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• Re: shifting woe's
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 15:48:17 EDT
  Your story of implicating your wife in the destruction of your shifter (I wouldn't want to arm wrestle her!) reminded me of another...
• Re: Which redline oil to use
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 1 May 2002 09:10:07 -0700
  ...This lower amount was because of hard-shifting in the cold when there was more oil in the tranny. With redline i put it...
• Digital Clocks: 12/24 Hours
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 04:43:34 -0500
  How do you shift the digital dash clock from 24 hour mode to 12 hour mode? It has been suggested that if the proper...
• Shifter shaft seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 23 May 2005 12:21:16 -0700
  My '82 diesel 4 speed tranny appears to have a slight leak around the shifter shaft. Is this seal replaceable with the trans in...
• Shifter ball boot needed!
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:54:30 -0500
  Hi all I removed the gear shifter ball from the trans linkage and the boot was bearly there. Any one know a source for...
• Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 May 2021 18:31:51 -0700
  Hey Eric, Shifting without a clutch, forget standstill, is obvious in theory but takes practice in reality . I had to stop twice on a...
• Re: question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork"
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:44:33 -0400
  The reverse "lockout" is accomplished by the "fence" on the right-hand side of the shifter box (under the car, directly underneath the gearshift...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:42:20 -0400
  ...by putting the shift lever at >> the "R" position, your vehicle will now go in reverse.� No longer will >> you have to get out...
• Re: transmission rebuild
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:34:47 -0500
  I had shifter problems - particularly into first - on my 88 GL manual tranny. I switched Redline MT90 and have never looked back. The switch...
• Shifting problems solved - thanks Busdepot
  Historical mailing list - Perkins
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 19:58:28 -0400
  ...I developed a method of pushing the shifter down (like reverse) and was finally able to get into first most times. In desperation I...
• Re: more T5 photos
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 16:47:18 -0800
  I recall watching WRX races and those cars had shifters right next to steering wheel Some even had shifter button on steering wheel. Maybe...
• 85 manual Clutch and more shifting woes...
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:43:39 -0500
  All, Its been quite some time that I have been dealing with these shifting problems...but the problem seems to be �morphing� into a...
• Re: 88 manual tranny issues
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 7 May 2006 17:55:12 -0400
  ...It made shifting easier. (getting into first, shifting down to second) Just my .02 --- "Cronin, Paul" <PCronin@ANTIGENICS.COM> wrote: SNIP >I had a...
• Re: 91 Carat w/auto tranny - weird shifting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 06:14:28 -0400
  ...91 Carat w/auto tranny - weird shifting My newly somewhat restored Carat behaves strangely - to me, anyway - when shifting. Drove up a pretty good...
• Re: Making a Vanagon Short Shift Adapter
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:19:09 -0700
  All, I'm not plugging only one vendor, but volks cafe has the shifter on there site, little diffrent design then mine but it...
• Re: Backup light switch malfunction - blinking backup lights when shifting
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 22:06:39 -0600
  I'm wondering if sloppy shift bushings could be causing the problem. I know that when I don't muscle my Vanagon into reverse...
• auto tranny rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 11:05:09 -0400
  ...After test-driving, he wasn't happy with the 2-3 shift. So, he took it apart again (didn't have to come all...
• Re: 91 Carat w/auto tranny - weird shifting
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 18:57:41 -0700
  ...91 Carat w/auto tranny - weird shifting My newly somewhat restored Carat behaves strangely - to me, anyway - when shifting. Drove up a pretty good...
• Re: Shifting problems how adjust linkage
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 23:39:36 -0600
  Scarlett Semko wrote: > > I've tried searching the archives for "shifting problems", but I'm not finding the > information. > Any help here would be...
• Re: 85 gl manual...shift lever BROKE!!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 01:52:08 -0400
  ...Remove the shifter knob from the broken handle, place over the serrated end of the bit, and drive it down over tightly using a...
• Re: Stick jumps to left ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 May 2014 17:46:29 -0400
  This is all in the shifter itself. The ball socket at the bottom is worn or the spring set is not holding it where...
• Shift Problem after engine install?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jan 1995 10:02:52 -0500
  I just bought a '81 Vanagon with a new engine, and the shifter jams up in 3rd. Won't go in. The owner swears...
• Re: Speedo Question (Not the beach type)
  Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:03:41 -0400
  This makes the most sense because 3 dots are at 65 mph way to high to for a shift to 4th. -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: manual transmission woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 20:20:13 -0500
  ...I also get a grinding noise when I shift into reverse on occasion. Awhile back someone suggested loosening the bolts where the shift lever...
• Re: hard to shift into 2nd
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:17:25 -0800
  ...the 2nd engaged. *"It is very easy to get the Rear Shift Linkage Carrier Mispositioned"*. I suspect that too but the new cup has...
• Re: (STILL Has Not gone to GERRY List ... ) ... Another 1981 Aircooled Transaxle question (shift bracket + low trns. Oil)
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 5 Sep 2016 17:18:22 -0700
  ...http://www.vanagain.com/shop/guide-pin-for-shifter-80-82-vanagon/ Mark LEM wrote: >........ > And my mechanic went to "complete" the repair. > He...
• Re: Update on The Miracle & New AA 091 w/ TBD 4 2WD
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:03:23 -0500
  On 10/20/2011 3:55 PM, Tom Buese wrote: > bout an oil thread? I had stiff shifting. Switched to Reline MT 90. No...
• Re: lazy...thread type on shifter knob
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:58:05 -0500
  ...but anyone know off hand the thread > size/pitch on the shifter knob end? > > thanks, > > ab > > > > '86 syncro 7 passenger > '82 westy, diesel converted...
• Re: AT shifter console parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Mar 2009 11:54:48 -0500
  ...I made one using a strip of rubber in which I made a hole for the shifter with a hole punch. Several years ago...
• Re: Shifter Replacement Parts
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 11:11:12 -0700
  ...Otherwise getting it back in place and shifting smooth can be another PIA. cheers matthew Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with...
• changing shift points
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:18:40 -0400
  A while back i read an article on changing the shift points on my 84 automatic. It was a great article on the procedure...
• Re: Shift linkage? 84 manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 11:53:11 -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: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:27:09 -0700
  ...into 1st gear by shifting the gear shift lever >>>> closer to the reverse position - far left? If so the shift rod / lever / >>>> linkage is...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:38:07 -0500
  ...If you are worried about vague shifting I would check the rear bushing and guide pin first. I have those as well. If they...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Musing About Recent Trip - Too Long
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:17:18 -0700
  ...how far forward the shift knob is in 1st and 3rd is adjustable. At the splines in the shift rod ( aft of the gas...
• Re: clutch time
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:22:25 -0700
  ...Input shaft seal Axle seals Axle seal caps Rear main seal Shift linkage boots Additionally, be careful not to accidentally apply any unnecessary force...
• Re: Vanagon Woes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Fri, 21 May 2010 16:41:22 -0500
  ...Manual Shifter Woes > > > I had to replace the shifter ball on my 4-speed manual transmission in my >> 1991 GL. Now I can't...
• Re: 86 syncro shifter Q's
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 09:18:51 -0700
  ...86 syncro shifter Q's > Hi, > I have a friends 86 syncro that she wants me to fix. At the bottom of the > stick...
• Re: Shift linkage part
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 20:32:06 -0700
  ...I have been having > trouble with the shift linkage part that bolts on > the transmission shift shaft. > It is shaped like a "J" with...
• Re: gear shift assembly maintainence
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 30 May 2011 13:59:09 -0400
  ...took > the front assembly apart, cleaned, lubed, and back together. > > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/vanagon-syncro-gear-shift-lever-maintainence/ > > > alistair >
• Re: Shift Linkage Help
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Mon, 17 May 1999 12:23:32 -0700
  ...if you mention THE LIST you get an additional 20% off!!! Holy Cow Batman!! -Matthew 84 weekender that doesn't shift, but will soon! :-)
• Re: Front shift rod installation help needed
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 12:27:11 -0700
  ...Is the Front Shift Rod reinstalled from the front or from the rear > through the bushing hole in the cross member (with the bushing...
• Re: So you want to go to a 094 five speed...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 08:42:42 EST
  ...It has become almost second nature shifting this way. > Connection to the tranny via ball and socket the same? All Vanagons have similar shifting...
• Re: Your Response to my e-mail
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Sun, 06 Jul 1997 20:59:04 -0400
  ...your new 83 Westy. >>> > >>> >I have an 84 with 1st &2nd gear shifting problems that I believe is an >>> >adjustment problem, but haven't...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - Stones
  Wed, 15 May 2002 11:17:01 -0400
  ...Once it's going, they should shift to tenth, about when they'd shift their own car to second, then to one hundredth gear...
• Good Lube stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:07:17 -0800
  ...I sprayed it onto my shift linkage and all the front moving parts I could find like sway bar bushings, etc... My shifting is...
• Re: Delrin for Shift Linkage Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:02:06 -0800
  ...anyone used Delrin (Delrin AF or Delrin 500AF?) to replace the >> shift linkage bushing above the fuel tank on air cooled and diesel >> Vanagons...
• WWUD
  Historical mailing list - William Alexander
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:46:18 -0400
  ...http://www.homepage.mac.com/william_idzyn/vanagon ) condition - exhibiting a shifting problem. It doesn't seem to be the infamous sudden death - according...
• 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: Automatic shifter light
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 21:43:27 -0800
  ...You'll need a small allen wrench to remove the shifter handle, and a phillips. There are four screw on the shifter base housing...
• Re: very mysterious tranny problem...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 23:47:40 -0600
  ...very mysterious tranny problem... > So... > If I go out to my van right now and start driving around, it will shift > like butter. I...
• Re: 2wd transmission linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Geiser
  Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:52:59 -0600
  ...When I put the ball into the socket on the shifter and attach the bracket to the tranny it looks right. I then shift...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:30:33 -0400
  ...When engine > supported by carrier, the mount looks like it's shifting and engine is > no longer "level". > > I'm mentally challenged right now...
• Re: Custom Westy interior
  Historical mailing list - JEFFREY LUBIN
  Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:03:14 -0700
  ...Monday, June 29, 2009, 1:37 PM > One of the consequences of installing > that console up front, is relocating > and shortening the shifter throw...
• Re: 15K report on Redline MTL
  Historical mailing list - Paul Uusitalo
  Wed, 5 Feb 1997 17:09:16 -0800
  ...Before, shifting was definitely getting pretty stiff when the outside temp droped below 25. After, things are definitely smoother at all temps, and shifting...
• Stuck in gear
  Historical mailing list - Madsen
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 18:32:27 -0400
  frank brand wrote: > > While driving my '89 Vanagon today, as I pulled away from a stop and > shifted into third gear, the trans got...
• Re: PILOT BEARING GONE BAD?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 08:06:17 -0700
  Do you have these shifting difficulties when the engine is turned off? If so, it is likely NOT the pilot bearing. The pilot bearing...
• Re: Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:50:41 -0800
  ...In regards of the shifter, can it stay the same way as the vanagon automatic shifter? I don't need the tiptronic stuff... Well...
• linkage lube and washer check valve
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 22 May 2011 23:02:12 -0700
  ...Cleaned and lubed read end of shift linkage http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/vanagon-syncro-shift-linkage-rear-and-a-glance-at...
• Movement felt in the Shift Stick.
  Historical mailing list - robby kilborn
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:52:09 -0700
  ...With my hand on the shift stick, I can feel movement when I decelerate and accelerate. I assume its some sort of torque, but...