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• Re: transmission shifting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:20:54 -0500
  ...1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem? > I haven't dropped the shifter box yet. I've adjusted the shifter rod > so tha...
• what causes 3rd & 4th gear to go out?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 23:31:20 EDT
  Here I am rolling down the road in the Vanagon "Big Brother" version- 1.9 watercooled w/4 speed when my shifter linkage busts...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Dowell
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:26:08 EST
  ...trans is an85' i need the complete shifter assembly and the 9 foot shift rod w/all linkages and bellcrank.etc thanx t.dowell
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:25:21 -0700
  Detach the shift rods and shift it with your hands - you'll get a clearer picture. On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 9:06...
• Re: Syncro tranny problem
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 22:14:09 -0700
  ...With the shifter in neutral, look at the rub/wear area on the shift rod at the tranny bushing. You should see an equal...
• Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - AD Felder
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:17:04 -0700
  ...Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 6:23 PM I called Bus Depot...
• Re: shift linkage concept question
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:01:31 -0500
  ...linkage is >>as far forward as possible (at the tranny clamp/linkage support plate) >>altho I can't be certain the lever/shift rod...
• Re: shift linkage boots
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:31:40 -0700
  ...a little extra grease on the linkages. > They slip on over the > length of the shift rods so are a bit awkward. I > seem...
• Re: Shifting is difficult after driving a distance
  Historical mailing list - Larry Johnson
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:12:43 -0400
  ...Next find the joint half way from the shift box and the transmission that couples the front and back shift linkage rods. Loosen the...
• Re: Intermittently Sticks In 4th Gear 3/4 Slider Hub?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 6 May 2014 18:22:29 -0600
  ...the shift > linkage is bumping up against metal. I don't feel this shifting into > 2nd. Possibly the end of front shift rod hitting...
• Re: Shifting problem with 88 Westy (standard)
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 15:09:32 -0700
  Paul, when my westy started getting tight I removed the front shift linkage rod and discovered the bushings on the two front forks(the...
• Re: shifting problem with 89 Westy 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 22:10:10 -0500
  You need to adjust eh linkage to compensate for worn bushings. Try looseing the shift rod bracket on the transmission, push towards the tranny...
• Shifter linkage advice sought (87 Westy Syncro)..
  Historical mailing list - thetrans
  Wed, 13 May 1998 18:05:35 -0400
  ...the shift linkage systems somewhere. I got underneath, and checked the shifter lever in the transmission. The boot is separated from the rod, and...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 21:25:37 -0700
  ...Inspect the ears on the shifter at shift box. > > If you played around with the splined shaft adjustment (joins front to > rear rods), watch...
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 21 May 2010 17:49:55 -0700
  ...shift lever in > > cab should sit when transmission in neutral. > > > > On my linkage, noticed some play at U joint at rear shift rod. It...
• Desperately Seeking Linkage Parts (I4 conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 18:57:20 -0400
  I'm looking for the shift linkage (i.e the front, center, and rear shift rods and all associated bushings and clamps) from an...
• Re: tranny boots...
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:11:31 -0800
  ...boots that cover the shifter linkage at the tranny? > My '90 has three of them - two on the shift rod on either side of...
• Re: hydraulic conundrum + parking brake actuator rod
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 09:22:39 -0700
  ...I found a fix for a similar problem with a shifting linkage rod on my Honda sportbike at Ace Hardware. They have barrel nuts...
• 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...
• Re: 1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:02:18 -0700
  ...1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question >> >> >> Disconnected the shift linkage at the transmission by removing the two >> bolts >> from the bracket and pulling...
• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:50:19 -0400
  I just found a cool .pdf on adjusting the van shift linkage (syncro) http://passat32b.hu/olvasnivalo/kezikonyvek/szervizhez/valtoolaj%20ellenorzes%20Transmition_Service_MT...
• Re: Shifter parts for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 11:18:39 +0200
  ...It is common if you have those shifter plastic parts worn out also the end 'cup' of the rear linkage rod does (I have...
• 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: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:23:24 -0800
  ...If not, move the bushing > mounting plates to the other side of the ears. > > Mark > > zolo wrote: > > > > I am adjusting the transmission shift linkage...
• Re: new 82 vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 13:53:22 -0800
  ...the shift rod is rubbing bare metal-to-metal there. And it squeaks. ( isolate whether it's shift linkage or clutch system of course...
• Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:40:15 -0400
  ...Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy > To: "AD Felder" <dieseldoofus@yahoo.com>, "Vanagon List" <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Cc: ryanatanner@googlemail.com > Date...
• poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 08:20:56 -0700
  ...linkage where the final ball and socket assemble is. Has anybody replaced the pin that holds the socket to the end of the rod...
• Re: tough shifting... pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 21:09:51 -0500
  ...linkages are a good place to start. Check not just the connections and good lubrication, but check the bushings where the shift rod passes...
• Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - AD Felder
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:31:04 -0700
  There seems to be a lot of confusion about these boots, and the shift linkage change from 82, 83 and on.� It is not...
• Re: No Warning: Manual tranny now stuck in reverse! HELP!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:55:22 -0800
  ...the van, but never working with the shifter, linkage and tranny. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled...
• Shifter clik
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:45:41 -0500
  I started getting a click from my shifter when going into gear. '87 Westy. Not a grind, sounds like down in the linkage box...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 3 May 2010 16:56:25 -0700
  Just curious if this is the prevailing wisdom - I've got torn boots on both sides of the rear shifter linkage, plus a torn...
• Re: Shift buzz
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:03:22 -0400
  ...rear bushing for the front and rear shift rods. > > I've tried the gear shift lever/linkage adjustment described in Bentley > 34.12 twice...
• Re: Swap Entire '85 Shift Linkage into '81?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 17:04:38 -0800
  ...a complete 83 and later linkage and trans. I just looked at an 82 body - there the shift rod above the gas tank comes...
• Re: I'm lazy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 May 2006 06:54:35 -0400
  ...If not, then you need to turn the rear linkage rod one spline counter clockwise, (facing front). Just loosen the clamp, using vice grips...
• Re: new 82 vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Kendra Calhoun
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 15:55:51 -0600
  ...falls out .. > the shift rod is rubbing bare metal-to-metal there. And it squeaks. ( > isolate whether it's shift linkage or clutch system...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 13:12:12 -0700
  ...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: 1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:24:10 -0700
  ...one rod relative to the other. > > this was after adjusting the shift plate under the rubber boot at the base > of the shifter .. > that...
• Re: hard shifting - different problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 10:10:50 -0400
  ...Left-right problems are adjusted by rotating the two shift rod sections against each other just a hair and then retightening the same clamp...
• Re: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 19 May 2010 16:38:34 -0700
  You have to push down on the shifter to get 1st gear if you use a 4 speed linkage on a 5 speed transmission...
• Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:23:04 -0700
  ...1987vanagon/ShiftLinkageBoot# > Thanks, Ryan Kind of like this one, eh? http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_249_332/shift_rod_bushing_boot2...
• Re: Anybody up for the UK quick shift kit at about $55 plus shippin
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 06:38:01 EST
  ...Some time after my Berg shifter kit was installed the shifter rod snapped in two. I repaired it by inserting a solid steel rod...
• Re: Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 18:36:52 -0600
  ...I am having trouble with the shift linkage > on my 81 Westy. The shift rod keeps coming off of the > guide pin on the...
• Need help; shifter linkage '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 21 May 1998 17:12:30 -0700
  ...But since the guide pin is round, it's turning freely inside the rear shift rod. Result: the nut goes on only so far...
• Re: Swap Entire '85 Shift Linkage into '81?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 20:08:17 -0800
  ...So before I start tearing into things, can I: >> >> Swap in an entire '85 shift linkage and transmission. (from shifter in >> cab to transmission...
• Re: Shifting - '88 GL manual tranny
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:03:39 -0700
  ...PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > My shifting is all messed and I cannot determine where the trouble is. > Shifter, linkage from front...
• Re: 81 Vanagon Shift Linkage Problem...
  Historical mailing list - John P
  Thu, 4 May 2000 05:22:08 -0000
  ...However, there is also an adjustment of the shift rod described in the Haynes manual to make sure the relationship between the shift rod...
• Re: poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:27:49 -0500
  ...Behind the gas tank there is a collar on the shift linkage that you can loosen and tweak the shift tubes a notch one...
• Re: Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 12:45:28 -0500
  ...error tweaking the splined, clamped joint in the middle of the shifter rod, just behind the gas tank. I now have reverse and four...
• Shifting 5 speeds
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:04:23 -0400
  ...a proper 5 speed linkage in place would require a lot of different parts including the front shift rod and the housing. Anyone have...
• Re: question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork"
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:15:08 -0400
  ...shift rod bushings (center, just behind the gas tank, and rear, at the transmission) as well as a "repair kit" for the linkage bits...
• automatic transmission adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:05:10 -0700
  ...It was really hard to shift. The selector to linkage part just above the spare tire was incredibly dirty with a dirt and grease...
• 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: poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:02:57 -0700
  ...linkage where the final ball and socket assemble is. Has anybody replaced > the pin that holds the socket to the end of the rod...
• Re: Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Tue, 5 Jun 2018 22:20:06 -0500
  ...I’m wondering if the problem has to do with the length of the shift rod, based on the exposed splines I’m seeing...
• 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: Aircooled transmissions better?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:03:49 -0700
  ...the shift linkages are different between the two types.........and this adapts your 2.1 waterboxer shift linkage to work with this early type...
• UH-Oh!
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 15:04:06 +0000
  Have you been through the adjusting process for the gear shift rod and linkage?. Things along the length of that thing wear and drift...
• Shift Rod Boot
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 07 Oct 1996 11:24:57 -0500
  ...making sqeaking sounds when I shift. The noise appears to be coming from the area where the long rod which runs from the gearshift...
• Re: automatic transmission adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 07:58:14 -0400
  ...It was really hard to shift. The selector to linkage part >just above the spare tire was incredibly dirty with a dirt and grease...