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• Re: re Shifting, no clutch
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 13:49:27 -0500 (EST)
  I know clutch-less shifting is possible, I'm just wondering exactly why it isn't good for the tranny. If done gracefully, and...
• Fwd: Help! Need (used?) Shift Bracket # 251711219 for 1981 Air Cooled Vanagon NOW!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:06:19 -0700
  ...lemberkeley@yahoo.com > > Help! Need (used?) Shift Bracket # 251711219 for 1981 Air Cooled Vanagon NOW! > > Hello, all, > > Help! Need (used?) Shift Bracket # 251711219 for...
• Intermittently Sticks In 4th Gear 3/4 Slider Hub?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 6 May 2014 17:09:38 -0700
  ...I don't feel this shifting into 2nd. Possibly the end of front shift rod hitting front of shift box above spare tire? I...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Feb 2016 00:10:02 -0500
  ...Manual shifting very difficult. Can't shift readily. Hangs in gear, can't shift, or can't get it in gear at all. Reverse...
• How to correct "vague" 4 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:54:59 -0500
  The shifter in my new-to-me '91 GL is rather vague. I'm used to VW shifters being pretty crisp, in particular I...
• Re: Shift knob rattle help??
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:24:47 -8
  ...the shifter and shift gate). The higher the vibration level generated at the shifter shaft, the more critical the clearances between components becomes. Worn...
• Re: squeaky shifting woes
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 08:12:39 PST
  Philip, The squeak is most likely coming from the shifter. It's fairly easy to lubricate it. Firt, remove the spare tire. It's...
• Re: Seeking Comments, Quick Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:07:32 -0600
  Tom, I don't think it's a "quick" shift upgrade/change, rather a "short" shift. I've had mine on for a few...
• Re: tackling sloppy shifter (4 speed)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:36:11 -0800
  ...You can remove the 'shift box' from underneath, leaving everything else in place. If you see that the bottom of the shifter has been...
• 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 shifting
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:12:19 -0700
  ...You can adjust the shifter by a little allen screw on the shift so that the shifting mechanism in that box is pushed up...
• Re: hard to shift into 2nd
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:58:38 -0700
  ...all other gear are fine > including reverse thought the shift lever feels a bit tighter.. > > is it because of the rear linkage is new...
• Re: What a new Air flow meter might do for you...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 03:43:15 PST
  >-Smoother gear shifts. > How did the AFM affect this? I should have called it "smoother gear transitions" rather than "shifts" I am not talking...
• Diesel shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - M Catlin
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:20:06 -0700
  Is the rear shift rod on an 82 diesel supposed to be bent or straight? I am replacing my rear shift rod because it...
• Re: 86 syncro shifter Q's
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 09:20:09 -0700
  ...86 syncro shifter Q's > Here is a list of the parts to tottally rebuild a broken shifter in a Vanagon: > Shifter parts: > 1...
• Re: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 17:18:51 -0800
  ...All gears work fine except > 1st. �Shifting into 1st is awkward. > > If I shift out of any gear including 3rd, into what I expect...
• Re: Berg Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 08:42:17 -0800
  ...Put it on the vanagon, used a Momo shift knob which adds roughly 2" to the lever length. "Falls easily to hand" now as...
• Re: shift linkage concept question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 05:56:35 -0800
  ...The lateral movement of the shift lever is very important in the vanagon setup. The lateral movement ends up putting the shifting shaft (coming...
• Re: Berg short shift kit..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:50:51 EST
  i had thought about putting a short shift kit in my cabby..but the guys on the A1 list said that short shift kits...
• Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:28:27 -8
  Coby, Sort of a change in subject here, but I wonder if the adjustment you proposed here to improve shifting into first wouldn't...
• Re: short shift kit
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 09:13:19 -0400
  The Vanagon short shift kit is available from Fast German Auto (www.fastgermanauto.com) for $79.99. I purchased mine from them over a...
• Re: Gear shift linkage?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:14:46 -0500
  Check the 10mm nuts that hold the shifter down. I had several of these come loose. Eventually the shifter doesn't work anymore. You...
• Re: Short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 10:24:27 -0800
  ...Short shift kit > > Does anyone know if the Gene Berg short-shift kit works with a Syncro? > Since the Syncro has the low granny...
• Re: short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 18:08:38 EDT
  ...I got the short shift kit and the shifter extender. The shifter is now sitting there waiting to be massaged just inches away from...
• Re: Anyone have a 1989 911 Turbo shifter tower?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:37:16 +1300
  >I'd just make what I need. >Modify what I had, build something from scratch. >A 'shift box' under the floor wouldn't be...
• Re: Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:13:19 -0500
  ...I just took the complete shift linkage apart to repair the rotted parts on my 82 Westy. I got my shift rod boot from...
• Shift stop broken
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 11:42:08 -0800
  Tearing off the shift housing above the spare tire and below the shifter yesterday, I discovered a broken part. According to Benetley it's...
• Re: Berg short shift kit..
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 13:22:29 -0800
  JordanVw@AOL.COM said: > i had thought about putting a short shift kit in my cabby..but the guys on > the A1 list said...
• Re: noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:45:46 -0500
  As soon as my shifting seems to be getting tight tight, I take aerosol motorcycle chain lube to the shift linkage. It spritzes into...
• Shift Lever Noise
  Historical mailing list - kirk swezey
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 18:50:07 -0800
  ...I have a squeaking metal to metal sound with some of my shifts. I have laid plenty of grease on the ball at the...
• Re: Occasional "dead spot " when starting...in the shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 11:21:09 -0400
  Maybe try wiggeling the shifter while turning the key.Try starting it in neutral and wiggeling the shifter while turning the key.If these...
• Re: Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 08:18:10 -8
  Excessive play in the shift linkage and bushings was carefully considered ruled out in both the '82 and '91 (actually replaced the front bushing...
• Re: Berg Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:06:47 -0500
  ...I like it because I don't have to reach down to the shifter and can shift without my armrest getting in the way...
• Re: Berg short-shift for Vgon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 23 Nov 1994 11:21:58 EST
  ...Berg short-shift isn't magic, just a percentage (25%? 30%?) reduction in the distance the shift knob moves, whatever it is moving for...
• '85 Westy shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:30:41 -0500
  Howdy! I am having difficulty in shifting into 1st gear of my '85 Westy with 88k miles. It seems to help if I push...
• Shift linkage is out.
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Wilma Quan
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 01:43:23 -0700
  Hello collective list wisdom, Driving my '91 Syncro Westy tonight and while shifting from second to third I felt a snap and suddenly the...
• Re: Hard shifting - clutch mount bracket?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:09:57 -0800
  ...Hard shifting - clutch mount bracket? Im trying to diagnose hard shifting in a 91 Vanagon Manual with short shift kit and shifter extension handle...
• Re: berg shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:03:22 -0700
  ...the shifter reduces shift throw by 25% (advertised); what does the 6" extension add to that distance? It made no sense to me and...
• 1st gear popping out/jamming
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 29 Nov 94 00:41:30 CST
  ...i think the number of the new shift housing ('box') was 251-711-107B (shift housing). i see by my records that i also...
• Shifter buzzing; hard to get into gear
  Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
  Fri, 9 May 2008 12:26:47 -0400
  Hi all- I am looking for some help on diagnosing this distressing shifter problem on my '84. As the title says, sometimes it is...
• Re: hard to shift into 2nd
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:13:08 +0000
  Check your friction spots for the shifting shaft that runs from front to back underside. I clean old crapy grease and dirt off. Then...
• Anyone have a 1989 911 Turbo shifter tower?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:40:42 +1300
  I'm told by an English seller of Porsche shortshift kits that my shifter isn't Porsche. Thanks, Sportswagenservice Jacobi in Hamminkeln, Germany, who...
• Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 13:55:14 -0700
  I have recently started to have a problem shifting into first gear. It occurs most often after I've backed out of parking space...
• Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 23:30:36 -0400
  ...It doesn't happen when cold; in fact it shifts very well when it is cold. The archives said that shifting usually gets better...
• shift linkages
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:18:52 -0700
  I'm thinking of doing some maintenance on the shift linkages on my '82. I've a new transmission with not many miles on...
• cable shift
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:13:55 -0800
  http://www.cableshift.com/094/VW%20094.html Has anyone ever tried this? I know the cable shifted Jetta (2001) I owned shifted much...
• WTB: Syncro shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:47:53 -0800
  Looking for the front half of a Syncro shift rod. The part that runs from the bottom of the shift lever to the universal...
• Re: Shift Components - Replace or not...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 6 May 2010 10:26:04 -0500
  Jim, It's a good idea to replace all those parts that comprise the lower end of the shifter lever. The plastic parts, particularly...
• Re: Short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 13:21:46 -0800
  Ok so Gene Berg makes a shifter. What all will it do for me other than "slice and dice". Is it jsut he throw...
• Re: Anyone have a 1989 911 Turbo shifter tower?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:17:12 -0800
  ...Anyone have a 1989 911 Turbo shifter tower? I'm told by an English seller of Porsche shortshift kits that my shifter isn't...
• Re: linkage problems?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
  Fri, 05 Aug 1994 10:44:02 -0500 (EST)
  a good test for linkage problems is to try shifting a new[er] van.if yours seems to shift much easier[i mean the...
• Re: Shift knob rattle
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 00:06:17 EDT
  This may sound hoakey but..For the old aircoolled bugs shift rattle, we used to cram a piece of rubber into the shift coupler...
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 May 2010 12:17:37 -0700
  On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Jim Johnston <inmytree1@gmail.com> wrote: > I had to replace the shifter ball on my...
• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 08:52:42 -0600
  ...The sifter throw is a bit long, bu the shifter can be shortened a bit and still remain within reach. There is a shift...
• Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blair
  Fri, 1 Jan 1999 05:37:45 -0800
  ...Usually by moving the shift lever around you could get it into gear. Now it is worse. Usually if you move the shift lever...
• Used Shifter out there?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 13 May 2004 17:14:22 -0500
  Driving home from Omaha last week, I thought the shifter was getting a little mushy and almost banging the dash in first and third...
• Shifter came unbolted from floor
  Historical mailing list - Ian Stewart
  Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:13:56 -0700
  I paid off a local mechanic to fix my engine, but today, my gear-shifter came totally unbolted from the floor. The shift lever...
• Re: Maybe this is the cause of poor shifting in my air-cooled Westy?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 22:04:40 -1000
  I worked on someone's 84 Westy with original trans.. ( like 150+K miles ) that always had somewhat stiff/sticky shifting. I got the...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:11:04 -0500
  ...It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to get it done. The next step is...
• Re: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:52:41 -0800
  ...91 westy 4 speed shifting problem Hi. I have just purchased a 91 4 speed Westfalia. All gears work fine except 1st. Shifting into...