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Re: Auto Trans: Upshifting later, per GTA?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 10 May 2011 14:13:03 -0700
...during normal "green light" acceleration, and tend to shift manually, using the auto trans shift lever, taking the engine up to higher rpms as...
Re: 89' GL 1st gear problem
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 2 Oct 1999 23:08:55 -0500
...bolts on the plate at the bottom of the shift lever (under the rubber boot) first, to see if that'll help get rid...
Re: linkage woes
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 18:14:17 -0700
...I used a piece of a joist hanger, but any piece of sheet metal > will do. > > Inside: > Place trans in neutral > Remove shift boot...
Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:08:29 -0600
...We make the guide pin, I have the bushing for that and the boot. We also have the double ball shift levers new and...
Re: Shifting problem
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 1 Jul 2004 10:19:07 -0500
...the shifter in the gear that is hard to get into. >-Pull up the rubber boot at the bas of the shifter. >-MARK the...
Syncro shifter rattle
Historical mailing list - Tim King
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:15:29 -0700
...I've looked at the ball under the shift boot, and it _looks_ fine, but that's about as far as I've got...
Re: Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
Historical mailing list - j fritz
Sun, 18 Jul 1999 00:11:13 -0500
...lever to one side or the other. My shift pattern has always been a little strange and indistinct so today I lifted the boot...
Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:18:15 -0800
...I think I'm about 60% through with that messy endeavor. >> >> I also plan to replace the shift lever with one that is solid...
Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:44:36 -0600
...The e-brake is mounted on this level, and the hole for the shift lever is on this level. The duct that carries air...
5-speed shift linkage..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 29 May 2017 14:16:32 -0700
...I must have been in my reverse and somehow sucked that lockout plunger loose during a lazy shift with no clutch. The 'boot" that...
E-brake upgrade..works great.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:40:36 -0800
...Now I need a new style lever 'boot' as the old style doesn't fit quite right... And while I was under the van...
Re: Subject: German quality?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 24 Aug 2013 09:00:58 -0700
...The boot I installed between shift lever at transmission and shift rod cup https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4KtMFDqjAdc/S_colFXmcxI/AAAAAAAADGQ/Kv2Giic8_VI/s576...
Uh-Oh! Tranny or Shift Linkage?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 Nov 1995 13:29:09 -0500
...Do the easy stuff first, right? cleaned & lubed the linkage box just under the shift lever (it was dry in spots, and the grease...
Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 10 May 2011 14:59:33 -0700
...at the trans lever.. those are often shot and out of place, making play there, affecting the relationship between throttle plate and trans lever...
Re: mechanics in Maine?
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:21:51 -0800
Joy, Try adjusting the plate that sits under the shift boot like this: -Engine off, put the shifter in the gear that is hard...
Re: Can you guys help tell me what part this is?
Historical mailing list - Travers Fenton
Tue, 7 Oct 2003 09:51:44 -0700
...find that boot amongst them... > > > Part Number : shifterkit1** Category > Type of Van > Transmission and Drivetrain 83-85 1.9l > Vanagon > Shifter Rebuild Kit for...
Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:22:22 -0500
...I think I'm about 60% through with that messy endeavor. >>> >>> I also plan to replace the shift lever with one that is solid...
Re: Short shift kit
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 13:45:19 CST
...guess what? :) what it does is raise the pivot point of the shift lever, so the 2nd-3rd gear shift distance is much less...
Re: acceptable transmission leakage?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 5 Apr 2010 11:10:46 -0700
That torn shifter boot may be allowing gear oil out. If so, maybe a seal is going/gone at hole where shift lever is...
Re: front direction signal work, park lights don't -- 84 vanagon
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Thu, 4 Aug 2016 08:27:55 -0400
...start switch, back-up lights work, > vsn starts correctly with auto shift lever in park or neutral. Front > parking lights don't work, but...
Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder replaced Finally!!! - One other question though.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 17:36:19 -0700
...the rubber boot ..those two screws or nuts there. the other is at this splined junction in the middle of the shift rods under...
Re: Lubing clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - marcus
Thu, 4 Jun 1998 23:39:09 -0700
...Minimal work > to make everything feel a little better. > > Also if you do the shifter, lift the boot inside the cab and throw some...
Re: What goes here? and a part request for a 85 GL.
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 2 Jul 2014 11:08:22 -0400
...Also the shifter I would get a new cup, ball, and boot at the least, probably a new rear bushing as well. We have...
Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:35:45 -0800
...I think I'm about 60% through with that messy endeavor. >>>> >>>> I also plan to replace the shift lever with one that is solid...
Re: 1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question
Historical mailing list - Doug
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:24:10 -0700
...other. > > this was after adjusting the shift plate under the rubber boot at the base > of the shifter .. > that's where I usually tweak...
Re: cluch problem
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:15:47 -0400
...lever because there should not be any. Constant contact. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- after it cooled down i pulled the slave, fluid in the boot...
Re: Shift Linkage problems
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:54:31 EDT
...Greg, you may have heard this already but that ball is moulded on the lever. They do come off occasionally over time. Sometimes the...
Fw: Re: Short shift kit
Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:32:04 -0800
...guess what? :) what it does is raise the pivot point of the shift lever, so the 2nd-3rd gear shift distance is much less...
Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:35:08 -0800
...I think I'm about 60% through with that messy endeavor. >>> >>> I also plan to replace the shift lever with one that is solid...
Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:38:16 -0800
...I think I'm about 60% through with that messy > endeavor. > >>>> > >>>> I also plan to replace the shift lever with one that is solid...
re: No reverse Gear
Historical mailing list
Fri, 30 Sep 1994 11:09:46 EDT
...Again, it is just under the rubber shift boot at the bottom of the stick. Good luck. --- Chris Chubb (cchubb@ida.org) __________________________________________________________________________ \All opinions...
Re: Lubing clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Fri, 5 Jun 1998 07:56:16 -0400
...Minimal work > to make everything feel a little better. > > Also if you do the shifter, lift the boot inside the cab and throw some...
Re: Balky shift question
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:44:20 -0500
...I >>can hear a dry rubbing under the floor where the shift lever pivots >>(front) often when I move it. >> >>From where, top or...
Re: Syncro shifter rattle
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:38:39 -0700
...My 83 had much more > tension in it. > > I've looked at the ball under the shift boot, and it _looks_ fine, but > that...
Re: is it me? broke shift lever!
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:36:31 -0500
...Had cracked at the little >dimple that a setscrew locks into, hidden under the rubber boot. Shifter is >a hollow tube, crack just worked...
Re: Short shift kit
Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 13:21:46 -0800
...guess what? :) > > what it does is raise the pivot point of the shift lever, so the > 2nd-3rd > gear shift distance is much less...
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...
Re: What goes here? and a part request for a 85 GL.
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
Wed, 2 Jul 2014 13:54:57 -0400
...the shifter issue: >> >> >> https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos?pid=6031256882946189314&oid=104110054373682507279 >> >> Does anyone have a good used shift selector lever? >> >> >> >> Jimmy...
Re: Can you guys help tell me what part this is?
Historical mailing list - Bill
Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:11:35 -0600
...find that boot amongst them... > > > > > > > > > > > > Part Number : shifterkit1** Category > > > > Type of Van > > > > Transmission and Drivetrain 83-85 1.9l > > > > Vanagon > > > > Shifter Rebuild Kit for...
Re: Securing the guide pin (shifter linkage)
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Tue, 26 May 1998 21:46:09 -0700
...The relay lever fits over the guide ring/guide > pin combo. > > The problem: when you try to snug up the nut holding the guide...
Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:04:42 +0000
...I think I'm about 60% through with that messy endeavor. >>> >>> I also plan to replace the shift lever with one that is solid...
Re: Syncro shifter rattle
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:31:46 -0700
...My 83 had much more >tension in it. > >I've looked at the ball under the shift boot, and it _looks_ fine, but >that...
Clutch not letting me shift into reverse
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 15:38:06 -0400
...I also replaced all the bushing,boots,front shifter plastic bits,universa;l ect...from front to back. I had everything including the two...
sticky shift/adjustments
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:22:29 -0400
...ball+socket combo that works the shift lever which goes into trans. There is a rubber boot over it, but they die/crack and...
Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 09:41:59 -0800
...I think I'm about 60% through with that messy endeavor. >>>> >>>> I also plan to replace the shift lever with one that is solid...
Re: 1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:19:14 -0700
...this was after adjusting the shift plate under the rubber boot at the base of the shifter .. that's where I usually tweak to...
Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:24:06 -0800
...I think I'm about 60% through with that messy > endeavor. > >>>> > >>>> I also plan to replace the shift lever with one that is solid...
Interest in Older Vanagon Shift Linkage reproduction
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:11:14 -0400
...We can also get the boot that goes over this part and I have a couple of the relay levers available new at the...
Re: Shift Linkage problems
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:50:13 -0400
Thanks Frank, I pinned it last night and it shifts perfectly now. I also managed to get the #3 exhaust gasket installed, so the...
Re: Short shift kit
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 15:58:10 -0800
...guess what? :) >> >> what it does is raise the pivot point of the shift lever, so the >> 2nd-3rd >> gear shift distance is much less...
Re: Subject: German quality?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 24 Aug 2013 11:06:40 -0500
...The boot I installed between shift lever at transmission and shift rod cup https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4KtMFDqjAdc/S_colFXmcxI/AAAAAAAADGQ/Kv2Gi ic8_VI...
Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:04:45 -0800
...I think I'm about 60% through with that messy endeavor. >> >>>> >> >>>> I also plan to replace the shift lever with one that is solid...
Re: Shifter Problem
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 13 May 2009 21:06:15 -0400
...I have used this kit to rebuild the Vanagon shifter many times. I also have some brand new shift levers with the bushings already...
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: rebuilding shifter linkage
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:16:52 +0000
...I think I'm about 60% through with that messy endeavor. >> >>>> >> >>>> I also plan to replace the shift lever with one that is solid...
Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:40:31 -0800
...I think I'm about 60% through with that messy endeavor. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I also plan to replace the shift lever with one that is solid...
Re: Recent Maintenance Accomplished
Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
Wed, 13 May 2009 15:23:29 -0600
...The shifting at the actual gearbox >> lever is still tight, so I know that its the long shifter mechanism, but I >> assumed that it...
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
...We make the guide pin, I have the bushing for that and the boot. We also have the double ball shift levers new and...
Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:52:04 -0800
...The e-brake is mounted on this level, and the hole > for the shift lever is on this level. The duct that carries air...
Re: Clutch not letting me shift into reverse
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:34:46 -0700
...be a fair comparison. > I also replaced all the bushing,boots,front shifter plastic > bits,universa;l > ect...from front to back. I had...