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• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:57:56 +1300
  ...There is a shift rod >support that we fabricated (from titanium!) that prevents excessive >play in the shift rod. I can't remember ... you...
• Re: Shifter linkages Syncro vs 2WD
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 21:04:01 -0700
  ...The rear shift rod is curved differently near the tranny as the Syncro tranny is lower with respect to the body. If all you...
• Re: shift linkage rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 4 May 2003 10:35:49 -0700
  ...Near the center of the long shift rod is a bushing where the rod passes through a crossmember at the rear of the fuel...
• transmission shifting
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:12:19 -0700
  ...1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem? I haven't dropped the shifter box yet. I've adjusted the shifter rod so tha...
• Re: Shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:29:54 -0500
  ...It now shifts smooth as silk. Been that way now for over 40,000 miles. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Jean-Woo Kim wrote...
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 May 2010 06:44:28 EDT
  ...I'm following the Bentley procedure to align the shifter. I am missing a plastic tab on the front shift rod, but didn't...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Dowell
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:26:08 EST
  ...4spd -trans is an85' i need the complete shifter assembly and the 9 foot shift rod w/all linkages and bellcrank.etc thanx t...
• California Imports Bus Shift Rod Bushing Kit?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:06:34 -0800
  ...I'm replacing the center shift rod bushing on my '81 air cooled. Thanks, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 20:46:08 -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: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 23:13:49 -0600
  ...Eventually, though, I had to rework the shifter system, and that took care of all the problems. John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL...
• Re: urgent "shifting problem" - need advice
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 19:43:12 -0700
  ...A simple test would be to remove the 2 bolts that hold the shift rod to the tranny case and drop the rod down...
• Transmission shift linkage adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 00:43:01 -0400
  ...Scoot around under the middle of the van and make sure that the shift lever at the transmission end of the shift rod is...
• Re: Front shift rod installation help needed
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 16:19:19 -0400
  ...rod say, 180 degrees. (upside down.) > >Neil. > >On Wednesday, September 6, 2017, email99@bellsouth.net < >email99@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >Is the Front Shift Rod...
• Air-cooled Vanagon (Westy) shifter bushing question. A follow up.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 11:55:55 -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...
• Re: Poor shifting in '71 bus
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 11:58:01 -0700 (PDT)
  ...of oatmeal" shifting on my '72 by installing a new rubber/urethane + metal "u-shaped" thing that goes between the shift rod and the...
• shift rod bushings
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 15:32:09 -0700 (PDT)
  ...When I got the old transmission out, I checked the shiftrod where it comes out of the tube and the rod flops around the...
• Shifting difficulty
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 29 Aug 1999 11:36:04 EDT
  ...I cleaned and then lubed the shift mechanism beneath the shifter and the rod going through the bushing near the tranny with moly grease...
• Re: Can an 091 trans be installed in place of an 091/1
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 11:56:42 -0700
  ...As far as the shifter stuff, all you really need is the early rear shift rod and guide pin. Then adapt that to the...
• Rough Shifting
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 16:40:13 -0800
  ...Grease the under carriage bushings that the shift rod goes through--makes a world of difference!
• Re: noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:35:01 -0800
  ...Sounds like the shift rod is dragging on something under there. I can shift from gear to gear alright, but it sounds just awful...
• shifting troubles
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 11:55:17 -0500
  ...anyway any ideas? I lifted the shifting boot to find some particals but I'm able to pull up on the shift rod faily...
• Re: tranny boots...
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:11:31 -0800
  You'll need one 251 711 167E ball joint boot, two 251 711 157F shift rod boots, and one 251 723 580 aft accel...
• Manual tranny upgrade from "H" shift to sequential shift
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Nov 2004 02:28:18 -0600
  ...with or have ever considered how possible it might be to upgrade a vanagon tranny to sequential shifters. Anybody? John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• 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: noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:40:01 -0600
  ...No problems there. >> I'm thinking the bushings for the shift rod where it runs through the >> frame. >> >> Is there anything easier to fix...
• Re: noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:34:59 -0800
  ...No problems there. > I'm thinking the bushings for the shift rod where it runs through the > frame. > > Is there anything easier to fix...
• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:18:03 -0400
  ...for the fore and aft operations, the shift lever moves the entire shift rod to the front, and to the back. when you push...
• 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: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 06:36:40 -0800
  Now the position of the shift lever needs adjustment at the base, I'd guess On Mar 1, 2016 8:03 PM, "John Rodgers...
• Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 22:23:42 +1300
  ...The trans has an inline axial shifter rod, just like older VWs. The usual way is to fit the entire Porsche shifter tower into...
• Re: California Imports Bus Shift Rod Bushing Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:51:16 -0800
  ...California Imports Bus Shift Rod Bushing Kit? Hi all. Anyone used this kit with success? http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC%2D211...
• Re: noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:20:59 -0800
  ...That's probably your best chance to see what's up because you can over-excursion the shift rod easily by hand. And the...
• Re: Shift buzz
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:21:06 -0700
  ...There are new front and rear bushing for the front and rear shift rods. I've tried the gear shift lever/linkage adjustment described...
• Re: Air-cooled Vanagon (Westy) shifter bushing question. A follow up.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:21:34 -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...
• 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: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:35:25 -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...
• Berg: stock shift lever rebuild Part #s
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:22:59 EST
  ...The 2 small bushings that go where the shift rod joins to the lever are 171 711 166 (need 2) $0.20ea. These might...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 12:57:43 -1000
  ...I shortened up the shift rod by moving the >>> front >>> shift rod further into the splines in the rear shift rod, but that didn...
• finding a part number for Shift linkage 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 18:14:04 -0500
  ...my part seems i broke a part under my Gearshift lever/Shift rod.. Its called a Upper Ball half.. any leads cool and diagram...
• shifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Gilbert Landin
  Sun, 25 May 1997 20:36:06 -0500
  ...If you attempt this mark your starting point on the front shifter rod where it connects to teh rear shifter. I thought about doing...
• Re: Front Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Mar 2014 20:52:29 -0400
  ...Front Shift rod Hello. Working my way through the shifter in my manual transmission. The right (passenger side) metal arm is broken off (not...
• Re: '85 Westy shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 18:30:30 -0500
  ...The cup can also have play on the shifter rod as well which will cause severe shifting problems. Before it wears through it will...
• Re: Shifter lube and adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:50:01 -0400
  ...Hope this helps, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com John Rodgers wrote: > Volks, > > I will shortly replace the plastic shifter parts for...
• Re: good junk yards in the Seattle area looking for front shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Mar 2014 17:12:10 -0700
  ...good junk yards in the Seattle area looking for front shift rod Hi guys Im looking for a front shift rod for my 1990...
• Re: Shifter came unbolted from floor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:19:51 -0400
  ...The sleeve on top of the spring on the shift rod may have come loose letting the rod fall. All the nuts on the...
• Fwd: [VANAGON] Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 15:24:23 -0600
  ...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: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Tanner
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:11:26 -0400
  ...it fits? Kind of like this one, eh? > > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_249_332/shift_rod_bushing_boot2_required.html >
• Re: Was Got Shifter Bushings? Now Rear Shift Rod Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:14:24 -0500
  ...Can't say much about the facial spinach however!!! :-) John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 12:39:39 -0700
  ...2016, at 12:20 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > Can't shift readily. Hangs in gear, can't shift, or can't get it in...
• Re: valve adjust and shift lever maintenance
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 12:21:03 -0400
  ...2) You were looking for a NOS shift rod bushing. I *don't* have a NOS one, but I have an entire shift rod...
• Re: Shifter extension
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 27 May 2003 17:30:32 EDT
  ...I think the Golf short throw shifter scenario is a different deal. The Golf shifter is a cable actuated system with relay rods and...
• good junk yards in the Seattle area looking for front shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Art Jury
  Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:30:02 -0700
  Hi guys Im looking for a front shift rod for my 1990 vanagon manual transmission. One of the metal ears is broken off. Does...
• shift rod bushing lubricant
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 12:12:24 CST6CDT
  Starbrite makes a teflon based lubricant for trailer hitches called, oddly, "Trailer Hitch Lubricant" that works very well for the shift rod bushings. It...
• Re: 80-82 vanagon shift linkage adjusting.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 08:44:07 -0800
  ...ok I've got the Bently, 3-4 differant versions/iterations i'm not sure exactly on adjusting the shift rod and linkage on...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Feb 2016 00:10:02 -0500
  ...John Rodgers Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 2:21 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Manual shifting very difficult. Can't shift readily...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 16:39:13 -0500
  ...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: question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork"
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:21:59 -0700
  ...I measured the bare metal finger on the shift rod >>> fork, and used a jigsaw to cut a small piece out of the cutting...
• Help Transmission woes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jan 1996 18:34:00 PST
  ...the bus ) and was able to get a look at the shift rods and hockey stick. Because I had to do some twisting and...
• Drippy Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 22:01:40 -0700
  ...in ease of shifting) Anyway while under the van I noticed that the arm that connects to the shifter rods was covered with oil...
• Follow up on stuck in first gear problem in my '71
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Mon, 21 Oct 96 18:58:10 UT
  ...The shifter rod connects, via the coupler, to another rod that goes into the nose and makes a 90 degree bend into a fitting...