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• Re: Frankenshifter
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:34:30 -0500
  ...It is very common for that shift lever to > snap in half right where that one is welded. The lever originally > had a hole...
• Re: small front table
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:25:49 -0500
  ...Possibly i could shorten > the shifter. This is an automatic shift tower. >
• Re: Transmission Bell Housing Question Help
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:51:28 -0700
  The bosses on the gear housings were made "longer", towards the front, in about 87/88 to prevent the boot around the shift rod...
• Re: Introductions
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:57:50 -0600
  ...No modifications were made to the shift mechanism when the transmission was swapped. Reverse playing hard to get; ...that could definitely be a shift...
• 91 Auto Transmission Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 13:51:01 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I shifted down into first and it took off normally. When I shifted into second the transmission slipped and two seconds later went into...
• Cup Holder, in captains area
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:20:05 -0400
  ...Otherwise I use single cup holders mounted forward of the shifter- be careful when shifting into reverse. ed- 91 DoKa, spilling merrily on my...
• RE: Type two shifter and bottom of shifter
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 10 Apr 1997 08:11:37 -0700
  Sid, Reading between the lines, it seems that you have a clutch problem, and not a transmission problem. If you have the symptom (among...
• Oiga Amigos! Free Part / Shifter Boot Frame!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 19:58:47 -0600
  ...http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/vanagonlist/vwp?.dir=/Photos&.dnm=ShifterBootF rame.jpg&.src=bc&.view=l&.done=http%3a//briefcase.yahoo.com/bc...
• Cupholder idea (for autotranny folks)
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 13:34:31 -0400
  ...FWIW, I imagine that you 'clutchies' could install them on the heater panel cover (on either side of the shifter). -Blaine
• Re: Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 19:48:39 -0500
  ...you can already buy nice carbon fiber, leather or wood shift knobs that will fit the vanagon shift stalk. i have a carbon fiber...
• Re: Redline MT90
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 12:19:50 -1000
  ...those white balls at the base of the shifter..always lube those. they can wear allowing the shift lever to drop a little ...which...
• Re: difficult shifting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Tue, 31 May 2005 17:53:47 -0400
  ...difficult shifting > > > > hi all, > > > > over the past few weeks, my 87 GL has gotten harder and harder to > > shift into 1st and 2nd gear...
• Re: '90 Westy 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 07:02:22 -0500
  To avoid gear clashes on my manual tranny on my 88GL 1) I put in the the Redline MT 90, and 2) When shifting...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:45:23 -0400
  ...by putting the shift lever at the "R" position, your vehicle will now go in reverse. No longer will you have to get out...
• very mysterious tranny problem...
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 18:44:22 -0500
  ...If I go out to my van right now and start driving around, it will shift like butter. I mean reallly smooth. I just...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 21:35:04 -0400
  ...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: shifting anomaly...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Oct 2015 13:44:05 -0400
  ...the sifter base plastic hardware was replaced (all of it including the plastic ears) last year (9 to 12 months) - the shifting was good...
• Re: Shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:11:16 -0400
  ...This makes me rule out the possibility of > worn bushings or alignment of the shifter rods. What can it be? And how can > I...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:59:22 -0400
  ...I have noticed a huge difference in shifting after a fresh lubing. A few years ago being the cheapskate that i am, i took...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:56:31 -0500
  Someone prolly stumbled across some in an seldom used warehouse somewhere and voila!, more shifter bushings. Those krafty krauts couldn't be playing the...
• Re: berg shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 19:09:40 -0800
  ...you just use the plate? I put a bug pack shift kit on my old 66 bug and wow its a speed shifter this...
• Re: Manual tranny shift
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 13:20:57 -1000
  ...Said the email was a big help. > > Once that problem was solved, a new shifting problem showed up, but thats a > topic for another...
• Re: 90 Vanagon 4spd won't shift/1
  Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 14:21:30 EDT
  In a message dated 98-04-10 11:09:06 EDT, Wind Warrior wrote: << My van has been shifting smoothly, no abnormal noises. I...
• Re: shifting woe's
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 01:33:29 -0400
  ...shifting woe's > > > Your story of implicating your wife in the destruction of your shifter (I > wouldn't want to arm wrestle her!) reminded...
• Re: shifter shaft cover?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 14:46:28 -0500
  ...shifter shaft cover? >> >>"and serves no function but to make it pretty." >> >> I've found this matterial to dampen the >>sound and vibration that...
• Re: Hard Shifting..sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Clark Langstraat
  Thu, 8 Jun 1995 18:28:49 -0400 (EDT)
  On Thu, 8 Jun 1995 Ramona71@aol.com wrote: > Since acquiring her, Ramona has always displayed hard shifting from time > to time. Sometimes, she...
• Back-up lights
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 May 1997 08:33:40 -0400 (EDT)
  I've noticed that my back-up lights are not going on when I shift my automatic into Reverse. If I push the shift...
• Lubricant for rear shift linkage?
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:49:58 -0500
  I am just about to replace the rubber boots on the shift linkage on the side of my manual transmission. At the moment i...
• Subject: Where to find trans. shifter boot, what oil to use?
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 14:13:30 -0700
  ...I used it and all my shifting problems disappeared. I would use it again.
• Backup light switch malfunction - blinking backup lights when shifting
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 21:01:26 -0500
  ...It seems the backup lights blink on while shifting gears and will remain on when in 3rd or 4th gear if I pull gently...
• Re: trans mount
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 13:55:59 -0700
  >Well, I just replaced the shift couple on my '65 deluxe. I had to sissor- >jack up the transmission inorder to line up the...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Weeks
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:08:07 -0600
  Uhh, Chad--isn't the VG auto a 3-speed? Like, does the shifter read 1, 2, D? Are there little marks on the...
• Re: 85 gl manual...shift lever BROKE!!!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 05:35:00 -0400
  ...Remove the shifter from the socket and insert a solid steel rod to join the two halves together then weld them together. Re-install...
• Re: Help, 85 shifting problems
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 00:26:50 -0400
  ...With the clutch pedal to the floor you could shift into 1st-4th, but it would grap within the first inch of pedal movement...
• Re: Transmission -- hard to get in first
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 01:08:16 +0100
  ...Put the shifter in 2nd gear, pull up the rubber boot at the bottom of the shifter. Now you'll find two 10mm nuts...
• Re: clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 18:50:03 -0700
  ...I have to push all the way in > to shift, and it engages 1/8" from the floor - shifting is difficult- and the > gears...
• Shift linkage part
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 18:10:27 EDT
  ...I have been having trouble with the shift linkage part that bolts on the transmission shift shaft. It is shaped like a "J" with...
• automatic shift point adjustment was Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 May 2011 07:41:21 -0700
  ...PM, Alistair Bell wrote: >> add weight to the gizmo that controls shift points? A listmember did >> this, was it Greg Potts? >> >> alistair >> >> >> On 9...
• valve adjust and shift lever maintenance
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Mon, 13 May 1996 13:54:42 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I also lubed up the gear shift lever. WOW! So much hardened crud, the bottom part of the lever was no longer round, more...
• Re: Part needed-Selector lever
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 21:41:07 EST
  ...Need to do the whole project from shifter to tranny right. Getting that shifter feeling right would be a good winter doldrums project. Might...
• Re: Trans upshift
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 18:41:38 -0700
  ...Likely no difference in shifting because all the did was rebuilt the trans and put it back in. I don't think you can...
• Re: Early Vanagon Shift Linkage Available Again!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:19:46 -0600
  ...We are selling these units for > $110 each and we also have new shifter boots and guide bushings > available as well. Time to rebuild...
• Re: Thinking about the 5 speed tranny switch?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 08:53:49 PST
  ...Any welder can shorten the mount. >Did you need a welder? No >Did you have to alter the shift linkage? No the tranny bolted...
• Re: Gear shift linkage?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 10:15:04 -0800
  ...Gear shift linkage? > Help! Just tried to shift into first at a red light, something felt like it > fell out from under the front...
• Re: boot: shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 21 May 1996 21:37:06 CST6CDT
  ...souunds like the dealer showed you the shift rod boot. BTW, the ball joint is available as a replacement item.... $27 or something like...
• Re: obvious always first - shifter problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:18:03 -0500
  ...Kudos to the engineers for this one! At 04:46 PM 3/6/2006 -0500, Sam Walters wrote: >Stopping is more important >than shifting...
• Re: Air-cooled Vanagon (Westy) shifter bushing question. A follow up.
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:36:06 -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...
• TiiCo vibe chasing
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 08:37:57 -0400
  ...I then dropped the shift linkage and "rebuilt" it without using new parts. I figured that most with the TiiCo engine are reporting shifter...
• Re: KEP/Group Response, #2
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 13:47:05 -0300
  ...For those with auto-trans considering the swap KEP says that the vanagon trans shifts up too soon; before the engine 'gets on the...
• Re: Tranny Gear Oil Change
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 18:52:20 -0700
  ...You'll see a market difference in shifting ability. I initially put only 3qts of MT90 in the transaxle and the shifting was very...
• Re: stick lube
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 14:53:42 -0600
  I think your problem is that somebody put a Vanagon on your gear shifter. Mine does the same, shifts great in wet weather. Scratches...
• Re: Anybody up for the UK quick shift kit at about $55 plus shipping?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:43:27 -0500
  ...I also received one report of a problem that may have been related to the shift kit. A Vanagon owner reported that his shift...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:03:58 -0800
  hi Mark, you mean front half of 82 westy shift linkage to operate the rear half of linkage and trans that's 91 ? if...
• Re: Auto tranny lost 3rd gear
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:12:29 -0400
  By not "going into third gear" what do we mean? Does it not try to shift? When it tries to shift it "freewheels" and...
• Re: linkage woes
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 10:08:37 -0700
  ...Just loose enough that it will move a little when you shift from gear to gear ( including reverse ). When things seem to free up...
• Re: Balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 20:12:44 -0700
  On 8 Jul 2004 at 11:04, Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Entity Jim Felder spoke thus: > > > My shifter (90 vanagon) has lately started...
• Re: shift lube, WOW
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 5 May 2008 11:22:32 -0700
  ...One of these was lubricating the shifter and > all > > its contact points. Before it was pretty stiff but I thought that's > how it...
• [Fwd: Re: [vanagon] shifting problem]
  Historical mailing list - Randolfo Esperante
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 06:59:37 -0500
  ...Test the shifting to make sure it is better and not worse. There are pieces up front in the shifter box that wear and...
• Re: Shift Lever to Transmission Attachement Question
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:33:36 -0800
  ...I recently pulled the Manual Transmission out of my 1988 Wolfsburg Vanagon ej22 to change out some shift boots, replace a stud, transmission mount...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Mar 2011 - Special issue (#2011-245)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:53:37 -0700
  Hey Craig, Where do you find shrink wrap that BIG? I did my shift shaft with 1" stuff and it looks sweet in matte...