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• Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 08:53:13 -0700
  ...On 15 Oct 2005 at 23:59, Mark Brush <mbrush@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I shifted the location of my trans (moved the front end...
• Re: Beyond Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:05:08 -0700
  ...If you think sound is emanating from the shift linkage ..or via it, while someone else drives, put your ear right onthe shift knob...
• Re: Poor shifting in '71 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 95 14:55:25 PDT
  >my shifter used to not feeel to good too...IT FIXED ITSELF !!!!! the >procedure was as follows: > >talk really nicely [read 'curse violently'] to...
• Re: Transaxle trouble.
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:59:20 -0700
  ...Transaxle trouble. > > Hello again everyone, an update ... > > I just checked the van and found that I can shift into any gear with > the engine...
• Re: Hello
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:51:29 -0800
  ...and the shift lever sits a little bit lower than it should. this allows in bottom end of the shifter to move past the...
• Re: Shift but no go
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 10:32:11 -0700
  ...anyone? Clutch feels fine- > shift feels firm- but did a shaft break in there or something?!? Help! > > Dave > 85 manual schtuck >
• Re: Drivetrain Movement Question. Video.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:16:55 -0700
  ...I'll check for noise at the shift lever in cab. Neil. On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans...
• WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:06:00 -0700
  ...Drove it around the block, all gears "found", no crunches/noise, but shifter not as easy to move as air cooled was. Feels like...
• Re: what is part # 251 798 116 A
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 10:14:43 -0800
  It contains ALL the parts for the shifter ball repair...everything from the bottom of the shifter to below the boot...spring,ball halves...
• Re: 91 GL Auto Tranny Problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 19:22:01 -0500
  ...I left it on the road somewhere between Watertown, NY and the putin for the Beaver River. > > The tranny shifts fine through the forward...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 9 May 2011 19:53:47 -0700
  Jeff Fields at Transaxleengineering makes custom shift point vanagon transmissions for the BaaHaa 1000 set. Many years of experience, a passel of victories. Pensionerd...
• Re: Shift linkage? 84 manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:02:53 -0700
  ...the second to third gear shift has always been a > little off...easy to "miss" that gear when the tranny is cold and not...
• Re: Vanagon Woes
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Thu, 20 May 2010 23:05:15 -0700
  ...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 4-speed Westy won't move: Worn out clutch or broken transmission?
  Historical mailing list - James Kim
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 11:18:29 -0800
  ...I can also visually confirm that the shift linkage as are all refurbished and connected properly and it moves shifter at the transmission fro...
• improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:27:05 -0500
  ...Oh Boy- here goes the flood gates! It was a Vanagon- the shift kept kicking out of 4th. So I put a bungeee cord...
• RE: Shift rod accessory
  Historical mailing list - Skip Correll 615-757-5508 (School)
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 22:04:17 -0400 (EDT)
  ...In any event, it shortens the shift throw considerably. Skip Correll correll_skip@a1.cps.k12.tn.us
• Re: 2 SA Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies FS!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 21:17:47 PST
  ...The 5 speed shifter linkage is different than the 4 speed. The needed parts will cost around $350 (The total price could be a...
• Transmissions: Will auto fit into a 4 speed in a '84 ?
  Historical mailing list - Preston Lewis
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 15:36:41 -0700
  I love driving my '84 Vanagon GL (1.9 gas engine) except for shifting the 4 speed in heavy city traffic. Since my clutch...
• Re: Cost of Berg short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 15:24:53 -0500
  >The Berg short shift kit is $31.15 w/o the gearshift extension and about $44 >with. Berg has a $50 minimum order and...
• Re: what is part # 251 798 116 A
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:04:54 -0700
  ...I see the ball housing - gear shift lever is what adds so much to the cost! I love this list! Keith Keith Adams wrote...
• Re: Shifter Replacement Parts
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 10:59:13 -0400
  On my '85, it took me a while to realize that you must remove the vinyl sleeve that covers the shift rod in order...
• Thanks for the transmission information and another idea - question.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:12:28 -0500
  ...I have a transmission in the white 84 that the gear part is messed up but it shifts real good. The transaxles have slop...
• Re: AUTO-SHIFTER HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:09:41 -0700
  Where is this part listed? My auto-shifter does not rattle, but it is creepy, faded, chipped brown plastic. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott...
• Re: Brake failure
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:31:50 -0500
  ...Was able to barely jump curb and pass few cars on grass before down shifting more and pumping brakes to a complete stop. > Thought...
• Air Cooled/Diesel Vanagon shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 1 May 2009 08:44:26 -0400
  One more thing that I am working on is the notorious shift linkage for the 80-82 Vanagons. This has went the way of...
• Re: OH NO!!!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 10:00:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...shifting thing so mushy? > >The shifting is actually very stiff, it's simply the geometry of the arm of >the driver relative the shifter...
• boot: shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 18:08:06 -0500
  Tried to get a new boot for the spot where the shift rod connects to the shift actuator on the transaxle. On the '90...
• Re: auto vs. manual
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 10:35:33 -0500
  ...The 76-79 were nose shifters and the 80-85 were side shifters. Darrell -----Original Message----- From: Mark Gajewski <mgajewski@MANVILLERUBBER.COM> To: Vanagon...
• Re: berg shift kit
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 17:08:57 -0800
  ...berg shift kit >> >> I am in the market for the Berg short shift kit. Is someone >> planning to do a group purchase? >> >> John >> >> '89...
• Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Feb 2014 18:42:00 -0800
  ...The shift handle for the Vanagon automatic transmission is a piece of plastic junk. Looks like crap, and 30 years of sun exposure turns...
• Re: Stick jumps to left ...
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 9 May 2014 17:36:37 -0600
  ...With the shifter too low it act as if you are pushing it down past the reverse lock out. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
• Re: Popping out of 4th gear!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:55:22 -0500
  ...This can usually be felt in the shifter especially in third gear. In third apply slight hand pressure toward the front. Apply throttle and...
• Shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 22:12:09 -0700
  ...I can still shift at speed and when the engine isn't running, but otherwise... no go. The problem started happenning last week, out...
• Re: Shift shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 08:56:55 -0400
  ...The shift shaft seal is really leaking > on the trans now. Have to top off the trans fluid every time I do an > oil...
• Re: switching from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:23:32 -0500
  ...What a pain the throttle linkage was.You need that, the shifter and shift rod.The throttle cable assembely has a linkage to go...
• Re: Air-cooled Vanagon (Westy) shifter bush question.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:53:19 -0700
  ...Ken at Vanagain shows them under "shift bushing" and under the part number. It can be changed without dropping the tank but dropping the...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 10 May 2011 08:16:35 -0400
  Nope, not me! On 5/9/2011 10:19 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > add weight to the gizmo that controls shift points? A listmember...
• Re: Cost of auto shifter cable
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 26 May 2010 13:44:44 -0400
  > The auto shifter on my 1987 Vanagon, automatic has gone > out of adjustment and I'm told I need a new cable and was...
• Real Men/Cupholders
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
  15 Nov 96 23:26:53 EST
  ...I can just barely juggle a half cup of coffee and rassle the shifter on my '86 Vanagon GL while rolling down a deserted...
• Re: EV ignition is Bosch no more.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 18:03:04 +0200
  ...Is the place where first gear is located > when shifting different than where it is for the Vanagon (ie Vanagon first is > toward the...
• Motor swaps
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lynch
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 12:17:58 -0800
  ...Lastly I'd love a short shift kit for the shift lever? Help on any above appreciated! Richard 85 Vanagon [text/html]
• Shifter Replacement Parts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 14:06:46 -0400
  ...I will try to replace my shifter springs, sockets etc. with the kit from Ken that I received two business days after I ordered...
• shifter bushing kit
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 00:02:37 -0400
  Hey folks, Lately it seems that first gear has been a bit hard to find, and I'm thinking that replacing the shifter bushings...
• Re: Rattling A/T Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:55:24 -0600
  ...You want simple? That problem bothered me so bad that one day I removed the shifter handle and tightly stuffed cloth from a ripped...
• Re: T5 sighting
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 21:07:13 -0700
  ...Anybody know if this would be an electronic shifter? I know of two other standards set up like that and both are electronic shift...
• FW: UPDATE - Re: urgent "shifting problem" -problem WORSE
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 16:21:01 -0500
  ...urgent "shifting problem" -problem WORSE Today I tried driving for a few minutes, and I was able to shift (though it felt a little...
• Re: Replacement part -- shifter cable for '90 Automatic?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:31:30 -0500
  ...the shifter (gear selector) cable on my '90 Westy >> automatic (stock 3-speed) has cracked, and now my >> previously-hard-to-shift van won...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:20:39 -0500
  ...HIJACK POST------------------------------------------<snip> I just got a message from one of the TheSamba sellers, that he is selling shifter bushings that don't wear...
• Re: Syncro linkage problem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 09:06:34 -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: Auto Shifter slide repair and bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:53:20 -0400
  ...Just put the face plate back on and the screw for the shifter handle. So, if fixing the strip or the lights you can...
• Re: Syncro driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 23:53:32 -0800
  ...Whats really annoying is shifting up from a stop. First gear thru to 30 kph, crisp acceleration to 4500-5000 rpm's or so...
• Re: '90 Westy 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 22:16:28 -0700
  ...and a bit thinner than the MT90 for better cold shifting...Good Luck & shift slowly :) Daryl of AA Transaxle Duvall, WA.(Seattle area) (425...
• Re: 3rd Gear Grind.....
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 10 May 2001 13:28:20 -0700
  ...Redline will not help broken pieces unfortunately, but it will cure stiff shifting at times esp. cold... $995 for a rebuild with a 3...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 18:29:05 -0800
  ...Shifting DK and AB by hand on bench, AB seems to shift harder and noisier. DK smoother/quieter. AB has slight noise in neutral...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 21:01:00 -0700
  ​Lights On The Shift Lever for Automatic There is lighting from below that does a good job of illuminating the letters in the dark...
• 090 (automatic) transmission rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Mon, 13 Jun 2016 15:11:04 -0700
  It runs, it accelerates, it goes in reverse and all three forward gears, it shifts smoothly, going up a grade I feel a firm...
• Re: Trans swap between Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:44:41 -0700
  ...Parts like shift rods, mounts, etc, may be a little hard to find in Russia. Robert 1982 Westfalia
• Re: Yes!! finally!! an audi 5cyl into an automatic vanagon!! :< AUTO INFO!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 06:53:59 -0800
  ...Now some of the people in the know here better think about the Auto trans shifting at the points for a wasserleaker and not...
• Gearshift extension
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:38:50 -0800
  I installed the Gene Berg quick-shift kit on my '88 Westy, and probably due to my gorilla arms, am not interesting in installing...
• more Vanagon stuff FS: addendum
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 14:08:30 EDT
  ...nice shape w/ armrests - vanagon dash blowers/htr cores -complete shift linkage, shifter, clutch pedal assy, etc (everything for a auto to manual tranny...