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Re: poor shifting; Help
Historical mailing list - John
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 13:14:20 -0400
...linkage where the final ball and socket assemble is. Has anybody replaced > the pin that holds the socket to the end of the rod...
more on Trans mounts...
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Jul 1995 13:33:44 EDT
...from RMMW) the shift rod bushing (its plastic with a clip) that I suppose goes near the front of the rod somewhere. Help! Can...
Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 3 Mar 2016 03:00:28 -0600
...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: Cable Shift Linkage? (tranny)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:09:37 +1300
...ouch! That's without the work needed to install it and modify the shift-rods (the G50 has an inline coaxial shifter like the...
Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:02:31 -0800
...gear by shifting the gear shift lever closer to the reverse position - far left? If so the shift rod / lever / linkage is possibly broken...
Re: Redline MT90
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 1 Apr 2016 12:19:50 -1000
...I keep my shift linkage well lubed and adjust if needed. that plate inside the van, under the rubber boot.. two scews on it...
Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:28:51 -0600
...2016, at 12:20 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > > > Can't shift readily. Hangs in gear, can't shift, or can't get it in...
Simple but oh so effective maintenance task (lubricate shift linkage)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 8 Apr 2012 19:26:33 -0700
...to lubricate all the shifting mechanism at the bottom of the stick, the end of the long shift rod, the bottom of the delrin...
Tranny swap: All Forward Gears too High.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:04:24 -0800
...Likely I got something wrong in linkage where shift lever on side of tranny meets the box on shift rod. What am I missing...
Re: Transmission Bell Housing Question Help
Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
Thu, 2 Apr 2009 00:22:42 -0800
...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: Gear selection issue
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:47:18 -0400
...each fork on shift rod. Missing or broken? Ball > etc on shift lever ok? Though unlikely, is shift housing and shift > lever plate in...
Re: shifting anomaly...
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sun, 4 Oct 2015 14:12:16 -1000
...of the long shift rods in the van ..is that nut and bolt good and tight ? has the entire shift linkage been inspected carefully...
Re: Aircooled vs. WBX manual transmission
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:37:33 -0700
well, speaking of custom linkage. I happen to have, absolutely brand new, and custom made, and very high quailty....... the 'aft shift rod' ...........the...
Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:03:40 -0700
...AM, Jake de Villiers > <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: >> Detach the shift rods and shift it with your hands - you'll get a clearer >> picture...
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...
Re: heck-uva time realighning shift linkage
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:05:27 -0600
...of the aircooled > linkage. The diesel tranny mounting position is very different and the > shape of the rear shift rod is also very different...
No Warning: Manual tranny now stuck in reverse! HELP!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:02:59 -0600
...lot of other stuff on the van, but never working with the shifter, linkage and tranny. Any ideas? Thanks. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 19 May 2017 07:51:31 -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: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 19 May 2010 14:46:39 -0700
I'm presently using my original 4 speed rear shift rod with the 5 speed Hmm - so if the 4 speed box and rod...
Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 6 Apr 2016 16:39:13 -0500
...I shortened up the shift rod by moving the >> front >> shift rod further into the splines in the rear shift rod, but that didn...
tranny boots...
Historical mailing list - John Gladu
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:27:54 -0600
...boots that cover the shifter linkage at the tranny? My '90 has three of them - two on the shift rod on either side of...
Question to the group about Vanagon shifting problem
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:19:29 -0800
...the shifting mechanism, yet it does not work. What I did, was to remove the rod from the transmission where the linkage fits into...
Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 19 May 2017 08:05:11 -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: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 19 May 2017 07:34:53 -0500
...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: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:33:38 -0400
I haven't dropped the shifter box yet. I've adjusted the shifter rod so that the lower part of the stickshift is in...
Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 3 May 2010 20:18:35 -0700
...boots on both > sides of the rear shifter linkage, plus a torn boot where the linkage > enters > the tranny (but not torn on the...
Re: '80 Vanagon tranny questions
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Wed, 03 Jan 1996 18:05:31 -0700
...The shift >rod itself, flops around fairly loosely on the heavy rod, tho shifting >still feels pretty good (for a VW-- this is my...
Re: Trans. Oil filler plug?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:31:50 -0700
...re but on my '84 I had to detach the shift rod bracket from the transmission and move the rod out of the way...
Re: 2 SA Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies FS!
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Sun, 22 Nov 1998 14:45:42 +0100
>To those interested: >The 5 speed shifter linkage is different >than the 4 speed. The needed parts >will cost around $350 (The total price...
Re: Jim Fritz's Tranny whine
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:29:03 EST
...I think that VW did something to the shift linkage on the later models as another listee (John Rodgers) also noticed this when he...
Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 10 May 2011 14:13:05 -0700
...If shift points are incorrect or transmission does not kick down, check accelerator cable adjustments." 37.15 describes how to adjust the linkage. The...
Re: Redline MT90
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 1 Apr 2016 18:17:02 -0500
...shift linkage parts to wear out really. > > anyway ..it's decent gear oil, not too full, > and work over the entire shift linkage carefully...
Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:13:51 -0600
...2016, at 12:20 PM, John Rodgers wrote: >>> >>>> Can't shift readily. Hangs in gear, can't shift, or can't get it in...
Re: Shifting into 1st gear
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 3 Jun 2002 12:31:51 -0500
It is probably the shift rod adjustments or soft motormounts. Stan On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 11:21:58 -0600 "Thompson, Michael" <METhompson@GOLDER...
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: what causes 3rd & 4th gear to go out?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:08:10 -0500
...1.9 >>watercooled w/4 speed when my shifter linkage busts at the tranny's shift lever >>which looks like some kind of hip...
WBX 4 spd. Transaxle 1-2 Shift Rod Fork FLAPS Replacement?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:04:01 -0700
...Has anyone found a plastic FLAPS type "off the shelf" part for the front shift rod fork tongue? I'm sure I can shape...
Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:35:25 -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: [Syncro] Re: syncro - shift linkage protective pipe
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:24:44 -0700
...I did have some shifting issues last year, when driving in slush and snow and dropping temps. Build up of ice on shift rod...
Re: [T2] Shift linkage adjustment help needed.
Historical mailing list - Alan (Al) Brase
Sat, 3 Feb 2001 21:16:01 -0600
...Early Vanagons 80-81 (?) had the rear shift rod support, (the bolt with a plastic band around the head that goes inside the rear...
more poor shifting; follow up
Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
Tue, 15 Jun 1999 07:36:33 -0700
...adjust the shift plate. jim arnott: replace the ball and socket. todd hill: 1st/2nd relay lever beginning to stretch and break. Or linkage...
Re: $#%&*!@ Shifter! Or, Zen and the Art of Hitting Reverse
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Sat, 22 Jul 1995 13:50:58 -0600 (MDT)
...shaft that protrudes from the tranny into the shift rod that attaches to the linkage up front. If that's missing it'll through...
Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 19 May 2017 11:06:39 -0500
...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: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Wed, 19 May 2010 14:40:33 -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...
Re: First car, 85 weekender - problems w/1st gear
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 14 Aug 2002 14:38:31 -0500
...it is the linkage. Having > checked the archives, I'll try fiddling with the shift plate(?) that the > stick shift goes through first before...
Re: Berg Short Shift Kit in Syncro
Historical mailing list
Tue, 4 Mar 1997 17:44:06 -0500 (EST)
...and the "shift rod, front". see the peculiar design?? now, look on page 34.10 ... this is the Syncro shifter. the "shift rod, front...
Re: shift lever broke
Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:53:12 -0700
...I pulled the shifter rod out (now in two peices) by disconnecting it from the linkage located in the box right behind and above...
Re: Transmission Bell Housing Question Help
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 2 Apr 2009 11:01:27 -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: Installed Long Coolant Pipes Wrong? (Pic)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 4 Jan 2011 18:18:29 -0800
...Pics looking forward above fuel tank at linkage/heater hoses (old shift linkage): http://tinyurl.com/3775v9y close up heater hoses through hole mid...
Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
Historical mailing list - Ben
Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:47:07 -0800
...Or it could be worn linkage parts such as the guides in the box under the floor or plastic ears on the shift rod...
Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Mon, 3 May 2010 21:43:39 -0700
...boots on both > sides of the rear shifter linkage, plus a torn boot where the linkage > enters > the tranny (but not torn on the...
How do I ... (shifter stuff)
Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:49:33 -0400
...I'd like to clean the rear shift linkage. The area that goes into the transmission. I've had a look and found the...
Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Wed, 6 Apr 2016 12:57:43 -1000
...I shortened up the shift rod by moving the >>> front >>> shift rod further into the splines in the rear shift rod, but that didn...
Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder replaced Finally!!! - One other question though.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 17:36:19 -0700
...the other is at this splined junction in the middle of the shift rods under the van .. normally that is never touched ... it affects...
Re: was: I'm lazy now: fixed
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Tue, 2 May 2006 11:45:40 -0700
...I did the 2nd > option, of adjusting the linkage rod one spline. The list comes > through again. > > > On May 2, 2006, at 6:54...
Shift linkage question 83 diesel
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 2 Oct 2014 07:20:33 -0500
...pin that holds the cup onto the rear end of the shift rod? I do recall that the setup is almost identical to later...
Re: Redline MT90
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 2 Apr 2016 00:59:58 -0400
...shift linkage parts to wear out really. > > anyway ..it's decent gear oil, not too full, and work over the entire > shift linkage carefully...
Re: Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:55:30 -0700
...like splined bit on linkage rods) has changed. FWIW, my reverse lights are on in any gear or neutral. Thanks, Neil. On Mon, Apr...
Re: Trans. Oil filler plug?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:07:07 -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: Adjusting throttle linkage on automatic
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 25 Feb 2002 18:56:39 -0500
...I have adjusted the rod >per haynes and Bentley with same result. If i turn the rod on the >throttle body in too far...