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• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:16:14 -0800
  ...I did not use any lubrication on the Teflon bushings. During the test drive I noticed something odd...that removing the shifter knob eliminated...
• Re: Front shift rod installation help needed
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 16:19:19 -0400
  ...Front Shift Rod reinstalled from the front or from the rear >> through the bushing hole in the cross member (with the bushing out, of...
• Re: shift linkage rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 4 May 2003 10:35:49 -0700
  ...Near the center of the long shift rod is a bushing where the rod passes through a crossmember at the rear of the fuel...
• Re: Gear selection issue
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:39:05 -0700
  ...bushing was replaced, is plate secure to transmission? Also check clamp and splined shaft at front/rear shift rod join. Since the rear bushing...
• Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Tanner
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:11:26 -0400
  ...it fits? Kind of like this one, eh? > > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_249_332/shift_rod_bushing_boot2_required.html >
• Re: Berg Short Shift Kit in Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 17:44:06 -0500 (EST)
  ...this is the Syncro shifter. the "shift rod, front" and the bushing that connects to it are different shapes. the "gearshift lever bearing housing...
• Re: vanagon shifter bound???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:51:15 -0500
  ...There are two nylon bushings that are at > the base of the shift lever where it connects to the shift rod that goes > to...
• Syncro Shift Linkage Update
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:29:09 -0700
  ...shot. * Fresh oil around the shift rod on the transmission. Needs new seal. * Transmission oil level good. * Bushings all looked OK and seemed tight...
• Re: noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:34:59 -0800
  ...No problems there. > I'm thinking the bushings for the shift rod where it runs through the > frame. > > Is there anything easier to fix...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:25:06 -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: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:18:15 -0800
  I was rebuilding the shifter linkage due to worn bushings. I'm not feeling any vibrations, just hearing a noise emanating from the shifter...
• Was Got Shifter Bushings? Now Rear Shift Rod Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:51:00 -0600
  Officially hijacked for my personal devices......No buttercup here! Take a look at my recent work: http://picasaweb.google.com/mundopacheco/MiguelS88Westy# Miguel I...
• Re: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 23:13:49 -0600
  ...bushings where the stick is mounted, and a new shifter on the transmission plus new accordion hose and bushing for the shifter rod bracket...
• shift rod 4speed trans
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:28:03 -0800
  ...issues with my shifting feeling was hard going into gear, I went under the van and found were the shift rod comes out near...
• Re: shifter bushings---- how thight should they be ?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 12:36:58 -0700
  ...type bushings down there. there seems to be some play as the rod slides thru. how tight should those be? my stick shift does...
• TiiCo vibe chasing
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 08:37:57 -0400
  ...I knew that the rear shift rod bushings (nearest the selector arm) were worn, so maybe tightening them would interrupt the sympathetic vibes of...
• Shifting difficulty
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 29 Aug 1999 11:36:04 EDT
  ...I cleaned and then lubed the shift mechanism beneath the shifter and the rod going through the bushing near the tranny with moly grease...
• Re: noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:35:01 -0800
  ...I'm thinking the bushings for the shift rod where it runs through the frame. Is there anything easier to fix that could be...
• Re: '80 Vanagon tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Wed, 03 Jan 1996 18:05:31 -0700
  ...rod, that looks like it was once >a bushing or seal, inside the tube end of the long shift rod. The shift >rod itself...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 19:28:40 -0700
  The long rear shift linkage rod attaches to the side of the tranny through a guide bushing. The bushing is mounted in a plate...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:11:38 -0800
  ...Shift rod > > >> Is it possible to set up the front half of the 91/1 shift rod and mate >> it to the rear piece...
• Shift buzz
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:01:15 -0700
  ...There are new front and rear bushing for the front and rear shift rods. I've tried the gear shift lever/linkage adjustment described...
• Re: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Jerome A Perkins
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:45:05 +0000
  ...bushings where the stick is mounted, and a new shifter on the >> transmission plus new accordion hose and bushing for the shifter rod >> bracket...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:38:16 -0800
  Does the shifter rod still have a rubber/plastic cover tube on it? On Fri, Feb 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM Mark McCulley...
• Re: Gear selection issue
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:47:18 -0400
  ...bushing was > replaced, is plate secure to transmission? Also check clamp and > splined shaft at front/rear shift rod join. > > Since the rear bushing...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:23:24 -0800
  ...at the shift rod where it passes > through the guide bushing. You should have equal amounts of wear showing > on the rod on both...
• shifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 07:48:31 -0500
  ...Regarding the bushings on the rear - I have not tackled that yet. My van is difficult to shift into second. I have replaced everything...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:22:22 -0500
  ...I did not use any lubrication on the Teflon bushings. >> >> During the test drive I noticed something odd...that removing the shifter knob eliminated...
• Re: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:06:08 -0500
  ...bushings where the stick is mounted, and a new shifter on the > transmission plus new accordion hose and bushing for the shifter rod > bracket...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 05:43:43 +0000
  ...bushings: if the sleeve in the frame cross member >is gone, or if the two little plastic tabs on the front shifter rod which...
• Re: Shifter grease
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:52:53 -0600
  ...the back (where the end of the shift rod > connects to the transmission) (brilliantly named "Shift lever" and > "lever"--no way that could ever...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:24:12 -0600
  ...I shortened up the shift rod by moving the >>> front >>> shift rod further into the splines in the rear shift rod, but that didn...
• Help with adjustment
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:05:42 -0600
  I just finished replacing the shift rod bushings and the ball and socket arrangement on my 91 Vanagon. All OK however reverse is giving...
• Re: Was Got Shifter Bushings? Now Rear Shift Rod Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:14:24 -0500
  ...Can't say much about the facial spinach however!!! :-) John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:35:45 -0800
  ...I did not use any lubrication on the Teflon bushings. >>> >>> During the test drive I noticed something odd...that removing the shifter knob eliminated...
• Re: Shifter extension
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 27 May 2003 17:30:32 EDT
  ...The Golf shifter is a cable actuated system with relay rods and bushings. I only skimmed the reference you posted but it looked to...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:59:22 -0400
  ...A few years ago being the cheapskate that i am, i took the main shift bushings out completely, scrubbed them down and removed all...
• Re: Shifting problem with 88 Westy (standard)
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 15:09:32 -0700
  Paul, when my westy started getting tight I removed the front shift linkage rod and discovered the bushings on the two front forks(the...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:35:08 -0800
  ...I did not use any lubrication on the Teflon bushings. >> >> During the test drive I noticed something odd...that removing the shifter knob eliminated...
• Re: $#%&*!@ Shifter! Or, Zen ...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jul 1995 20:42:16 -0400
  ...long pin the shift rod slides on. Remove the long pin and you will see a plastic bushing. Remove that bushing to take to...
• noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:43:11 -0800
  ...I'm thinking the bushings for the shift rod where it runs through the frame. Is there anything easier to fix that could be...
• 84 1st gear shift problem
  Historical mailing list - smko
  Sat, 31 May 1997 19:54:49 -0400
  ...Went undernieth, found the seal where the shift rod comes out of the trans. leaking, the plastic ball in the vertical connection to the...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:17:31 -0400
  The boots on my shifter rod have been shredded nearly forever. I keep 'er lubed and shifting's acceptable- we're not talking Miata...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 13:12:12 -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: new 82 vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 13:53:22 -0800
  ...the bushing falls out .. the shift rod is rubbing bare metal-to-metal there. And it squeaks. ( isolate whether it's shift linkage or...
• Berg short-shift for Vgon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 10:59:08 EST
  ...I had also had lots of noise from the bushing that the shift shaft slides in right over the gas tank. Other messages here...
• Vanagon BS and Floppy Shaft
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:21:06 -0500
  ...bushing job and the floppy thing straightened right up. Now when I grab the knob - it's right where it should be and shifting...
• 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
  ...Some time after my Berg shifter kit was installed the shifter rod snapped in two. I repaired it by inserting a solid steel rod...
• Shifter Adjustment Tips and Tricks requested
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 18:37:16 -0500
  ...New shift rod boots were installed. After hooking the shift rod back up, shifting is crummy. Can't find the gears half the time...
• Re: Shift rod bushing
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:50:33 -0400
  ...Where does that >bushing live under the van? Gas tank removal necessary? Yes, ouch. Which is why longevity is desired in the replacement. Note...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:24:06 -0800
  Maybe this would help a bit? https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=665217&highlight=shifter+rod+making+noise On Sat, Feb...
• Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:59:16 -0500
  ...I now have brand new center shift rod bushings for the Vanagon Air Cooled and Diesel from 80-83.5! It is almost like...
• Re: part number
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 2 May 2001 09:07:04 -0600
  ...171 711 166 - bushing (2 required) - these are the bushings where the pin goes through the shift rod. You have to get at these...
• Re: Shift Linkage Cleaning and Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 13:42:39 -0500
  ...All of the bushings that support the shifter rod do need to be cleaned and lubed, but I found that the key was the...
• Better Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:58:00 -0700
  ...John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 1:10 PM Subject: Re: Got Shifter Bushings? > What...
• Re: Gearshift lube job
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 08:03:11 -0800
  ...be shifted-this end and the center bushing .I don't think the ball and socket at the base of the shift rod is...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:31:21 -0600
  ...I now have brand new center shift rod bushings for the Vanagon Air Cooled and Diesel from 80-83.5! It is almost like...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 3 May 2010 16:56:25 -0700
  ...Do I worry about this as a "must-replace-before-summer" item, and do bushings in addition to boots? Van shifts like butter currently...
• Re: shifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:05:14 -0400
  ...The shift bushings were WAY out of round, which allowed the shift rod to move side to side, with a fresh set of bushings...
• Re: Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 14:43:29 -0700
  ...Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing? > Hi all. > > I'm so close to buttoning up this transmission upgrade project. A > couple of questions please and...