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• Swap Entire '85 Shift Linkage into '81?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 14:31:04 -0800
  ...Swap in an entire '85 shift linkage and transmission. (from shifter in cab to transmission itself. Does the '85 bushing fit in cross member...
• Re: how can you tell 4-speed vs. 5-speed apart outside of the van
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:54:15 -0700
  ...I remember turning the > input > shaft on the tranny (with the engine unbolted) and shifting the tranny > with > a pair of vice-grips on...
• Re: '87 Syncro Westy Transmission failure-HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Kerry G. Stanley
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 09:21:28 -0500
  ...I came off the highway and stopped at a light. >>When the light turned green I went to shift into first (I was in...
• 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: K&N Filter and.....
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:20:32 -0700
  ...If i wind it up to 3900-4000 RPMs before shifting the > "dead zone" is largely avoided. > > This does not happen when the engine...
• Re: Auto trans not upshifting
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:41:44 +0000
  ...As shift points and the inner working rely on pressure what is most > likely happening is that you have an internal leak or the...
• Shifter Bushing Availability
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:22:32 -0800
  We have an '86 4-speed, 2WD drive van we are working on and the shifter is pretty well worn out. It will not...
• Re: Transmission fell off NVC
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:46:20 -0800
  I once had a shift lever fall out of a car I was driving. Slipped right out through the floor without me noticing till...
• Re: Air-Cooled trans into Diesel Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 13:47:29 EDT
  ...In other words, the both shift from the side of the nosecone. The original post was about installing one of these transaxles into a...
• Repair Update Shifter/Heater
  Historical mailing list - Little Bear
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 15:23:12 -0500
  As per the recommendations of the list per cleaning up the rear ball joint and relubing teh entire shifter. I also adjusted the linkage...
• New engine
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:26:50 -0700
  ...Smells funny, shifts oddly [all the shifter bushings and plastic parts have been replaced. I'll be driving as much as possible to break...
• Re: Frankenshifter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:44:56 -0800
  ...It is very common for that shift lever to snap in half right where that one is welded. The lever originally had a hole...
• Re: Repairing front shift linkage ... need help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 23 Nov 2017 10:42:07 -0800
  thank you.... I managed to get it done using a heat gun on the rubber ring Happy Thanksgiving to all..
• NEW VW-made shift box for manual 4-speed vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 14 Mar 2016 20:49:32 +0000
  This has never been installed. It still has the dealer sticker. Make me an offer. Thanks, Jim
• Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 May 2016 10:32:17 -0500
  What would be some causes for the autotranny not to shift into 3rd gear. It worked fine before but has been sitting for 12...
• Re: Syncro shifting?
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 11:40:51 EST
  It should say in your owners manuel if you dont have one then I can get ya the specs. tim g 87 syncro gl
• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:02:45 -0400
  ...Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation >> >> I just found a cool .pdf on adjusting the van shift linkage (syncro) >
• '87 GL High Idle
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Thu, 6 Mar 1997 09:30:08 -0800
  ...As soon as you start driving the rpms will only drop to 2,000 between shifts. If you are driving above 2,000 rpms...
• Re: Shift Kart in Vanagon - Pictures
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sun, 13 May 2001 09:32:13 -0500
  ...Berchin" wrote: > > > Some of you were curious as to how I'd get my shifter kart into my > > Vanagon. I have put some pictures...
• Re: Hard to shift into first gear after warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent AKA Gnarlodious
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 05:20:30 -0600
  ...I had the hard shifting also and changed to Redline oil, but the problem persisted. I ended up putting in a new clutch slave...
• Re: Disadvantages of syncros AND syncro question
  Historical mailing list - Mr. Man
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 19:50:19 PST
  ...Anyone know what I mean? Am I shifting too slowly? Too quickly? Wrong RPMs? Is this normal? >Weird gas tank; Very difficult to get...
• Re: UPDATE: stuck in 4th something strange going on
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:46:49 -0700
  ...I got in the van and to my great surprise, SHIFTED TO 3RD! > Then 2nd, 1st, reverse, back up to 4th and back down...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 27 May 2017 19:22:47 -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...
• Re: FW: berg shift kit (Lets get organized)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 04:46:21 -0500
  ...berg shift kit > >> > >> I am in the market for the Berg short shift kit. Is someone > >> planning to do a group purchase? > >> > >> John > >> > >> '89...
• Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:53:07 -0400
  ...The shift points are good -- and you can shift whenever you want to with the auto -- taught my wife to do this when climbing...
• Re: No Warning: Manual tranny now stuck in reverse! HELP!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:40:49 -0600
  ...Now try to move the shifter lever that is on the side of the > transmission and has the plastic ball on the end. If...
• Re: Borescope: Inspect Transaxle 3/4 Slider Hub?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Wed, 2 Aug 2017 03:18:00 +0000
  ...Shifts silky smooth > > too; just got shifter ball replaced, it broke after 250,00 > > miles....just went "pop" one day while shifting into reverse...
• Re: Transmission or clutch gone
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:01:58 -0700
  My guess is the tranny too...If a driveline or VC or clutch failed, it would still shift with eng off typically. A front...
• Gotta tell you a story...
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 21:34:52 -0600
  ...This time, there was a loud pop and a sound like something ripping and suddenly it shifted into 3rd. However, I could also shift...
• Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
  Historical mailing list - Kendra Calhoun
  Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:32:39 -0600
  ...floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on > > Just replaced the cylinders and bled the clutch and still have the same > problem...
• Re: Update on The Miracle & New AA 091 w/ TBD 4 2WD
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:57:52 -0400
  ...Added brake fluid, which was a tad low, & it still wouldn't shift > for 24-36 hours, but finally, The Miracle, & it shifted perfectly...
• successful 2000 mile road trip
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:12:11 -0400
  ...You may recall that I had previously discovered that this shifter had been broken and welded; the weld was so large that it prevented...
• Re: shift selector shaft adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 19:21:26 -0700
  ...You'll find that you'll be able to recognize the point where the shift selector jams because of the failure of the shifter...
• Re: Transmission Bell Housing Question Help
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 00:22:42 -0800
  ...You might encounter this in > >> your > >> deal, so if you don't have the travel you need fore-aft wise on your > >> shifter > >> after...
• Working on 091/1 Manual Transmission
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 11:04:19 -0700
  ...When it's warm (or hot) it grinds shifting into the 3rd. It will grind shifting into the 2nd if I don't shift...
• Re: transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:11:05 -0500
  When I first got the "The Red Brick" 88 GL - manual tranny - I had problems shifting into 1st gear. Changed to Redline MT 90...
• Re: can you put 17 inch wheels on a 84 vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 15:27:31 -0600
  ...1) Buy a used Porsche 965 shifter tower at horrendous cost and a new shortshift kit at a rather less horrendous price, then modify...
• trans mount
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 10:31:15 EDT
  Well, I just replaced the shift couple on my '65 deluxe. I had to sissor- jack up the transmission inorder to line up the...
• 78 Bus FI Help Needed...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 20:57:54 -0400
  ...shifting to the next gear....it dies...I shift up to the next gear...it catches and runs until its time to shift..then...
• '82 Diesel -Curious noise
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 19:48:32 EST
  ...trans has pulled good since I have had the van, shifts absolutely fine, no resistance, grinding, etc going into and out of gears. mechanic...
• Re: Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 09:38:26 -0600
  ...matter of removing the nuts and bolts that fasten the rear shift rod bushing so that the assembly can drop down ? Yes ~ > Is there...
• Shoulder Arthroplasty Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:53:04 -0700
  ...Once I get my hand up to the shifter knob, first to second is not bad. For second to third or second to first...
• Re: Trans Oil ReVisited
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:57:18 -0400
  ...Your molly coated Syncros will not dissolve, you can't shift a Vanagon fast enough to feel a difference in shifting speeds and the...
• Re: Manual transmission oil?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 13 May 2009 11:03:49 -0600
  ...one and have been very satisfied with how it smoothes out shifts. Bob Stevens '87 Syncro Westy On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10...
• UH-Oh!
  Historical mailing list - LAWS HOME
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 17:25:55 -0500
  ...This time the "toaster" aka Milton, wont shift into first or second gear. Great, so you drove it home 16 miles using 3rd and...
• Re: Short Shift Kit Info If you do not Have One
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 13:31:07 GMT
  ...Short Shift Kit Info If you do not Have One >Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 06:53:24 -0600 > >GET ONE >It took me...
• Re: auto tranny noise
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 20:13:43 -0700
  ...It made a huge difference in mine, especially in winter, startup, crisper shifts. You'll want to change the filter/screen when you drain...
• Re: Value Of '82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:32:17 -0600
  ...4:24 PM, mark drillock wrote: > Get the front shifter assembly and front shift rod too or you will > cry later. > > As for feeling...
• Burnt clutch smell
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 10:08:59 -0600
  After shifter linkage adjustment, the clutch is putting out a burnt clutch smell. No signs of slippage, but the smell is distinctive. Any ideas...
• Re: shifting anomaly...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 4 Oct 2015 11:16:06 -0700
  hmmm... I will today... but if the trans oil level is low then it would affect other gears too... or only the 1st gear...
• Re: Shift knob rattle help??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 21:35:16 EDT
  You folks don't think that your motor or transmission mounts could be bad do you? Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16
• Re: linkage lube and washer check valve
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 25 May 2011 08:35:47 -0700
  ...I have noticed slush collecting and freezing on the shift linkage making shifting really hard. Oh, one more thing, the ball and cup linkage...
• Re: Grinding into Secong Gear when Cold
  Historical mailing list - Andy Hall
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 22:01:13 -0800
  ...After the temperature needle >> gets moving (~5min of driving) the grinding goes away and it also feels >> smoother shifting into other gears. Any ideas...
• Re: is my tranny near death?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 02:17:24 -0600
  ...Synthetic oil and careful speed matching whil shifting will make the grinding much less. It will last that way for a VERY long time...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:32:11 -0700
  ...When engine > > supported by carrier, the mount looks like it's shifting and engine is > > no longer "level". > > > > I'm mentally challenged right now...
• Re: Gear shift lever ball (in the rear attached to transmission)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:39:39 -0700
  ...Mark T Collins wrote: > Hello Volks, > > I want to save money (don't we all) and I need to replace the shift lever > ball...
• Re: Tranny rebuild/82 air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014 16:22:08 -0700
  ...convert to the 83 > and later 2WD transaxle and shift linkage.. > ( from the shift knob all the way back ) > > if your DK trans is...
• Re: Wont start in park?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:47:27 -0500
  There is a contact in the shifter that sometimes goes awry. You can remove it, clean it and re-install. For the time being...
• Engine out routine
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 11:48:13 -0500 (CDT)
  ...If a person were pulling a motor from a '71 bus could someone please tell that person everything, tranny and shifter related, which can...
• TENT HOME RELOCATES
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 01:46:26 +0000
  or, The Yurt Has Shifted. Chapter II. I've just switched ISP's so those loyal thousands out there who have links to the...