was all of $8 bucks at the...
Re: Balky shift question
Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
Thu, 8 Jul 2004 12:46:08 -0400
...I > can hear a dry rubbing under the floor where the shift lever pivots > (front) often when I move it. > > From where, top or...
Re: 2 questions on 85 westy
Historical mailing list - Sean B.
Tue, 26 Feb 2002 17:54:49 -0800
...shift boot, to the left of the shifter handle. There is a little arm that sticks out of the left side of the shifter...
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...
Re: shift linkage concept question
Historical mailing list - Daniel Dix
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:04:12 -0800
...These include the shift lever relay with two balls attached (251-71131) and the guide pin with guide ring that keeps the shift rod...
Re: linkage lube and washer check valve
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 24 May 2011 11:16:14 -0700
...I installed a new transmission shift lever boot. > It cracked very quickly. Pretty sure it wasn't installer error. Just > suggesting that even if...
Re: linkage lube and washer check valve
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 24 May 2011 10:45:58 -0700
...I installed a new transmission shift lever boot. It cracked very quickly. Pretty sure it wasn't installer error. Just suggesting that even if...
Re: shift linkage rebuild
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 4 May 2003 10:35:49 -0700
...The boot for this area is NLA Up front the gearshift lever passes through a spring loaded nylon ball/socket joint at the floor...
Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 19 May 2017 07:34:53 -0500
...Tranny end shift lever issue and fix > > Hi, > > Over the last couple of months I've noticed my van (86 syncro, 430,000 km...
Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Wed, 2 Mar 2016 17:32:36 -1000
...Front engine, rear transmission, torque tube to connect em, > and right on top of the torque tube (drive shaft?) Sits the shift lever, > with...
Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:04:19 -1000
...remove the aft end of the shift linkage from the 'lever with a ball on it' on the side of the trans. ( two nuts...
Re: Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:53:49 -0700
...the collar that holds the spring under the rubber boot on > > > the shift lever in the cabin of the van and is held by...
Re: I have first gear back and new clutch finally in...
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 11 May 2011 08:19:18 -0500
...I > noticed that the boots were missing around the shifter ball ( > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1348_332/shift_lever.html...
Re: Gear selection issue
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:47:18 -0400
...Missing or broken? Ball > etc on shift lever ok? Though unlikely, is shift housing and shift > lever plate in cab (under big boot) secure...
Re: Manual alignment problem.
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Fri, 6 Sep 2013 17:37:36 -0700
...shift lever at the transmission - the plastic ball on this part had broke off from the base. This piece is concealed under the boot...
is it me? broke shift lever!
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Fri, 20 Nov 1998 11:53:12 -0400
...Had cracked at the little dimple that a setscrew locks into, hidden under the rubber boot. Shifter is a hollow tube, crack just worked...
reverse (manual) shifting
Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
Wed, 6 Jun 2007 22:53:28 -0700
...Now I fit another used lever and ball joint assembly, removed rear linkage and put new boots on with lube etc. The shifting has...
Re: shift box for syncro
Historical mailing list
Mon, 5 Feb 1996 15:39:17 -0400
...There is a chunk of pot-metal that makes up the reverse drop-down lock, and controls how far sideways the shift lever goes...
Re: reverse (manual) shifting
Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
Thu, 7 Jun 2007 09:17:40 -0700
...Now I fit >> another used lever and ball joint assembly, removed rear linkage and >> put new boots on with lube etc. The shifting has...
Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 19 May 2017 07:51:31 -0700
...Tranny end shift lever issue and fix >> >> Hi, >> >> Over the last couple of months I've noticed my van (86 syncro, 430,000 km...
Re: shifting troubles
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:34:20 -0700
...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. > > anyway any ideas? I lifted the shifting boot to find some particals > but I'm able to pull up on the shift rod...
Re: Shifting issue Update........
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:01:08 -0400
...shifts now? I've checked the linkage and > everything seems to be in order except for a torn rubber boot > around the shifting lever...
Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 19 May 2017 08:05:11 -0700
...Tranny end shift lever issue and fix >> >> Hi, >> >> Over the last couple of months I've noticed my van (86 syncro, 430,000 km...
Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 3 Mar 2016 03:00:28 -0600
...remove the aft end of the shift linkage from the 'lever with a ball on it' on the side of the trans. ( two nuts...
Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:59:22 -0400
...Last fall I installed all new bushings, boots, basically all the > replaceable wear parts from the shifter base back to the transmission. > I can...
Re: Shift linkage troubles
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 28 Oct 2002 18:36:52 -0600
...The shift rod keeps coming off of the > guide pin on the tranny. The big rubber boot is > missing, I tried to order one...
Re: cluch problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:51:05 -0700
...lever >> because there should not be any. Constant contact. >> >> Dennis >> >> -----Original Message----- > after it cooled down i pulled the slave, fluid in the boot...
New manual transaxle, Old shift linkage
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:27:01 -0700
...Am on a road trip and not up to taking things apart so adjusted linkage at plate below shift lever. This improved shifting somewhat...
Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 19 May 2017 11:06:39 -0500
...Tranny end shift lever issue and fix >> >> Hi, >> >> Over the last couple of months I've noticed my van (86 syncro, 430,000 km...
Re: Shift Linkage Help
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Mon, 17 May 1999 14:58:59 -0400
...Shift Linkage Help +AD4- Howdy there, +AD4- My stick-shift lever is about 3+ACI- lower than it was before my sister borrowed +AD4...
Re: 85 gl manual...shift lever BROKE!!!
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Wed, 1 Oct 2014 01:52:08 -0400
...Install the boot and knob. The size of this bit is a nice tight fit for the inner diameter of the shifter and joined...
Securing the guide pin (shifter linkage)
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Fri, 22 May 1998 12:57:32 -0700
...the trans, and then assemble the relay lever over that.) (Practical solution) I pushed the rubber boot back far enough that I could grab...
Re: Your Response to my e-mail
Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
Sun, 06 Jul 1997 20:59:04 -0400
...the fix was to lift the shift lever boot, loosen the 10 mm bolts securing the shift plate and move the plate until properly...
Re: Syncro shifter rattle
Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:53:17 -0400
...important aspect in the shift assembly is the shift lever's proper seating up top under the shift boot. If it is sitting too...
Re: 5-speed shift linkage..
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 30 May 2017 09:52:38 -0400
Don, I think this is the boot you seek: *https://www.vanagain.com/shop/bellows-for-5-speed-shifter-from-985-1991/ <https://www...
Re: Syncro shifter rattle
Historical mailing list - Tim King
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 09:49:02 -0700
...important aspect in the shift > assembly is the shift lever's proper seating up top under the shift boot. > If it is sitting too...
Re: Gearshift lever broken, looking for replacement
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:50:32 -0500
...It has the plate that mounts to the floor >> on it and the large bellows boot. Even has a new shifter knob on top...
Re: linkage woes
Historical mailing list - John McLean
Wed, 7 Aug 2002 10:08:37 -0700
...things are really messed up! Instead, pull up the boot on the shift lever and loosen the two bolts holding the plate to the...
Re: Balky shift question
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 8 Jul 2004 20:12:44 -0700
...I > > can hear a dry rubbing under the floor where the shift lever pivots > > (front) often when I move it. > > > > From where, top or...
Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:13:51 -0600
...might be encouraging .. > remove the aft end of the shift linkage from the 'lever with a ball on it' on the side of the...
Re: Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 08:18:10 -8
...the collar that holds the spring under the rubber boot on > > > > the shift lever in the cabin of the van and is held by...
Re: E-brake upgrade..works great.
Historical mailing list - Mark
Sun, 6 Dec 2009 19:31:34 -0500
...Now I need a new style > lever 'boot' as the old style doesn't fit quite right... > > And while I was under the van...
Re: reverse (manual) shifting
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 7 Jun 2007 06:24:09 -0400
...Now I fit > another used lever and ball joint assembly, removed rear linkage and > put new boots on with lube etc. The shifting has...
Re: Floor Duct
Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:22:46 -0700
...Then > lift and twist that floor duct assembly until it clears the parking > brake lever and gear shift lever. > > (then put it out for...
Lubing clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
Thu, 4 Jun 1998 23:58:42 -0400
...I did successfully lube the base of the shifter lever (much better!) and all the goodies where the throttle cable hooks up to the...
Re: Smoooooooth Shifting
Historical mailing list
Sat, 2 Dec 1995 00:15:21 -0600 (CST)
...The main problem I could find was that the front shift nylon bushing close to the gearshift lever had disintegrated from the from the...
Re: input shaft question
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Tue, 21 May 2019 19:24:06 -0400
Richard, I'm assuming you are referring to this? https://www.gowesty.com/product/manual/23516/shifter-selector-lever-elbow-?v= Pretty easy to...
Re: Shifting problem
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:34:52 -0700
...the shifter in the gear that is hard to get into. -Pull up the rubber boot at the bas of the shifter. -MARK the...