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• simple engine RPM question--need shifting advice
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 11:36:29 -0500
  ...simple engine RPM question-need shifting advice German engines are made to hug the redline, at 3500, you're a long way off. Besides...
• Re: shift lever broke
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:53:12 -0700
  ...I pulled the shifter rod out (now in two peices) by disconnecting it from the linkage located in the box right behind and above...
• Re: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 19 May 2010 17:05:26 -0700
  ...4 speed/5 speed shifter > > > > I'm presently using my original 4 speed rear shift rod with the 5 speed > > Hmm - so if the...
• obvious always first - shifter problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 15:20:32 -0500
  When my van refused to shift last Monday on the way to friend's place I assumed the culprit was my aging shift linkage...
• Re: Auto trans not upshifting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:08:53 +0000
  ...Could it be the shifter cable shifted? Kickdown too tight/loose? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thaknks. Bill Marshall 88 GL auto
• Re: Auto Trans: Upshifting later, per GTA?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 May 2011 14:13:03 -0700
  -- Rocky J Squirrel > I tweak that adjustment on many of my auto trans cars and vanagons to > affect when it shifts up. > Now, are...
• Re: shift points
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 12 Oct 95 11:00:42 PDT
  ...The shift points that VW publishes in the owners manual generally correspond to the peak horsepower rpm in a given gear. Dave > >
• Re: 90 Vanagon 4spd won't shift
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 11:08:02 EDT
  In a message dated 98-04-10 11:05:42 EDT, craddock@DVWS01.CAHWNET.GOV writes: << My van has been shifting smoothly, no abnormal...
• Clutch Slave Cylinder Bleed Cures Shifting Woes
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:51:34 -0500
  ...If you are having shifting problems, check out your clutch hydraulics. The shift linkage is another story... Jay
• clutch isses 85gl 4speed
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 9 May 2003 07:03:30 -0700
  I was wondering if anyone threwout thier vast years of vanagon driving ever had a clutch pedel go soft, it shifts eazy and the...
• Re: Emergency in South Dakota
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:49:27 -0400
  ...Transmission seems fine > in all other gears. > > Shifter linkage? Broken shifter fork? > > Bottom line: anybody know ANY VW mechs in Wall or Rapid City...
• Gear shifter knob thread and pitch question? (link for pics)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:04:17 -0400
  ...door know that I like to re-tread for a gear shifter knob. It looks like these: http://robinsonsantiques.com/glass-door-knob/glass...
• Re: 1984 Westfalia Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:06:00 -0400
  The torque converter takes awhile to fill with fluid.Was it full when installed? Also when hot,old transmissions like to shift better. Perhaps...
• Shifting problems how adjust linkage
  Historical mailing list - Monk Bill
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 20:39:05 EDT
  ...In order to get my Van in first I need to push down as if going into reverse and shifting to second is also...
• Tranny Fill Plug found and fluid changed
  Historical mailing list - Dan Romano
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 18:18:38 -0800
  ...For those that don't know it is on the passenger side on the tranny case just inside the shifter arm. My van shifts...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:55:42 -0400
  ...Besides, I think I destroyed the transmission on my wife's Honda Accord using the shifter like a manual, even though they tell you...
• Re: 1989-only 911 Turbo model designation & airshift kit?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:17:20 -0800
  ...Better get me an image of one of those 911 > short-shift kits as a basis... > > As to the airshift, I begin to suspect...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 3 May 2010 20:18:35 -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: Emergency in South Dakota
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 07:25:20 -0700
  ...Transmission seems fine > > in all other gears. > > > > Shifter linkage? Broken shifter fork? > > > > Bottom line: anybody know ANY VW mechs in Wall or Rapid City...
• Re: Transmission -- hard to get in first
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:52:01 -0500
  There is a much easier method for fine-tuning the shifter position: pull up the shifter boot, and loosen the two 10mm nuts that...
• Re: 85 manual Clutch and more shifting woes...
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:34:40 -0500
  ...85 manual Clutch and more shifting woes... > > > All, > > > > Its been quite some time that I have been dealing with > these shifting > problems...but the...
• 83.5 no shift?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 20:10:59 -0700
  More than likely the 3/4 slider is trying to hold a shift fork partially engaged and both forks are trying to work against...
• Where to find trans. shifter boot, what oil to use?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 12:34:53 -0500
  Different car from the balky shifter question posed earlier and answered so well: The rubber boot that covers the ball-and-socket shift joint...
• Re: Shifter rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 2 Sep 2018 09:51:52 -0700
  ...I was wondering if anyone has a good suggestion for the best > lubricant > > to use for the gear shift lever bearing. The Bentley says...
• Starting Problems . . . was Re: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area. ..
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 11:14:02 -0500
  ...The automatic transmission starter solenoid gets it's juice from the Park/Neutral safety switch located under the plastic shifter housing. This switch is...
• Re: Shifter Part Needed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 19:32:09 -0700
  ...In the > > process of driving the van the 8 feet from the parking space to > > the bay, the mechanic broke something in my shifter...
• Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:37:42 -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...
• manual transmission linkage
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:06:37 -0700
  ...Any differences in the shifter, the shifter housing, the length of the linkage underneath, the joint on the transmission??? I am trying to convert...
• Re: 89 Vanagon 4spd Problem - Stuck in 3rd-
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jul 1996 20:39:13 -0300 (ADT)
  ...I crawled under the van, and worked the shift rod and linkage on the cracked synchroniser hub, for 3/4th gear shift by the...
• Re: Oil Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 29 May 2002 15:31:28 -0400
  ...I never went over 4000rpm and rarely over 3750 even when shifting. Always cruising at 55/60, never never even at 65. Shifting at...
• Re: Growling into reverse
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 3 Jun 2003 21:50:08 -0400
  ...I went to leave, depressed the clutch and began to shift into reverse. There was a faint growl of gears. I paused, not forcing...
• Automatic Transmission Diagnosis- HELP!
  Historical mailing list - R.Joseph Murphy
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 15:46:38 -0700
  ...Have to leave for this weekend and for the past week wvery now and the won't shift from 1st to 2nd. It left...
• Re: '88 Westy: Towing Capacity?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 15:01:31 -0600
  On 6/3/05 9:15 AM, "Vanagon" <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET> wrote: > > Also watch out for "shifting" loads. If a heavy item moves to...
• heck-uva time realighning shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:51:59 -0500
  ...man i do miss ealrier style shifter over the side-nose shift. this is on a 1982 diesel body, with a 1981 AC tranny...
• Re: How to correct "vague" 4 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:05:57 -0500
  ...exists a shifter repair kit > http://tinyurl.com/yujsqt that includes " Bushings, Flanges, Plates & > Selector Lever for Vanagon manual transmission shift linkage". I purchased...
• auto trans console shift slider repair
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:59:18 -0500
  ...Cut a hole in the middle for the shifter to fit through, put it all back together, and it works great! Just thought I...
• Re: Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Tue, 5 Jun 2018 22:31:19 -0400
  Hey Yo, Make sure the shop reassembled the shift linkage support bracket in the correct position... info here: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum...
• Re: Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 11:37:42 -0800
  ...It doesn't > happen > when cold; in fact it shifts very well when it is cold. The archives > said > that shifting usually gets better...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:41:52 -0500
  Adjusting the plate under the shifter won't help much. If the 1/2 gear gate is not lining up the problem is worn...
• Re: Shifter Part Needed
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 05:33:02 -0400
  ...Sounds like the spring clamp on the shift rod came loose to me. Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 74 beetle 86 cabrio Vanagon Partsmobiles ----- Original...
• shifter parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:47:00 -0400
  ...Shift lever 251 711 973 44.93 tension pin for above 3.00 bushing front 251 711 207D 12.56 bushing rear 251 711...
• I hope it's just the pilot bearing
  Historical mailing list - David Priemer
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 23:31:04 EDT
  ...I noticed shifting problems about 3 weeks ago. Adjusted shifter, no help. Adjusted shifter so many times since that my body felt like it...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:15:33 -0500
  Think I can handle that pattern, now the hard part of bolting it in and the connection of the shift linkage. Velma 82 1...
• Re: Tranny swap: All Forward Gears too High.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:03:13 -0700
  ...I figure I reinstalled it angled down > which lowered box on end of shift rod away from the shift lever. I > assume this effectively...
• Re: Berg shifting gizmo
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Fri, 14 Oct 94 16:39:36 CDT
  On Fri, 14 Oct 94 16:33:29 CDT Sami Dakhlia said: >Joel mentions a Berg contraption that -if I understood correctly- makes >shifting...
• Re: Shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:15:25 -0700
  ...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: Shifter Knob Rattle- 88GL
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 08:27:35 -0400
  I removed my shifter knob to install new sleeving on the shaft, and found a dab of sylicone seal. I did not replace this...
• 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...
• Shifter adjustments.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 22:04:51 -0700
  ...It's looking like I need to make a few adjustments to my shifter. I've never done this before, and it scares me...
• question regarding clutch bearings and shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - David Most
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 00:29:56 -0500
  ...gotten "worse" leading to the shifting problem that I describe above and in my prior e-mail (urgent shifting problem)? If it's any...
• Re: What's the perfect shape for a Vanagon shift knob?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 08:57:22 -0800
  ...What's the perfect shape for a Vanagon shift knob? Dear shiftless because it is friday when you read this - i want to know...
• Tranny swap: All Forward Gears too High.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:04:24 -0800
  ...On bench, shift lever on tranny felt fine. Same as old one. Likely I got something wrong in linkage where shift lever on side...
• Looking for good used Automatic transmission shift cable
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 08:43:50 -0400
  I have a customer that is looking for the cable that goes from the front shifter lever to the side of the transmission on...
• Hershey progress
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:12:15 -0400
  Today I installed a new oil tower gasket, oil tower hose from GoWesty (what a pain!), GoWesty shifter "cup" at the gearbox end of...
• Re: '90 Westy 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 18:06:07 -0700
  ...I had shifting > problems and they went away when I switched. Redline can be found on the > internet and you can buy direct I...
• Re: Auto-shifter backlight (Again)
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:42:27 -0800
  ...was able to remove the two small lamps under the > auto-shifter cover. Went to two different auto parts storesand > neither had ever seen...
• Re: Auto-shifter backlight (Again)
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:42:27 -0800
  ...was able to remove the two small lamps under the > auto-shifter cover. Went to two different auto parts storesand > neither had ever seen...
• Oiga Amigos! Free Part / Shifter Boot Frame!-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 21:17:12 -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...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:10:25 -0500
  ...251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in the 2wd > Vanagon for $20 > 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199 > 3. 251957809J...
• Re: Auto tranny question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:00:32 -0500
  ...Auto tranny question > Is it not shifting up from 1-2 or 2-3? Since the fluid and filter has been changed, I would...