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• Linkage
  Historical mailing list - Peter Wilson
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 08:40:17 -0700
  Hi, As I was pushing down on the stick shift on my '84 Camper to get into reverse the spring mechanism seemed to let...
• Re: Berg Shifter TOP
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 01:19:18 -0800
  ...posted, the kit includes a round sleeve that slides over the shifter shaft (below the pivot). What is its purpose? Thanks, James V 90...
• Re: Auto trans not upshifting
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:26:08 -0700
  ...I recently removed and installed it, but > did nothing to it as far as adjustments go. > > Could it be the shifter cable shifted? Kickdown...
• Re: Transmission or clutch gone
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:50:34 -0700
  re "I can't shift it and when I let out the clutch it seems like it is still in gear. Got a ride...
• Re: Breaking shifters
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:41:53 -0400
  ...My '85 Westy has 210,000 miles on it and my '84 Westy has 213,000 miles, both with the original unbroken shifters. I...
• Re: Tranny oil-level (AA Trans take on the subject)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 14:45:16 -0500
  ...Bentley claims that in an effort to ease > shifting, the recommended level for oil (on I believe it was 85 on), was > actually 15mm...
• Re: Grinding into Secong Gear when Cold
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 22:12:30 -0800
  ...Lubricate your shift linkage and change your transmission gear oil and replace it with Synthetic gear oil. I just lubricated and adjusted my shift...
• Re: Neutral safety switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 21:07:10 -0700
  ...The switch is in the shift console , right by the shifter. what symptom are you experiencing ? the only thing that is really associated with...
• Re: Vanagon Woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 21 May 2010 14:17:01 -0700
  re have to say, trying to get the shifter lined up has been one of the most > > frustrating jobs I've done on my...
• Re: shifter linkage solved and the real problem persists...groan!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:33:59 -0500
  ...shifter linkage solved and the real problem persists...groan! > A short while back some of you advised me while I was trying to > diagnosean...
• Re: Intermitent loss of 1st/rev during long trips.. me too!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 12:52:23 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Then it was almost impossible to shift to third and then fourth. I limped home and took it 25 more miles to my mechanic...
• Re: Squeeky shifter and squeeky front suspension
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 18:26:30 -0800
  ...Lay on your shoulder in the open carrier, and you can look down the shift tube toward the back of the vehicle, and you...
• Re: Balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:44:20 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Gnarlodious wrote: >Entity Jim Felder spoke thus: > > > >>My shifter (90 vanagon) has lately started to balk going into...
• RE: The Agony and The Ecstasy R
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 16:14:27 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Many novice VW drivers often shift from first to reverse until they are used to the shift pattern you know. Fourth to second coming...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 12:52:21 -0500
  ...van, clean, good tires, am/fm/cass, stick shift, $1450. 703-764-1379. '87 Westfalia camper, 4WD, top cond in/out, has MD insp...
• Sport-o-Matic
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 15:35:39 -0700
  ...There is a set of electrical contacts located at the base of the shifter which are closed whenever the shift lever is touched. When...
• Re: part number
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 2 May 2001 09:07:04 -0600
  ...171 711 166 - bushing (2 required) - these are the bushings where the pin goes through the shift rod. You have to get at these...
• Re: Low frequency rumble when stopped
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:09:15 -0500
  ...Come to a light, step on the clutch without shifting into neutral and the noise starts again, sometimes immediately, sometimes not for a few...
• good looking shift lever
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 5 May 95 14:33:13 EDT
  My shift lever has a spot where the coating/plating is worn through, just below the knob. I tried painting it, but it got...
• Re: Jill's '85 Vanagon & 4th gear/1
  Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 14:08:42 EST
  Hello, I had 'forgotten' about the pin shearing off the 1/2 fork and just before it breaks it can cause difficulty in shifting...
• Re: Automatic vs. 4 Speed Transmission
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:41:33 -0700
  ...the manual for being able to shift the gears, just like shifting them sometimes. Either on is subject to break downs one is no...
• Gears shifted
  Historical mailing list - peter hargreave
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:09:16 +0000
  ...lost my reverse gear.  In fact all my gears have shifted - my 1st gear is now where my reverse gear was.  Is...
• no reverse ( and archive search isn't working right now)
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 3 May 2007 14:10:58 -0700
  ...The shifter pushes down alright, but still only engages 1st. It feels as iff the entire shift pattern has moved towards the driver's...
• Re: Shift knob rattle help??
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:05:02 -0700
  Ken... that is the next check. Madeline '90 Syncro Westie
• Re: Transmission Woes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 5 Nov 2011 19:03:51 -0700
  If the shift linkage hasn't come loose at the union between front and rear shift rod, my money is on either the master...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:31:21 -0600
  Is that to help with vague shifting? Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Nov 16, 2011 5:16 PM, "Ken Wilford" <kenwilfy@comcast...
• Busted Shifter? Tis the Season!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 10:12:13 EST
  ...It is the sound of the brittle plastic parts inside your manual shifter lever assembly self-destructing (you didn't think they would last...
• Re: transaxle replacement
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 2 May 2003 10:03:56 -0700
  ...To be honest, though, i havn't made any attempt to contact them about the less than stellar shifting performance, so i don't...
• Re: 90 Vanagon 4spd won't shift
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:21:30 -0700
  ...In my case, the bushings in the long shaft (shift rod) connecting the gear shift lever to the transmission were both worn and the...
• Re: is it me? broke shift lever!
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:36:31 -0500
  ...PITA if this had happened in the boonies. > >Why do I still drive this vehicle? > >bye, Tim > >'87 Syncro Westy, shiftless in suburbia >'85...
• Re: shift lube, WOW
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 5 May 2008 17:06:32 -0700
  ...One of these was lubricating the shifter and > > all > > > its contact points. Before it was pretty stiff but I thought that's > > how it...
• Gear shift lever ball (in the rear attached to transmission)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:09:22 -0400
  Hello Volks, I want to save money (don't we all) and I need to replace the shift lever ball located at the selector...
• Re: looking for wolfsburg jump seat female wire seat belts and suggestion on mountin
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:20:27 -0500
  ...Jon at FAS in Maine has a few and the correct shifter parts needed. You will have to modify or purchase the correct box...
• Re: Manual transmission oil?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 May 2009 14:28:54 -0500
  ...I went to MT90 in the 88GL because of shifting issues. Problems instantly solvd as soon as the Redline MT90 was installed. My $.0...
• Bus Won't Back Up
  Historical mailing list - rqm1748
  Sat, 24 Jun 1995 12:37:39 -0400 (EDT)
  As I posted a few weeks ago, I cannot shift my 1978 Type II into reverse. Several readers, including Joel, suggested that I check...
• Re: trans sometimes grinds going into 1st.
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 11:43:46 -0700 (PDT)
  ...On my '72, > When I shift into first from a complete stop I get a grinding sound. For now, shift into 2nd before 1st...
• Re: Gear lever hits dash
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 May 1997 08:39:18 +0200
  Peter, Of cause not, this can be easily fixed by shortening the shift rod. There is a clamp just behind the fuel tank. Loose...
• Shift rod boot? and seats
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 22:41:58 -0700
  ...Page 34.2 of Bentley (Vanagon) shows a picture of a shift rod boot just right of the guide ring. Is this the part...
• Re: frosted windows at the edges in -15 to -5C real hard to
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:18:05 -0800
  When you move the third climate control lever to the right, do the vents right in front of the shifter close completely? I just...
• Re: 4 speed shift problems
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:15:36 -0700
  ...4 speed shift problems >A friend of a friend just drove their '84 Westy from Quebec to BC, and it > began having shifting problems...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:46:58 -0500
  ...I also remember my 84 Westy have higher shift points than > normal, > but that one is sold,so I can't be sure. > > Anyone...
• Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 May 2011 15:21:05 -0700
  ...Probably I'm shifting out of first at 4,200, and out of 2nd at 3,500 or so. And out of 3rd at...
• Lubing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 23:58:42 -0400
  ...I did successfully lube the base of the shifter lever (much better!) and all the goodies where the throttle cable hooks up to the...
• Re: [Re: red mark on metric odometer]
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 May 2001 21:10:40 -0500
  ...Listen to the engine and let it tell you when to shift. Couse the tach helps, but if you pay attention to the engine...
• Re: Brake failure
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 17:29:39 -0700
  ...Was able to barely jump curb and pass few cars on grass before down shifting more and pumping brakes to a complete stop. > Thought...
• Re: shifter ball and cup - cuup removal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 20:57:12 -0700
  ...shifter ball and cup - cuup removal | |If memory serves me right, you have to clean out all the grease t in the |side that...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 May 2017 19:37:27 +0000
  ...12:13 Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> napisał(a): > > > >> Trivial stuff mostly, and I've included the shift linkage fix I > mentioned on the...
• Re: Thinking about the 5 speed tranny switch?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 09:03:53 -0500
  ...need a welder? Did you have to alter the shift linkage? What does the shift pattern look like? etc. etc. etc. Thanks, Michael Townsend...
• Re: Gene Berg Short shift/extension kit
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 17:11:24 +0100
  ...If the shifter is the same in a syncro as a 2WD it should be OK. Pete C -- Peter Cassidy, pcassidy@apple.com Sr...
• Thanks everyone!
  Historical mailing list - blytz
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 19:07:02 -0600
  ...I've got my shifter readjusted, goes into first extremely nicely now, and also discovered the "siren" was simply the shifter needing greased up...
• linkage woes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 16:54:15 -0400
  Folks, Prior to this morning, my bus would only shift into first if I pushed down as if to defeat the reverse lockout. From...
• Does anyone have a schematic for SHIFTER ASSEMBLY?
  Historical mailing list - dieselslave
  Sat, 27 Dec 2003 07:32:48 -0500
  I own a 1984 Vanagon 1.9 w/4 speed manual shift--I am not so sure I have all of the parts -anyone...
• speaking if clutch slave failure
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:38:22 -0700
  Hi All, What are the signs when driving/shifting of a clutch slave failure? Or perhaps I should ask what it's function is...
• Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:24:55 +0000
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• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 May 2001 (#2001-539)
  Historical mailing list - Walter Gomes
  Fri, 4 May 2001 05:45:44 -0700
  s 'shifting=' in vanagon since 99/01/01
• Fw: Transmission or clutch gone: Maybe better news
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:00:45 -0700
  ...Yesterday I had never tried to shift it while the engine was off.� Today I tried to shift it with the engine off and...
• Re: '71 Van Transmission Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venema
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 16:51:12 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Tim Smith's hard to shift bus... I was having similar problems with '71 camper, Otto. I found that under the shifter, accessed beneath...
• Re: Clutch/Shifting issue?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:40:17 -0600
  ...BZ-guns for oil or shift for brains > >> On Jul 25, 2011 3:41 PM, "Tom Buese" <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Hi Volks, >> >> 84...
• Re: Shift Linkage Cleaning and Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 10:42:42 -0700
  ...Gary On Sat, 21 Mar 1998, Kw wrote: > Greetings all, > I have an 82 vanagon which is not shifting well. When I stop at...
• vanagon short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:05:07 -0500
  ...http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1272460 somebody trying to get a group purchase on the Berg short shift kit.. and an French hobbiest...