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• Re: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 19 May 2010 14:46:39 -0700
  I'm presently using my original 4 speed rear shift rod with the 5 speed Hmm - so if the 4 speed box and rod...
• Re: Cooling/fuel/exhaust System Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Thu, 8 Jan 2015 15:24:59 -0600
  Good advise on the shifter linkages, thank you. After a quick search for the bushings, there seems to be a confusing amount of options...
• vibration with chassis
  Historical mailing list - Deepak Kumar
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 21:52:52 PST
  ...If the shift stick is put into second and forced back with a lot of weight, the vibration disappears. Alternatively, if the shift is...
• Re: Trans swap between Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:03:02 -0700
  Shift linkages are different. in '81 enters at bottom, 88 enters on side. You will also get slightly taller gearing since 81 aircooled has...
• diesel droning
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:18:47 -0500
  Hi all Got the TDD on the road, got to do some shift linkage work, etc. But it drones pretty loudly. Even holding my...
• 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...
• Computer woes?
  Historical mailing list - Ri
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 23:03:04 -0700
  ...Then, when we shift gears, the engine slows down very slowly, so often it is still at 3,000 rpm when the clutch is...
• Re: Auto tranny question
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:07:32 -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...
• 86 Vanagon 4 speed
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 15:31:59 -0500
  The tranny won't shift into 4th and is very difficult to shift into 3rd. 1-2 and reverse shifts stiff but seem ok...
• Re: 1.9 Tranny = 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:33:21 -0700
  short answer is 'yes.' at the most, you might have to add a spacer ( about 1/4 inch thick ) where the shift linkage bolts...
• Re: 85 manual Clutch and more shifting woes...
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:50:35 -0400
  ...85 manual Clutch and more shifting woes... > > > All, > > > > Its been quite some time that I have been dealing with > these shifting > problems...but the...
• automatic transmission shuddering puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Vision Wizard
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:37:01 -0500
  ...There is some vibration in the shift linkage. It makes an annoying buzzing or rattling sound near the dashboard on acceleration, but goes away...
• Re: very hot automatic gear selector lever
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 21:47:34 -0500
  ...air and coolant hose heat away from the floor and the shift linkage. > The whole base of the console become very hot as well...
• Source for OEM (German) parts
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 08:58:11 -0700
  ...I'm looking for the boot the covers the guide pin/rear shift linkage connection near the transmission, part # 251 711 167A. None of...
• 84 Westy for sale San Francisco Bay area $600 ono
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lofting
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:08:01 -0800
  ...Clutch lever and stick shift linkage just gave out. Currently sitting at a VW garage that could do the work, else buyer tows from...
• looking at 91 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:36:00 -0400
  ...More significantly, the shifter linkage is sloppy, hard to find the gears but it shifts and drives well otherwise. I see there is a...
• UPDATE: stuck in 4th something strange going on
  Historical mailing list - Chris
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 15:32:30 -0600
  ...I was going to check the linkage again the best I could. I got in the van and to my great surprise, SHIFTED TO...
• Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 16:48:54 -0400
  ...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: how can you tell 4-speed vs. 5-speed apart outside of the van
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:54:15 -0700
  On 10/23/06, Kim Springer <kimspringer@rcn.com> wrote: > > Ben, > > I would think, if you knew the movements of the linkage into the...
• Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 23:59:25 -0400
  ...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: Short shift for 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 02:54:41 -0700
  ...I did not try altering the linkage under the van. I called the folks a Berg and they admitted they didn't really know...
• Re: new standard trans popping out of 1st
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 01:00:57 -0400
  ...1980-83 aircooled > (diesel) linkage set up and happy? > > I do (did) have new bushings in the shifter linkage in the past 3yrs. And...
• Re: Rebuilt transaxle grinds
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Dec 2014 12:18:18 -0500
  ...Is 2nd gear working normally after being engaged or is it sometimes popping out? What about 4th? Check to make sure the shifter bracket...
• Re: Hello! I'm new to the list and my '86 Weekender's =?US-ASCII?Q?manual?= =?US-ASCII?Q?=0D?=
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 6 May 1998 07:39:10 -0400
  Grinding gears is %95 of the time cause of clutch or shift linkage problems, Not transmission. The parts in the trans that when bad...
• Re: Expansion tank cap operation...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:42:00 -0700
  ...The shifter up front has very "soft" > detents for > the shift selector. The are also off by 1...D=N, 2=D, etc. Is...
• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:02:45 -0400
  ...Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation >> >> I just found a cool .pdf on adjusting the van shift linkage (syncro) >
• Re: Hard to shift into first gear after warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent AKA Gnarlodious
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 05:20:30 -0600
  ...Thought it might be the linkage needed greasing, but shifts fine into 3rd and 4th. Time for a transmission rebuild at 80k mileage, replace...
• Re: Center shift rod bushing
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 22:37:35 -0700
  ...above > the fuel tank that the shift rod passes through - not the center bushing > within the shift linkage itself. That can be removed/replaced...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:43:43 +0000
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• Re: Delrin for Shift Linkage Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:55:25 -0800
  I think the shape of the inside of the stock bushing allows for grease to be retained inside. A delrin type sleeve replacement should...
• Re: Porsche trans -> wasser / South African 5-speeds
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 16:31:07 EST
  ...You'll still have to get the 5-speed shift linkage for it and I have heard that its around $350 or so. But...
• Re: balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 17:12:26 -0600
  ...I bet this would work very well on the linkage joint we're discussing here. The way I use it is to completely clean...
• Re: Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:55:51 -0800
  ...Shifting Problem > This problem is common as the Vanagons age. It can usually be "fixed" by > a very small adjustment in the tranny linkage...
• Re: FS:84 wolfsburg weekender vanagon 1200/b0b
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 00:27:29 EDT
  ...I think the tranny linkage needs an alignement or something like that because it is having issues with shifting from 3rd to 4th but...
• Re: Momo shift knob - guilty pleasure
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:36:52 -0700
  ...I've got a 5spd transmission, and the required shifting linkage, tranny mount, blah blah, all the way to the stock'ish looking "5spd...
• Trans ?, No Rev, HELP needed!
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 10:39:07 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I checked the the shift linkage (components in the box on the underside of the shifter) and connection to the transmission case at the...
• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:42:53 -0700
  ...I've adjusted the shift linkage once (which helped for a while.) The transmission has been out twice for upgrades (last time was last...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:41:52 -0500
  ...gear by shifting the gear shift lever > closer to the reverse position - far left? If so the shift rod / lever / > linkage is possibly broken...
• '82 Diesel -Curious noise
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 19:48:32 EST
  ...I am thinking, shift linkage could need replacement/adjustment, or my already weak diesel motor mounts are just getting too weak? HELP Oh well...
• shifter kit & adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 10:34:30 -0400
  ...Then, I had the bright idea to re-adjust the angle on the shift linkage bar just aft of the gas tank. I turned...
• Re: alternator vs. generator for 71 camper
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 May 96 17:53 CDT
  ...linkage clears through the entire range of travel, OK? It's pretty scary to have the throttle stick open when you go to shift...
• 4-speed to 5-speed?
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 01:08:36 EDT
  ...Requires a shorter trans mount and a >different shift linkage (I modified the 4 spd. linkage w/ reasonable >success). Wonderful transformation. Hi List, As...
• Re: vanagon shifter bound???
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:47:56 -0600
  ...but I'm uncertain if this is for the actual shifter >or the linkage from there on. > > > >-- > >Wil > >"It's the same things your...
• AA Transaxle: Happy! Relavant Info, Long.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:53:12 -0700
  ...This, and possible required adjustment to shift linkage, may be the causes of poor shift feel. Neil. -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88...
• My 84 Westy Winter Project
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:21:43 -0500
  ...Gear Shifter hard to find gears, replaced 3 bushings, shift linkage ball to new billet receptor, replaced boots, Union and sandblasted and treated shift...
• Re: Shift linkage question 83 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 2 Oct 2014 09:16:27 -0400
  ...I am thinking the hole that it goes into is worn out either in the shifter cup piece or the end of the shift...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:11:28 -0700
  ...gear by shifting the gear shift lever >> closer to the reverse position - far left? If so the shift rod / lever / >> linkage is possibly broken...
• Re: whiring in syncro tranny
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 10:19:40 -0400
  Andy, before you spend any money, the first thing to check is the shift linkage. Under the rubber boot at the bottom of the...
• Re: toolkits
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 09:56:50 -0700
  ...from home and we limped back with some wire holding the shift linkage onto the tranny. Lately I've started to carry a small...
• Re: Intermittently Sticks In 4th Gear 3/4 Slider Hub?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 6 May 2014 17:42:27 -0700
  ...My obvious hope is that slop or misalignment in shift linkage alignment is adversely affecting the selector shaft etc. (relay shaft as you suggest...
• Passing another Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 02:37:07 -0230
  ...When I uncharacteristically floored the accelerator something snapped between the pedal and the throttle linkage and I watched as the mystery Westfalia disappeared over...
• Re: Pdx Jackstand Help?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 20 May 2007 22:20:09 -0700
  ...This will allow you to deal with shift linkage adjustment. I just replaced the water pump from my 84 a few weeks ago. I...
• Syncro gear box issues.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:45:13 -0700
  ...Crawling under the vehicle and shifting directly on the transmission doesn't resolve the problem either (eliminating the shift linkage). Is there anything else...
• Re: Wont start in park?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:08:31 -0700
  Safety lockout in the shift linkage so you don't start it up in D. Dunno exactly where, but someone else will point you...
• Re: Trans swap between Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:30:32 -0700
  ...I believe there are three distinctly different shift mechanisms between the T2, early T3 and late T3. On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 6...
• Re: Extra Fuel Tank
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 08:27:53 -0800
  ...The longer(to the rear) tank blocks access to the shift linkage coupling. I have not installed one but I did get a pretty...
• Re: 83.5 no shift?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 18:06:52 -0500
  ...the above gears, it's stuck again. > > I've checked the linkage and all appears well, but... > > Any thoughts? > > Jim > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM...
• Re: Argh! My transmission went kaput!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 23:19:44 -0500
  ...I immediately checked all the shifter linkage to make sure it was greased and not binding anywhere. Found no obvious problem. Then I drained...
• Re: gear linkage trouble after tranny out and short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:28:39 -0700
  I agree with Dennis, but would like to also add that in Bentley they show a difference in the mounting of the linkage in...
• Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:24:58 -0700
  ...Complete setups, includes the complete engine, including exhaust, > the > 5 speed transmission, shift linkage, shifter, all mounts and extra bits. > Heck, it even includes...