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• Berg Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 10:27:10 -0500
  ...The only thing I didn't like was the way the shifter looked after adding the aluminum extension shaft. I tried covering it with...
• Re: what is part # 251 798 116 A
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:33:35 EST
  Here is a list of the parts to rebuild the shifter that you really need: 1- 171 711 227A- $2.20 1- 171 711...
• cold.....trany not shifting..?
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 06:54:13 -0500
  ...Cold weather is now upon us and my transmission is slow to shift, when I run it about 1/4 of a mile or...
• Re: Shifter rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 2 Sep 2018 11:29:53 -0500
  I'm not looking at it now, but I recalll that Bentley says that the upper parts of the shifter mechanism, I guess meaning...
• Re: Engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:14:33 -0400
  "The Vanagon automatic transaxle can handle these engines just fine except it shifts too soon for high RPM engines. Grinding about half the weight...
• Re: 1989-only 911 Turbo model designation & airshift kit?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:17:45 +1300
  >Well, I'd be curious about this air shift thing. >But what one normally would do for your situation is change the ratio of...
• 1982 Shift Boot Plastic Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 20 Feb 1997 11:02:10 -0600 (CST)
  The piece of plastic that attaches the shift lever boot on my '82 Westy has cracked. Is there any chance anyone out there has...
• Re: Aircooled trans to watercooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Andersen
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 17:08:39 -0700
  I don't want to make a big deal out of this but wouldn't the shifter setup out of the aircooled fit fron...
• Re: Some shift linkage mods
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 9 Aug 2021 11:52:55 -0300
  ...usual , me fooling around when I could be doing useful work. > > Shift linkage mods , the “cup” at selector, I might have posted years ago...
• What goes here? and a part request for a 85 GL.
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 09:50:24 -0400
  ...I was told it needed a "computer" and "the shifter was broken" I'm in the process of giving it the once over. I...
• Re: Compatibility of A1 Rabbit/Jetta Autotrans
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:45:13 -0500
  ...I do not think it will shift into 'D' by itself. That means >shift before you go when using the 'E' mode. Sort of...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 21:23:14 -0800
  On 3/2/04 19:01, "Mark Cumnock" <kayakwesty@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > so were do find a short shift kit, I've done the...
• manual transmission woes
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 12:34:17 -0800
  I have an 87 with manual transmission that has trouble shifting into 3rd gear. It seems not to want to go all the way...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Musing About Recent Trip - Too Long
  Historical mailing list - David
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:30:14 -0500
  My wife can handle the shifting pretty well, it's the power steering that's really needed. DLW On Jul 12, 2011, at 14...
• Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - AD Felder
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:48:13 -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...
• Re: Linkage
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 08:49:58 -0700
  ...There are several plastic parts attached to the shift lever, some of which you broke. They tend to get brittle with age. About $30...
• Re: Berg Shifter TOP
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 11:28:09 -0700
  ...Some home spun fabricating could be done with a "stack" of nuts screwed onto a threaded male to raise the OEM shifter plate the...
• Re: Shifter - Lower Ball Destroyed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:48:52 -0700
  David, have you seen this from Bus Boys? http://www.bus-boys.com/shifter8391.jpg Bob> I've had some problems shifting lately, so...
• Re: questions about automatics
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:33:36 -0400
  ...It kicks down just fine and I can hold it in any gear by moving >> the shift lever. It just seems to up shift...
• Syncro shifter rattle
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:15:29 -0700
  ...The most irritating of which is shifter rattle. The linkage is great -- the vehicle goes in and out of gear like _butter_. However, when...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 15 Feb 2008 to 16 Feb 2008 - Special issue (#2008-203)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:24:29 -0800
  ...Shifter - Lower Ball Destroyed > > Guys, > > I've had some problems shifting lately, so I pulled my shifter apart. I > found the lower ball half...
• Re: Vanagon Shifter Rattle
  Historical mailing list - Tim Beidel
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:45:45 -0500
  ...The source of the >noise <<seems>> to be in the vicinity of the linkage of the shift lever >to the shift rod that runs...
• Re: 5 speed question
  Historical mailing list - George Mercer
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 23:46:23 EDT
  A 5-speed can give you closer gear ratios so that when you shift up, you lose less rpms. This is an advantage in...
• Re: Air-cooled Vanagon (Westy) shifter bushing question. A follow up.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:21:34 -0700
  ...All I could see from that end was the front side of the connection between the first shift rod and the center shift rod...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 11:34:42 -0400
  ...Wasserboxer trannies > use a different shifter set-up. The D/L trans uses a shifter that > attaches near the front of the trans. The...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jump out
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 09:58:17 -0600
  ...Related to shift adjustment? Different problem? Tranny a potential boat anchor? Suggestion? Recommendations? Thanks. John On Mar 5, 2016 09:32, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57...
• Re: Looking for some history
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 13:16:33 -0300
  Using the shift leaver to pull oneself back into the driver’s seat after careening off into some dense brush? > On 15-Aug-2016...
• More broken stuff... need shift linkage parts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:56:12 -0700
  ...This time it's front shift linkage parts... I ordered all the plastic bits for the bottom of the shift lever from Ken at...
• Transmission Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 21:26:07 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I also tightened down the shift lever in the cab. That may also have had something to do with the sloppy shifting... Did I...
• Re: Busted Shifter? Tis the Season!
  Historical mailing list - Norman Swanson
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 22:23:37 EST
  ...The gear shift lever all of the sudden dropped down on the shift mechanism housing. It is possible to drive this way but I...
• Re: syncro - shift linkage protective pipe
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:51:46 -0700
  believe me, it has to help in keeping slush and ice from forming on shift rod. alistair On 16-Sep-10, at 1:25...
• Re: shifting woes
  Historical mailing list - Rodney
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 21:25:30 -0700
  ...If I can remember correctly, there are quite a few bolts under the boot that secure the shifter. I was missing almost all of...
• Re: Tranny Fluid - Manual Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:02:59 -0700
  ...Sometimes I even use some Redline GL-4 as an addtive to help shifting. The shift/syncronizeraction and feel in the 2WD transaxle I...
• Re: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 19 May 2010 16:38:34 -0700
  You have to push down on the shifter to get 1st gear if you use a 4 speed linkage on a 5 speed transmission...
• Re: 1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:07:33 -0700
  ...I can enter reverse without depressing the shifter. Shifting to second is a new adventure every time. Sometimes it just won't go. I...
• Re: Syncro Hard Shifting in Snow
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 06 Mar 1997 18:42:17 -0800
  napman@planet.net wrote: > > I was wondering if any other Syncro owners experience hard shifting while > driving in the snow. After driving on snow...
• Re: shifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:02:55 -0700
  ...I had my wife get > in > > and shift it up and have it get stuck, looked in the shift box and saw > where > > it...
• Re: Replacement part -- shifter cable for '90 Automatic?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Mon, 30 Sep 2019 09:38:08 -0700
  ...the shifter (gear selector) cable on my '90 Westy > automatic (stock 3-speed) has cracked, and now my > previously-hard-to-shift van won...
• Re: 85 gl manual...shift lever BROKE!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 22:04:44 -0800
  ...Mark in AK On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 3:10 PM, David Bohannan <fjazzbass@gmail.com> wrote: > My shift lever broke off...sheared...
• Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 12:58:20 -0800
  ...So my 82 L has gone from squeaking when shifting to having a floppy > clutch and not shifting at all when the engine is...
• Automatic Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 14:34:38 -0500
  ...When the engine is cold the revs have to get to about twice the normal level before it will shift from 1st to second...
• Re: Vanagon Woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 21 May 2010 14:24:46 -0700
  re.........."have to say, trying to get the shifter lined up has been one of the most > > frustrating jobs I've done on my...
• Making it shift like new
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 7 Oct 2014 15:50:21 -0500
  ...In a gas vanagon, there are steel rails on both sides that serve as the "shift gate" that controls the otherwise omnidirectional shift lever...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:26:29 -0400
  At 06:10 PM 3/23/2009, Jim Johnston wrote... >In looking over the transmission, all the boots on my shift linkage >are torn...
• Re: Shift stick extender?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 13 Nov 96 19:45:45 CST
  On Wed, 13 Nov 1996 17:08:11 -0600 Lionel Tun said: >The gear lever (or shift stick if you like) in my 4...
• Re: Shifting problems how adjust linkage
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 08:35:53 -0400
  Bill, Trek through thr archives useing the words "Shifting Problems" and you'll not only find your answer but also how to fix it...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:12:46 -0700
  Yes, all Vanagon 091 trannys use the early style shift linkage. All 091/1 use the newer style as do 094 - 5 speed and...
• Clunk while shifting to high gear
  Historical mailing list - Route87
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 21:29:51 EDT
  one of you probably have had this little problem, I'll shift up from 1 to 2 and when I pull it out of...
• 84 Vanagon shift lever thread size??
  Historical mailing list - Hieu Q
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 16:24:03 -0700
  Greetings and salutations, Could anyone spare a moment and confirm/deny that an 84 shift lever is indeed 14mm?? My van isn't around...
• Re: '86 4-speed Westy won't move: Worn out clutch or broken transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 18:54:31 +0000
  ...Engine runs > fine but shifting was very difficult and couldn't find gears easily. But he > could drive around in the underground parking lot...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 17:32:36 -1000
  ...Has one of the most odd shift linkage > imaginable..... Front engine, rear transmission, torque tube to connect em, > and right on top of the...
• Re: shifting anomaly...
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 4 Oct 2015 14:39:32 -1000
  ...you've inspected and adjusted/serviced the shift mechanism thoroughly. 4. you've run it in the air, rear wheels off the ground, with...
• Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 23:59:25 -0400
  I shifted the location of my trans (moved the front end of it one inch to the left) - next I'll have to adjust...
• 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...
• Minutiae: Tubing
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 95 18:10 CST
  ...polyethylene tubing over our gear shift lever. To us it makes the gear shift look more substantial and we also think it tends to...
• Re: tranny boots...
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:11:31 -0800
  You'll need one 251 711 167E ball joint boot, two 251 711 157F shift rod boots, and one 251 723 580 aft accel...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - George Mercer
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 15:39:33 EST
  You must push the shifter down and toward you to get into first and yes, keep pushing it down and forward to go into...
• Re: Shifting into 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 19:15:44 -0700
  ...It is more inconvenient than a problem at the moment. >I usually shift into 1st on a roll before coming to a complete stop...
• Re: Trans shifter linkage rubber boot
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:43:17 -0600
  ...They will include 2 new OE bushings (1 for front shift rod, you install,) 4 new OE boots, lower shift lever secured to shaft...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:27:49 -0500
  ...Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings > in stock! > > >> It can help quite a bit. If you are worried about vague shifting...