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Re: California Imports Bus Shift Rod Bushing Kit?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:56:17 -0800
...The "Center shift rod bushing" that's in my Vanagon currently works. Just thought I'd pop in a new one while gas tank...
Re: boot: shifter linkage
Historical mailing list
Wed, 22 May 1996 10:47:43 -0500
At 18:08:06 5/21/96, jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu wrote: >>Tried to get a new boot for the spot where the shift...
Re: Vanagon Shifting problems
Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 00:45:40 EDT
In a message dated 98-04-29 21:09:22 EDT, Lonnie wrote: << I have also been having problems shifting into 1st gear. It...
Re: urgent "shifting problem" - need advice
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Thu, 5 Jun 2003 21:20:23 -0500
...I'm having difficulty shifting into gear, particularly into 1st or 2nd. Sometimes the problem is beyond difficult in that I can't shift...
UPDATE: automatic transmission adjusting
Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
Sat, 30 Aug 2003 12:33:43 -0700
Phew, It's just the AT shift cable. Soaking it in penetrating oil as a temporary fix until I can get anew one. Vendors...
Update on The Miracle & New AA 091 w/ TBD 4 2WD
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:55:53 -0600
...Added brake fluid, which was a tad low, & it still wouldn't shift for 24-36 hours, but finally, The Miracle, & it shifted perfectly...
Re: Some minor transmission related work
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 27 May 2017 14:43:23 -0600
...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: good junk yards in the Seattle area looking for front shift rod
Historical mailing list - Art Jury
Fri, 21 Mar 2014 17:50:30 -0700
...All the other bits are in so might see how a van is supposed to shift tomorrow. The one in olympia is the only...
Re: Shifter resistance?
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Thu, 23 Mar 2000 23:11:38 -0800
Scott--Generally the problem you describe of hard 2nd or 3rd shifting is the 3/4 slider hub is cracking inside the transmission and...
Starting Troubles/Shifting...
Historical mailing list - Chad
Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:38:57 -0400
...When shifting into 3rd gear it grind slightly. Does that mean its out of adjustment or was it improperly installed??? I know absolutly nothing...
sticking gears
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:40:43 -0500
...The past couple of times I've driven it, it's been somewhat difficult to shift: easy to get in and out of first...
Re: Vanagon Woes
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 21 May 2010 12:13:10 -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: Help ASAP, Stranded, Need clutch advise....
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 08:14:37 -0500
...if you need to down > shift, roll to a stop and start over(after blipping the throttle and working > the shifter in to nuetral...
Re: Neutral safety switch
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 2 Jun 2011 20:33:58 -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...
84 manual transmission - pops out of 4th
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Thu, 27 Nov 2003 07:35:13 -0600
...I think the bushings around the shifting rod next to the transmission are worn out. No other noises, no hard shifting. Clutch, pilot bearing...
Re: 84 manual transmission - pops out of 4th
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Sat, 29 Nov 2003 08:02:32 -0800
...The shifter arm MUST be free to move slightly forward and back when the shifting lever is in 4th gear. If not, the gear...
Re: Syncro/Vanagon Stiff Shifting
Historical mailing list
Thu, 7 Sep 1995 12:32:50 -0300
> > tim, could you briefly explain how you adjusted the shifter linkage ^^^^ sort-of Hi, prior to replacing bits I had pushed the shift plate...
Re: vanagon Digest - 7 May 2012 - Special issue (#2012-277)
Historical mailing list - DAIZEE Scooby
Mon, 7 May 2012 20:17:18 -0400
...Also added a shift extender from BD. Gosh I almost have an orgasm every time I shift now. WHAT A difference!! Had to grind...
Re: 91 Carat w/auto tranny - weird shifting
Historical mailing list - James
Fri, 27 Jun 2014 22:57:02 -0400
...91 Carat w/auto tranny - weird shifting > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > My newly somewhat restored Carat behaves strangely - to me, anyway - > when shifting...
Expert Help ?
Historical mailing list - Sergio Derada
Mon, 19 Jun 1995 11:10:26 -0500
...I could move (put pressure) on the AT shift and the noise would go away. If I actually shifted to lower gears or accelerated...
Re: transmission linkages
Historical mailing list - David Yates
Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:02:40 +1000
...I've lost the abiltity to shift gears. Was working fine this morning but after an hour and a half freeway drive I shifted...
Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:16:27 -0500
...Valve appears to turn from external view when the lever is shifted. I can turn the valve directly with my hand, and the lever...
Shifting problems solved -ERROR
Historical mailing list - Perkins
Thu, 24 Sep 1998 11:12:39 -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: As nice as, but better?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:19:33 -0700
...Great power, very quiet, crisp shifting. He had shortened the shift rod that runs under the van, by I think, 8" and it made...
Re: Some minor transmission related work
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 27 May 2017 14:16:06 -0700
...ve included the shift linkage fix I mentioned on the list a few weeks ago. >> Oil change, skid plate mod, shift linkage mod. >> >> https...
4 speed/5 speed shifter
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 19 May 2010 13:51:31 -0700
...Can anyone tell me if I can use the 5 speed shifter rod and box to operate a 4 speed without too much awkwardness...
Automatic transmission, WTF?
Historical mailing list - Troy
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:16:58 -0800
...A quick lesson from the master learnt me that the shift points are governed by the 'governor' which like the rotating governor on steam...
Need for Speed 2 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dave
Fri, 23 May 1997 21:42:58 -0500
...It = is REALLY slow, and the shift points are accurate, except that it has a = 5 speed instead of a 4 speed, 1st gear...
Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 03:47:11 -0800
--- Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > OMG!! Are people saying that Tiico engine > conversions are causing shifter > problems now? > > > > Chris DeLong > ICQ#45030867 > Seattle...
Re: Short Shifter Extension for big guys
Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
Sun, 9 Sep 2001 19:35:23 +1000
...Short Shifter Extension for big guys > I'm looking into purchasing a Gene Berg short shifter with an extension. I > am familiar with having...
Re: 85 Vanagon starts hard
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 07 Apr 95 09:03:01 CDT
...too thick, and it won't shift right. too thin, and it still won't shift right. joel
Re: 1984 Westfalia Automatic Transmission
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:34:30 -0400
...There are the contacts in the shifter you mention, but they only operate the back up lights and starter interlock. Edward At 09:12...
Re: 82 Vanagon gear selection problem.
Historical mailing list
Fri, 04 Apr 1997 10:00:10 +0300
Jorgen, check if you will find the first somewhere right of the rear gear while pushing down the shift lever. If you will find...
Re: Clutch of not? Help
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:22:43 -0600
...It will help the shifting. Second, if the slave clutch cylinder bolted to the the tranny is leaking or wet, replace it and bleed...
Re: Short shift for 5 speed
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:33:53 -0400
...Short shift for 5 speed Has anyone ever successfully installed a short shift adaptor in a vanagon 5 speed? I bought one from Gene...
Re: Shoulder Arthroplasty Anyone?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:16:12 -0700
...Though not as bad as yours, it has been painful to shift into reverse. Have to use my left hand to push down my...
Re: 0-60 times
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 12 Oct 2002 12:20:13 -0500
...If I was a better shifter, I'd shave even more time off it. BTW, I have a 4.57 r/p and didn...
What a day...Billy kicked my as_
Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:45:29 -0600
...Once I had the tranny out, I replaced the drive flange seals and the shifter shaft seals. (I know, Frank Condelli, that I should...
Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:26:05 -0700
...Some people may just shift around >>>>> it and put the wear on their clutch instead . >>>>> Sure it may give you a spread in shifting...
Re: Friday OT...my Poor Man's Syncro...(AWD GM Safari)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 5 Jul 2014 00:55:29 -0400
...As for what sometimes seems like it is shifting excessively you can force off the overdrive by simply moving the shift lever. Same goes...
Re: Stick jumps to left ...
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Sun, 11 May 2014 14:50:46 -0700
...Grab the shifter gently and lift. If it has up and down play that is the first problem to address. Lift the boot and...
Re: major fuel leak
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:47:26 -0800
...This calls for a rather strong >> but also rather skinny arm and hand. > > Or install the shift linkage rod after the tank is already...
Re: shifter ball and cup - cuup removal
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Sat, 7 Aug 2010 23:28:41 -0400
...the pin that holds the cup to > the > end of the shift lihkage. Anyone have any advice on removing the cup? > > > > Thanks in advance...
Berg Locker (was Re: '64 Tranny Problems)
Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
21 Apr 1995 07:14:46 -0800
On 19 April Eugene wrote: >If you got the locking shifter, and I hope you didn't, you will have to >keep your emergency...
Shudder problem in reverse
Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 06:12:44 -0700
...Shifting is still the same as it was before, hard to get into first unless I really pull the shift lever over. Have to...
Re: cheap '89 Bluestar on CL
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:29:21 -0600
...Once again, I am tired of shifting. My wife has a reasonable amount of experience with MT cars, but has never learned to shift...
Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:43:49 -0700
...Some people may just shift around >>>>> it and put the wear on their clutch instead . >>>>> Sure it may give you a spread in shifting...
Re: What goes here? and a part request for a 85 GL.
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
Wed, 2 Jul 2014 13:54:57 -0400
...I have some good used computers here if > you are in need of one of those. > Also the shifter I would get a new...
Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:46:50 -0700
...They always > shift in one of two direct movements, selecting the next gear in the > sequence as long as you move the shift lever...
Re: Berg shift kit order
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:38:22 EDT
Remember the Berg shift kit List order deal ? Well, Volksies, I just received mine today. April 20, 2001 ! It was ordered by phone on...
Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:13:51 -0600
...Hangs in gear, can't shift, or can't get it in gear >>> >>> at >>>> >>>> all. Reverse is difficult - often can't find it. Happens...
Re: very mysterious tranny problem...
Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
Sat, 11 Oct 2003 15:25:19 -0700
...Hard to shift into reverse from a standstill, squeaking noise there too. Even once moving from first gear and trying to upshift to second...
Re: UPDATE - Re: urgent "shifting problem" -problem WORSE
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:55:37 -0700
...I'm having difficulty shifting into gear, particularly into 1st or 2nd. Sometimes the problem is beyond difficult in that I can't shift...
Re: Maintenance Intervals
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Oct 1995 14:24:00 -0500
...That, plus replacing the shift coupling in the back (rubber bits) has made the shifting very nice. Not as tight as new, but very...
Re: linkage problems?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Aug 94 10:06:37 ADT
> > . If it will not >shift out of gear (1st) but the clutch releases when pushed in, could this be >a linkage problem?? Or is...
Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:04:22 -0700
...Some people may just shift around it and put the wear on their clutch instead . >> Sure it may give you a spread in shifting...
Re: 84 manual transmission - pops out of 4th
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 1 Dec 2003 13:06:23 -0500
That movement you feel in the shifter while changing between accelerating and decelerating is not the transmission moving. It is the main gear shaft...
Re: 78 Bus FI Help Needed...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Aug 1998 21:31:53 EDT
...shifting to the next gear....it dies...I shift up to the next gear...it catches and runs until its time to shift..then...
Re: Rabbit Transmission (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Thu, 21 Dec 2000 23:38:02 -0500
...This will make shifting out of gear difficult. A little blue locktite on perfectly clean threads solves this problem. > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing...
Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 9 May 2011 19:44:21 -0700
...albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > add weight to the gizmo that controls shift points? A listmember did > this, was it Greg Potts? > > alistair > > > On 9...