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• Re: 82 Vanagon gear selection problem.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 04 Apr 1997 10:00:10 +0300
  ...connection of two rods which is the linkage between the front half and the rear half of the shift rod. Loose the clamp and...
• Re: 1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:19:14 -0700
  ...one rod relative to the other. this was after adjusting the shift plate under the rubber boot at the base of the shifter .. that...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:25:06 -0400
  Last fall I installed all new bushings, boots, basically all the replaceable wear parts from the shifter base back to the transmission. I can...
• Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:22:56 -0500
  ...I think I found a new shift coupler and linkage pin (that this boot goes over) but settled for good used for both of...
• Re: Trans. Oil filler plug?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:19:12 -0700
  ...And yes, I did lube all the moving parts of the shift linkage and...AND...I lubed all the steering and suspension components at...
• Re: Shifter parts for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 10:04:00 -0800
  ...It is common if you have those shifter plastic parts worn out also the end 'cup' of the rear linkage rod does (I have...
• Re: tough shifting... pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 18:39:07 -0800
  ...linkages are a good place > to start. Check not just the connections and good > lubrication, but check the > bushings where the shift rod passes...
• Diesel-Adjust the hydraulic clutch-SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 17:55:40 -0700
  ...WD40 on linkage in back and seems Gnormal so far. BUT- what is that grease (Zerk) fitting in the shifter rod center that goes...
• Re: heck-uva time realighning shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:24:48 -0800
  ...of the aircooled linkage. The diesel tranny mounting position is very different and the shape of the rear shift rod is also very different...
• Re: what causes 3rd & 4th gear to go out?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 07:50:24 -0700
  ...Shift linkage or the internal shift rods usually get broken trying to force the thing into gear. At the same time, the slider cracks...
• Re: Engine out routine
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 14:11:11 -0300
  ...the linkage is 'tight' under the bus, there are a couple of fixes if the trans is out. Where the shift rod enters the...
• 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: Shifter clik
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:15:13 -0700
  ...BTW, not long ago, the late '87 boots were added to the linkage. I decided to remove the box around the shift end under...
• Re: Frankenshifter
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:51:21 -0500
  Well -- I ground that weld down to the diameter of the shifter rod, cleaned and greased all the gearshift pivot parts, and put it...
• Re: Shifter parts for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 07:32:54 -0700
  ...common if you have those shifter plastic parts worn out also the end > 'cup' of the rear linkage rod does (I have seen some...
• Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 18 May 2017 22:26:36 -0700
  ...owner had them bolted the cup part of the linkage to the horizontal shift rod. The stock set up relies on a roll pin...
• Shifter linkage on a 1.9 to 1.8 conversion.
  Historical mailing list - John Stepto
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:34:10 -0400
  ...When I put the shift linkage in it appears its too long. Is the fix simply shortening the shift rod coming from the front...
• Re: linkage lube and washer check valve
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 25 May 2011 08:35:47 -0700
  ...That and the shift rod protection tube would go a long way in keeping the linkage clean. I have noticed slush collecting and freezing...
• Re: Shifter Adjustment Tips and Tricks requested
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:40:47 -0400
  John are you sure you put the plate back on the side of the transmission that supports the shifter linkage on the correct side...
• Re: Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 17 Jul 1999 11:40:48 -0700
  Wes, if you look on page 34.6 of the latest Bently, drawing #34-1297, you can see a part labeled 'shift rod, front...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - Herr Wibo Fichten
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 20:30:55 -0400
  ...the linkage rod to the transmission, don't remember which exactly. This required some adjusting, but my problem was more that the shifter resisted...
• Re: question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork"
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:21:59 -0700
  ...shift rod bushings (center, just behind the gas tank, > and rear, at the transmission) as well as a "repair kit" for the linkage > bits...
• 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...
• 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: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:06:57 -0700
  ...On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Detach the shift rods and shift it with...
• 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...
• help needed defining shift linkage adjustment procedure
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 16:21:03 -0700
  i just finished replacing the two platic bushings and the "socket" portion of the shifter arm by the tranny on the shift linkage of...
• Transmission shift linkage adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 00:43:01 -0400
  While I'm thinking of it, thought I'd document my efforts in adjusting the shift linkage on our 90 Westy. After I had...
• 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...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 17:32:36 -1000
  ...Has one of the most odd shift linkage > imaginable..... Front engine, rear transmission, torque tube to connect em, > and right on top of the...
• Re: Shifter adjustments.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 07:08:32 -0400
  ...installing new components, if you replace the linkage parts at the side of the transmission (shifter rod ball and cup and boot) that usually...
• Re: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 19 May 2010 17:05:26 -0700
  ...4 speed/5 speed shifter > > > > I'm presently using my original 4 speed rear shift rod with the 5 speed > > Hmm - so if the...
• Re: Trans swap between Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:44:41 -0700
  ...shift linkage about 6 inches forward than the '88. I'm not sure which front mount you would use. Parts like shift rods, mounts...
• Re: Center shift rod bushing
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 22:56:46 +0000
  ...above the fuel tank that the shift rod passes through - not the center bushing within the shift linkage itself. That can be removed/replaced...
• Re: Sudden Shifting Difficultys
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:56:12 -0500
  ...Shift linkage bushings > B. Clutch Master Cylindar > C. Pilot Bearing > > Can anyone give me some advice before I get all > dirty?(its very muddy...
• Re: automatic transmission adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 10:39:06 -0700
  ...It was really hard to shift. The selector to linkage part > >just above the spare tire was incredibly dirty with a dirt and grease...
• Re: noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:35:01 -0800
  All I can suggest is to grease every moving shift linkage piece..fnt, middle bushing and rear to see if that makes it shift...
• Re: Gear selection issue
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:39:05 -0700
  ...each fork on shift rod. Missing or broken? Ball etc on shift lever ok? Though unlikely, is shift housing and shift lever plate in...
• Help 84 Trans Leaking and Shifting Problems
  Historical mailing list - smko
  Tue, 03 Jun 1997 10:38:53 -0400
  ...Seems that adjustment and or linkage parts may be the culpret. If anyone else has experienced a problem shifting into 1st gear I would...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 13:39:02 -1000
  ...questions ( and miles on trans ) I asked in another post. 'Generally' ..the shift linkage 'can't" cause it to jump out of gear, not...
• Re: tranny ques?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:32:42 -0800
  ...Check shift linkage at tranny and bushings including one at fuel tank. It probably needs cleaning and relube, very easy to do.I spray...
• Re: HELP CALL : clutch issue on the road?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:58:01 -0700
  ...to front shift rod (inside shift mechanism housing, outside, under van), and along where shift rod pieces join. Also check shift linkage where it...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:04:19 -1000
  ...remove the aft end of the shift linkage from the 'lever with a ball on it' on the side of the trans. ( two nuts...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 18:31:58 -0700
  ...the shift linkage? Thanks guys for the help, much appreciated. Rick On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 4:35 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail...
• Re: Center shift rod bushing
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 22:37:35 -0700
  ...above > the fuel tank that the shift rod passes through - not the center bushing > within the shift linkage itself. That can be removed/replaced...
• Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Thu, 18 May 2017 23:38:42 -0700
  ...owner had them bolted the cup part of the linkage to the horizontal shift rod. The stock set up relies on a roll pin...
• Re: what causes 3rd & 4th gear to go out?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 23:50:20 -0700
  ...1.9 > watercooled w/4 speed when my shifter linkage busts at the tranny's shift lever > which looks like some kind of hip...
• I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:56:01 -0800
  I am adjusting the transmission shift linkage. The second and the fourth gears are not going in deep enough, only get to the top...
• 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: Trans shifter linkage rubber boot
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:43:17 -0600
  ...They will include 2 new OE bushings (1 for front shift rod, you install,) 4 new OE boots, lower shift lever secured to shaft...
• 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...
• Frankenshifter
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:29:58 -0500
  ...Adjusting the shift linkage per the Bentley instructions resolved a good deal of the sloppiness but not the reverse lock-out issue. So, I...
• Re: Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - j fritz
  Sun, 18 Jul 1999 00:11:13 -0500
  ...I >bought a new front shift rod and shift stop for around $75 from the VW >dealer last year. > >Wes Neuenschwander wrote: >> >> Mark, >> >> It...
• Re: Transmission Bell Housing Question Help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:43:15 -0700
  ...front, in > about 87/88 to prevent the boot around the shift rod from being compressed > so much that it popped out of 4th...
• Re: Burnt clutch smell
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 14:23:38 -0500
  ...John Rodgers Sent: Saturday, March 5, 2016 11:09 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Burnt clutch smell After shifter linkage adjustment, the...
• Re: '80 Vanagon tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996 21:14:02 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Hunt around the shift linkage, it's there. > On mine, there appears to be the remains of a boot on this heavy rod, > just...
• Re: Frankenshifter
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:18:04 -0500
  ...Frankenshifter > Well -- > > I ground that weld down to the diameter of the shifter rod, cleaned > and greased all the gearshift pivot parts, and put...
• UPDATE: automatic transmission adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 12:33:43 -0700
  ...It was really hard to shift. The selector to linkage > part > > >just above the spare tire was incredibly dirty with a dirt and grease...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:24:12 -0600
  ...the > shift linkage? > > Thanks guys for the help, much appreciated. > > Rick > > On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 4:35 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail...
• 1st gear popping out/jamming
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 29 Nov 94 00:41:30 CST
  ...i see by my records that i also replaced a bushing (251-711-209) in the shift linkage (under the shift lever) as well...