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• Re: new 82 vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 14:32:18 -0800
  ...Shifter connects to linkage. Linkage connects to transmission. BenT sent from my manual linkage On Jan 2, 2012, at 2:11 PM, Kendra Calhoun...
• Re: hard to shift into 2nd
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:07:08 +0000
  Dan, this doesn't seem like a likely factor to me, as all of the linkage was new and tight when the car was...
• Re: Delrin for Shift Linkage Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:49:27 -0600
  ...Split so that it would not have to be the same size as the shift linkage, it had slipped out of place for who...
• Re: Stuck in gear - Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 16:15:17 EST
  ...Thought it was shifter linkage trouble > as the plastic gimball that the shifter pivots about broke - replaced it, > but shifter won't budge - stuck...
• Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - AD Felder
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:31:04 -0700
  There seems to be a lot of confusion about these boots, and the shift linkage change from 82, 83 and on.� It is not...
• Re: Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 18:46:22 -0500
  ...Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal > > >>Well I believe some linkage broke between the accelerator pedal and the >engine...it races at >>top speed...
• Re: Dead Transmission in 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 2 May 2001 15:43:21 -0700
  ...Before you conclude it is the transaxle make sure that the linkage is OK. My linkage broke and i was certain i lost first...
• Re: syncro - shift linkage protective pipe
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:25:22 -0700
  ...syncro - shift linkage protective pipe > > >> cross posted from samba... >> >> >> How common is it to have the protective pipe installed in the shift >> linkage assembly...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Freezing throttle cable temporary fix
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 12:46:41 -0500
  ...After pulling the pedal loose from the linkage a few times, I began pulling on the linkage. Pulling on the linkage attempts to push...
• Re: shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 25 May 2000 10:04:15 -0700
  ...its going into a gear but you are just feeling the linkage and internals of the shift selector assy...you can go under the...
• Re: linkage lube and washer check valve
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 24 May 2011 10:45:58 -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...
• Re: shift linkage concept question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 05:56:35 -0800
  ...When I shift into 2,4 it "feels" like the linkage isn't > pulling the tranny lever far enough foward; but clearly the linkage...
• Re: transmission, entering first
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 07:36:34 -0700
  ...After fiddling with the linkage a bit,I realized that I had a lot of play in the rear shift linkage bushing (the one...
• Accelerator linkage is sticky..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:32:48 -0800
  ...I have checked and lubricated (with the SA Besto spray lube 2000 product I like) the portion of my accelerator linkage in the engine...
• Re: linkage lube and washer check valve
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 25 May 2011 08:06:40 -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...
• Re: Question about lubing front shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:32:12 -0700
  ...Sheep Oil! Seeya, Jake On 8/14/06, Jim Felder <felder@knology.net> wrote: > > I feel that my rear linkage is in good shape...
• Re: No Warning: Manual tranny now stuck in reverse! HELP!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:40:49 -0600
  ...You could remove the two bolts that hold the rear part of > the linkage up and drop the rear part of the linkage down...
• Desperately Seeking Linkage Parts (I4 conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 18:57:20 -0400
  I'm looking for the shift linkage (i.e the front, center, and rear shift rods and all associated bushings and clamps) from an...
• Re: Smooth shifting!
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 21:46:36 -0800
  ...I greased by linkage a few years ago with regular grease. Over time, the shifting got stiffer and stiffer. Regular grease turns into a...
• Need a linkage part from an automatic Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 16:10:21 -0400
  I need the metal rod linkage that is for an Automatic Vanagon. A small rod with a spring attaches to the top of the...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:47:58 -0500
  ...The clutch pedal has a short linkage between it and the clutch Thanks, Mark -- I think it's been a long time since that...
• Cable Shift Linkage? (tranny)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:46:05 -0800
  ...which, IIRC, may be getting tougher to get all the shift linkage parts for) Cheers, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta "Jaco http://groups.google...
• broken gear box
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 1 Nov 2017 06:05:46 -0700
  ...What happened is the gear box was broken AND the rear linkage was broken too... Sooo... until someone tell me otherwise I'd think...
• Re: 82 Vanagon gear selection problem.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Apr 1997 09:56:36 -0400 (AST)
  ...2nd, 4th and reverse works ok. > >Is it a linkage problem or is the gearbox broken ? yup, linkage. but first crawl underneath and completely...
• Re: Clutch Pedal & Clutch cylinder rod Q
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 00:48:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I HAVE ADVICE for all! Oil Your clutch linkage! I have the same problem. Drove from PA to OH, to Erik O's for...
• Re: linkage lube and washer check valve
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 May 2011 11:16:14 -0700
  ...I really wasn't planning on doing much to van, I just looked at the linkage and then one thing led to another... One...
• '73 Bus accelerator linkage
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 03:52:28 PST
  ...I want to put a '73 linkage kit into the bus, but does anyone know if it will fit onto the Beetle engine? The...
• Need factory cruise vacuum unit and linkage for throttle
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 7 Aug 2014 08:25:14 -0400
  I need a good used vacuum unit, the mounting parts that mounts it to the air intake and the linkage piece that goes to...
• Re: 251 711 167 E Boot
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 09:26:28 -0700
  ...I put this over the ball and socket that covers the end of the shift linkage. So the end of the linkage is a...
• Re: Rattling shifter fixed
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 13:33:41 -0500
  ...Rattling shifter fixed Brad Anderson wrote: > After listening to many exchanges, I saw > someone mention a boot where the linkage meets the tranny, and...
• Clutch pedal engagement
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Mon, 12 May 2003 11:31:22 -0400
  ...I did find a mention of a linkage near the master cylinder in the archives: > Sounds like you have a linkage problem to me...
• Re: Automatic shift point adjustment....anyone done this?
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 15:42:48 -0500
  ...The throttle linkage is all = alrright, I get kick down and all that if i really step on the = gas..............but here are the...
• Re: ONE ONLY genuine VW trans $965
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 22:01:57 EST
  Pretty sure that the linkage on the 80-83 aircooled transmissions is different than the 83.5-91. You might be able to make...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:20:00 -0800
  ...Mark On Nov 8, 2010, at 12:03 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > hi Mark, > you mean front half of 82 westy shift linkage...
• Re: Shifting problems how adjust linkage
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 07:10:41 -0400
  ...I'm sure it is my linkage by the way its acting. TIA Ron Semko 1984 Vanagon Tyrone & Marilyn Greene wrote: > Bill, > > Trek through...
• Re: [shifting woes]
  Historical mailing list - john schaper
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:43:08 PDT
  My first and easiest diagnosis would be to grease the "pipe" linkage that goes from the front to the transmission through rubber type grommets...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal (accelerator cableauto transmission)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:21:02 -0500
  Birkenfeld Jeff wrote: > The transmission linkage then controls the throttle > body giving you acceleration. Once completed, adjustment may be necessary > to give proper shift...
• Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 16:25:05 -0400
  ...I'll re-check cable and linkage. The weird thing is it was in neutral (manual trans) when it kicked up to 3K rpm...
• Re: syncro - shift linkage protective pipe
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 07:52:49 -0700
  > How common is it to have the protective pipe installed in the shift > linkage assembly? My van does not have it, and to tell...
• 91 shift problems
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 14:40:45 -0700
  ...The linkage seems to be hitting between 1st and 3rd. We've tried the archive for 2 hours with no luck. We are leaning...
• Re: Tranny question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 08:06:03 -0800
  > Are there any "Classic shifter linkage problems" or "Classic stiff tranny > problems" Yes. and yes. It is typical for an aging Vanagon transmission to...
• Shifter linkages Syncro vs 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 23:10:20 -0400
  Hi List, Anybody can tell me if there are differences between the shifter linkages between a Syncro and a 2WD? If yes what are...
• Free bushing for transmission linkage
  Historical mailing list - bret
  Thu, 22 May 2003 11:16:19 -0600
  I just replaced a bushing in the rear part of my transmission linkage with a new part. It turns out the old part was...
• Re: 1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:19:14 -0700
  Hi Doug, I hear what you are saying. ..that you put things back like they were , without making any changes and the linkage doesn...
• Re: Delrin for Shift Linkage Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:03:00 -0800
  ...used Delrin (Delrin AF or Delrin 500AF?) to replace the >> shift linkage bushing above the fuel tank on air cooled and diesel >> Vanagons? >> >> http...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:35:08 -0800
  ...rebuilding shifter linkage >> >> I have an update on the shifter linkage work. Everything is back together and I did a test drive yesterday. I...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2017 11:37:00 -0700
  ...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: Gear shift linkage? - the answer
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:58:43 -0500
  Checked gear linkage under the shifter, all the way back and into the transmission - all looked good, no loose bolts. Called my mechanic, he...
• Re: Shifter parts for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 10:04:00 -0800
  Yea - I just had that rear piece replaced when the linkage was adjusted. It wasn't cheap, as I recall. My guess as to...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:23:52 -1000
  ...then lube the hell out of the shift linkage. Really ...Vanaons need this as often as once a year. Just 'never' lubing or checking...
• Re: shift linkage boots
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:31:40 -0700
  ...shift linkage boots > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > >I was under my 90 Westy Syncro and saw that the > second boot along the > >linkage from the transmission is cut...
• More broken stuff... need shift linkage parts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:56:12 -0700
  ...This time it's front shift linkage parts... I ordered all the plastic bits for the bottom of the shift lever from Ken at...
• 84 parting
  Historical mailing list - Darrel Combs
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 17:52:20 -0400
  ...vanagon I have the shifter and all the linkage for it accelerator cable and linkage at the end of the month it will go...
• 2 gears at once?
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 21:37:34 -0700
  ...like the linkage was off and he would find himself in 2 gears at once??? Is that possible? What is wrong with the linkage...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:04:42 +0000
  I'm not sure if this will be any help at all....but shifter linkage adjustment is fussy, it just is.  A 2 person...
• Re: Do Shift linkage bushes wear ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:19:59 -0700
  ...it's 3 systems really, the trans itself, the clutch, and the linkage. If either clutch, or linkage ..........and .......actually, the 4th system, the...
• Re: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 17:18:51 -0800
  ...this a linkage, or gearbox issue? Any thoughts on what part of the > linkage I need to look at? > Sounds like linkage to me...
• Shifter linkage advice sought (87 Westy Syncro)..
  Historical mailing list - thetrans
  Wed, 13 May 1998 18:05:35 -0400
  ...Because I can make it through all the gears, I am assuming that my problem must be in the shift linkage systems somewhere. I...
• Re: major fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:27:23 -0500
  ...Or install the shift linkage rod after the tank is already in? Or use flare fittings so a metal line could be attached to...
• Re: Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:56:13 -0800
  ...Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal >Well I believe some linkage broke between the accelerator pedal and the engine...it races at >top speed...