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• FS on Epay new Syncro shift knob
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:00:28 -0700
  ...I ordered a new shift knob for my Syncro from my local VW dealer. They got me two by mistake. It's posted on...
• Cable Shift Linkage? (tranny)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:46:05 -0800
  ...tranny? (which, IIRC, may be getting tougher to get all the shift linkage parts for) Cheers, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta "Jaco http://groups...
• Re: Drivetrain Movement Question. Video.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:07:52 -0700
  ...stick onthe shift knob, other end on your ear flap... or stethoscope on the shift knob. the shift linkage is a direct sound path...
• Re: $#%&*!@ Shifter! Or, Zen and the Art of Hitting Reverse
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Sat, 22 Jul 1995 13:50:58 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Pull the boot at the base of the shift lever up and off and check to see that the two holes in the base...
• Rebuilt AT for 84 Westfalia Needed
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 06:53:08 -0500 (CDT)
  ...For the first 5 minutes, shifting is difficult. Yertle coasts @ about 3000-4000 rpm until, finally, she shifts into the next gear, etc. After...
• Re: Shifter bushing assembly
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 13:25:59 -0800
  ...Shifter bushing assembly OK - I'm finally around to replacing all the "guts" of my shifter. I have removed the shell that contains all...
• Re: Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 22:49:40 -0500
  If the shifter broke, you would feel it as all the detents are in the transmission, not the shifter. The transmission relies on hydraulics...
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:03:40 -0700
  ...a good transmission is like this - - syncro's work decently shifting up and down - 'some' monor tendency to 'want to crunch' by itself is...
• urgent "shifting problem" - need advice
  Historical mailing list - David Most
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 21:06:29 -0500
  My '87 is having a gear shifting problem, and as it's my only vehicle, I could use some help. I'll describe the...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:02:48 -0700
  ...You don't need to go down before left if you have the original 5 speed shifter. If you use the 4 speed shifter...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter / Iowa City, Iowa
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:42:11 -0600
  ...After replacing those parts, the adjustment practically "adjusted itself." That is until the plastic linkage parts where the shifter meets the inside floor disintegrated...
• Re: Anybody up for the UK quick shift kit at about $55 plus shipping?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:50:58 -0700
  ...I installed a Berg kit 3 years ago, my shifter snapped in 2 3 mos after the installation. There are several addendums that should...
• Re: Losing power...update
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:26:05 -0400
  ...I suppose it could shift back while the engine is turned off. Is there any way you can rig a voltmeter to read the...
• Automatic Gear Shifting Console Lights not working, need assistance
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 01:01:06 -0500
  Hello everyone, My 88 Automatic Gear Shifting Console Lights not working, anyone know what could be wrong? I checked one of the bulbs and...
• Re: tough shifting... pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 14:04:53 -0800
  ...tough shifting... pilot bearing? > > hi. this is three days in a row that i have posted questions to you all... > and here's another...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Musing About Recent Trip - Too Long
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:55:24 -0700
  ...alistair On 2011-07-12, at 1:30 PM, David wrote: > My wife can handle the shifting pretty well, it's the power steering...
• Re: Gear crunching on rebuilt trans
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:42:41 -0500
  Has your shop thought to adjust the shift linkage? How long have you owned your van? The reason I ask is that for many...
• Shift linkage? 84 manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 11:44:09 -0700
  ...I am also looking to "adjust" my shift from 2nd gear (that's the gear like first gear in a standard 4 sp Vanagon...
• Re: Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:20:57 -0700
  I suspect that this might be impossible to adapt to an A'T'Shifter but here is my VDubarus TranyDriver https://picasaweb.google.com...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:04:19 -1000
  ...remove the aft end of the shift linkage from the 'lever with a ball on it' on the side of the trans. ( two nuts...
• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:42:39 +0000
  ...One of them is (once again) a shifting problem. When the engine (whole vehicle) is cold, I have no problem shifting in to first...
• RE: Need VW Van Advice!!!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 10:09:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The balky first gear could be caused by wear in the shift linkage, which can be kind of a pain to fix/align/bless...
• Re: new 82 vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Kendra Calhoun
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 15:55:51 -0600
  ...More likely shift > linkage actually. > > sure makes me think of a dry mechanism in the clutch release mechanism. > I have seen .. > chronically ( ! ) that evident...
• Re: Simple but oh so effective maintenance task (lubricate shift linkage)
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 9 Apr 2012 11:41:24 -0500
  ...Really easy on my 84 5sp manual...just > four 10mm(?) nuts and the housing that holds the shift pivots and encloses > the bottom of...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 20:03:16 -0700
  ...Had the shift mechanism housing off and inspected the shift rod and gear shift union as well as the stop plates mounted to the...
• Re: Transmission or clutch gone
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:06:45 -0600
  ...just deceleration while in 4th gear at about 40-45 and I couldn't shift it at all either.Turned out to be the...
• Re: Speedometer markings
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 12 May 97 23:38:50 CDT
  ...i generally shift like this: (shift OUT of the gear): 1st after rolling, at or less than 10 mph. 2nd about 25-30mph 3rd...
• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:15:21 -0700
  ...One of them is > (once again) a shifting problem. When the engine (whole vehicle) is > cold, I have no problem shifting in to first...
• got the rat by the tail (65 westy)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 01:24:33 -0400
  I FIGURED IT OUT! it wasn't the bad tie rod that stopped the bus being driven, it was the messed up shifter! I...
• 85 AT problem
  Historical mailing list - Kirk and Becky Stock
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 14:39:40 -0800
  Hello Everyone, My fairly new to me (4 months) 85 Westy doesn't like to shift when the engine is cold. If I warm...
• Re: poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 00:31:12 +0200
  Brad Anderson wrote: > <snip> the shift lever for a 2WD is not interchangeable with the > Syncro. I have to correct you, Brad! The 2wd...
• auto tranny slipping..
  Historical mailing list - Chris D'Amico
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 11:03:58 -0800
  ...but the thing that kinda bummed me out was that when i first got the van back it had weird shifting problems on acceleration...
• Shifter bracket/relay lever 82 Vanagon Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 09:13:41 -0700
  ...Looking for a shifter bracket -- the part that attaches the shifter linkage to the shaft on the transmission. 82 Vanagon Diesel. I think the...
• Re: Shift selector shaft
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sat, 3 Feb 2018 09:13:12 -0500
  ...forero <jforero@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > > I am in need of the shift selector shaft for my 91 Vanagon. Anyone have a > lead on a...
• Re: Auto shifter cable: Ideas on making it longer?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:10:43 -0800
  ...Friday, March 11, 2011 1:07 PM To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Subject: [VANAGON] Auto shifter cable: Ideas on making it longer? > Just an...
• Clutch Shudder - another thought
  Historical mailing list - Perkins
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 19:45:22 -0500
  ...In fact, I changed it to see if that would facilitate shifting. Well, the shifting is a little easier, but the shudder is gone...
• PICTURES - FS: Front Carpet - Brown
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 21:21:05 -0700
  ...One is 10" directly below the shifter cut-out and the other is about the same distance to the right of the shifter cut...
• AT first gear whine?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 08:15:54 -0700
  ...Goes away as soon as the AT shifts to 2nd. Fluid/filter just replaced. Noise was present before the servicing, still there now -- no...
• RE: boot: shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 21 May 1996 16:58:01 -0700
  ...shifter linkage Tried to get a new boot for the spot where the shift rod connects to the shift actuator on the transaxle. On...
• Re: simple engine RPM question--need shifting advice
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 09:46:21 -0500
  ...In my van it seems that in order for the next higher gear to start around 2k, you definitely need to be shifting around...
• Re: shifting- repost
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:40:49 -0400
  Check out the price list I posted with part number to the shifter bushings and parts I just sold. Well over 200.00 worth...
• Re: difficulty shifting
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 5 Oct 2017 17:39:41 -0600
  ...I > discovered that if I shifted very slowly, hesitating a split second at the > neutral point, and made sure to push the clutch pedal...
• Brake failure
  Historical mailing list - Nomadix
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 14:41:26 -0700
  ...Was down shifting after coming off freeway got close to end of stop and brake failure. Was able to barely jump curb and pass...
• Re: 1991 van - bulb/holder for automatic shifter - What is the LED equivalent?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 27 May 2013 23:51:31 -0500
  ...Gilleran <kevin@gilleranenergy.com >> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> I am planning to switch out the dashboard and automatic shifter light bulbs >> to LED. I found...
• Re: Manual Tranny oil levels
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 14:16:54 -0500
  <<<SNIP>>> shifting problems in the 091-1 gearboxes with the non-Moly coated syncro rings and the petroleum based gear oil. <<<SNIP>>> I replace...
• Re: Rattling shifter fixed
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 13:33:41 -0500
  ...Rattling shifter fixed Brad Anderson wrote: > After listening to many exchanges, I saw > someone mention a boot where the linkage meets the tranny, and...
• Re: 83.5 no shift?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 16:12:20 EDT
  ...Has a box full of broken sliders taken out of those shiftless bastards. BenT inside ps: Watch out for a gold 87 GL or...
• Re: Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 20:14:35 -0600
  ...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: Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:58:18 -0700
  ...you can already buy nice carbon fiber, leather or >> wood shift knobs that will fit the vanagon shift stalk. i have a carbon >> fiber...
• solved: gear linkage trouble after tranny out and short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:36:05 -0700
  ...I was starting to do the shim mod described by dylan when I asked my wife to help me out by shifting the gears...
• Re: Tips for gear shifter hitting radio?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 06:46:39 EST
  ...My shifter goes too far forward in 1st and 3rd gear. This must be pretty common. I loosened the nuts and adjusted the slots...
• So you want to go to a 094 five speed...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 21:33:39 EST
  ...Having the reverse and first on the same plane, shifter pressed, enabled me to shift between first and reverse rapidly getting me unstuck several...
• Re: tough shifting... pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 14:19:36 -0800
  ...by loud i > mean that it sounds like the shifter is just rubbing > metal on metal- in > other words, it doesn't seem to...
• Re: Automatic shift point adjustment....anyone done this?
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 15:42:48 -0500
  ...2nd gear....shifts into 3rd about 3300 rpm........and when this happens, = 3rd is just a slight drop in rpm.........seems that the shift...
• shift rod assembly changes
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 08 Sep 1995 23:27:30 -0600
  How much did the shifting assembly (primarily the rods going back to the transmission) change between, say, 1957 and 1960? My project microbus, the...
• Re: Clunk while shifting to high gear
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 19:57:29 -0700
  ...Route87 <Route87@AOL.COM>> > one of you probably have had this little problem, > I'll shift up from 1 to 2 and when I...
• symptoms of a failing clutch
  Historical mailing list - aj
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:29:01 -0500
  ...In the last few days I've had to floor the clutch pedal in order to shift gears. The gears engage when I release...
• Re: Recent Maintenance Accomplished
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 May 2009 15:19:17 -0500
  Last year I installed a new shifter arm at the transmission, along with a few other external parts at that location, and it made...
• Re: Air-cooled Vanagon (Westy) shifter bush question.
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:41:21 -0700
  ...the semi-circular hole supports the shiftrod and is easily accessible for greasing. This is one of those temporary fixes that may end up...
• Re: 1986 westy syncro transmission woes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 03 Apr 96 07:45:03
  ...1986 westy syncro transmission woes > > I've seemed to of lost the ability to shift into 3rd. or 4th. gear. If I > force it...