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Re: pre 83 manual shifting, substandard or unrelable?
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:11:02 -0700
...I figured the tranny was sagging enough to affect shift linkage. Of course after getting into wrenching on this van myself, I could see...
Re: Shifting problems how adjust linkage
Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
Fri, 24 Jul 1998 08:52:27 -0400
...the > linkage. In order to get my Van in first I need to push down as if going into > reverse > and shifting to second...
Re: Gearshift lube job
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:01:55 -0600
...stick shift where it goes > through the > floor without disassembling the shift linkage and mechanism and > therefore > having to readjust the shift linkage? > > Can...
Re: EV shift linkage
Historical mailing list - Andrew Mera 773-3390
Fri, 3 Oct 1997 16:18:43 -0700
...The > shifter went completely "limp" or very sloppy. I suspected problems with > the linkage. Sure enough a $1.75 nylon bushing on top of...
Re: Shift linkage troubles
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Mon, 28 Oct 2002 17:05:18 -0800
...Shift linkage troubles > Greatings. I am having trouble with the shift linkage > on my 81 Westy. The shift rod keeps coming off of the...
Re: Shifting issue
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:36:58 -0400
...reservoir and >shift ability through all the other gears is no problem. I can only think >that this is a linkage issue and if...
Re: linkage woes
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 18:14:17 -0700
Yes, that is a good place to start, particularly if the linkage has been disturbed. When the problem is due to gradual wear of...
Fw: Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
Historical mailing list - AD Felder
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:43:03 -0700
...Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy To: "Ryan Tanner" <ryanatanner@GOOGLEMAIL.COM> Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 7:42 PM YES ! � I also...
Re: Transmission question
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 16:21:38 -0700
Did you hit a puddle? Wetting the linkage can make shifting much easier, if your linkage is not properly lubricated. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message...
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: Some minor transmission related work
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 27 May 2017 11:10:02 -0700
...included the shift linkage fix I mentioned on > the list a few weeks ago. > Oil change, skid plate mod, shift linkage mod. > > https://shufti...
Re: solved: gear linkage trouble after tranny out and short shift kit
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 16:19:09 -0700
...shift linkage. I saw that the fourth gear blocks long before the linkage mount blocks the movement. However i saw then that the linkage...
Difficult First Gear
Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
Sun, 3 Jan 1999 11:02:02 -0700
...In my experience, this is usually caused by some portion of the shift linkage, including the shifter, coming loose, or wear in the bushings...
Re: Shift Linkage Woes -- 1984 Westy
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:58:55 -0500
...depress the shift lever to engage reverse. It seems like there is > excessive movement in the front portion of the linkage. I found a...
Re: shifting- repost
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:55:47 -0400
...phew. > > > It's an 82 diesel with a gas I4 in it. > I'm thinking the shift linkages are worn/tired/out of whack...
Re: Some minor transmission related work
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 27 May 2017 14:06:17 -0400
...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: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:26:29 -0400
At 06:10 PM 3/23/2009, Jim Johnston wrote... >In looking over the transmission, all the boots on my shift linkage >are torn...
Re: Shifting problems how adjust linkage
Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
Sun, 19 Jul 1998 08:35:53 -0400
...the > linkage. In order to get my Van in first I need to push down as if going into > reverse > and shifting to second...
Re: 1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question
Historical mailing list - Doug
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:24:10 -0700
...linkage seemed to throw it off. > Of the two times that happened.. > I had a case where you couldn't move the shift knob...
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...
Re: Thinking about the 5 speed tranny switch?
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 3 Mar 1999 08:53:49 PST
...Any welder can shorten the mount. >Did you need a welder? No >Did you have to alter the shift linkage? No the tranny bolted...
Re: My first trip in the hand painted westy - shifting/clutch problems
Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:34:27 -0400
...I nearly wrecked my shoulder after driving over 1,000 miles with this sticky shift problem. Someone suggested I may have a shift linkage...
Re: shifting anomaly...
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sun, 4 Oct 2015 14:39:32 -1000
...I worked over the linkage super intensely .. the entire shift linkage and and put in new good gear oil. I had it working as...
Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Wed, 26 Feb 2003 09:04:19 EST
Many folks wrote to me and said: "....� I replaced my shift linkage bushings and it did nothing, nada, nil, bubkus..." Hey, I'm glad...
Shift Linkage Lube?
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 14:06:47 -0400
...In particular, he mentioned lubing a shift linkage, which is easier to do with the gas tank removed. I suppose that I should do...
Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
Tue, 5 Jun 2018 20:31:12 -0500
...gearshift linkage on my 88 4-speed GL. I think the PO had problems with it, because he added a gear shift lever extension...
Re: transmission, entering first
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Wed, 19 Sep 2001 08:23:38 -0400
...Tuesday, September 18, 2001 7:35 PM > > Does anyone on the list know what I have to adjust on the shift linkage to > enter...
Vanagon Shifter Rattle
Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
Sun, 28 Aug 1994 09:41:49 -0700 (PDT)
...The source of the noise <<seems>> to be in the vicinity of the linkage of the shift lever to the shift rod that runs...
Re: Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 02:14:09 +0000
...Need help adjusting gear shift linkage how old is the plastic assembly on the bottom of the shift lever?... too old? mine is due...
Re: linkage woes
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:53:26 -0600
...the shift lever as far as it would go towards the driver. Tightened up that sliding joint in the middle of the linkage and...
Re: Shifter parts for Syncro
Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 11:18:39 +0200
Hi Brent I agree with Joel about those shifter parts to be replaced. Depending what you meant saying: 'I just had the linkages adjusted...
Re: Shift linkage troubles
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Mon, 28 Oct 2002 16:35:11 -0800
...squirm under the bus, unbolt the shift linkage where it attaches to the tranny, clean the ball and socket, grease her up really good...
Front shifter linkage broken--malfunctioning
Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
Mon, 24 Jan 2000 11:39:12 -0500
Yesterday, driving in the ice storm here in Atlanta, I guess i got a little rough on my shifter--when jamming the shifter into...
Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 05:43:43 +0000
...If your shifter is >otherwise fine, then replacing linkage parts or the bushings probably won't >help your Tiico-induced vibrations. On the other...
Re: Some shift linkage mods
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 9 Aug 2021 08:18:13 -0700
...usual , me fooling around when I could be doing useful work. >> >> Shift linkage mods , the “cup” at selector, I might have posted years ago...
Shifter linkage cup and balll question
Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:00:13 +0100
Hi, While cleaning the shift linkage I found out there was quite some play between the ball and the cup near the transmission. Will...
Re: Delrin for Shift Linkage Bushing?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:02:06 -0800
...anyone used Delrin (Delrin AF or Delrin 500AF?) to replace the >> shift linkage bushing above the fuel tank on air cooled and diesel >> Vanagons...
Re: Gear shift linkage?
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Wed, 19 Dec 2001 09:51:04 -0800
...Tow guy thinks it's the gear shift linkage > in the > front. Any adivice on repairing this, or any other ideas on possible > cause...
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: pre 83 manual shifting, substandard or unrelable?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:03:27 -0700
The shift linkage in pre 83 vanagons ( 80 to 82 air cooled, and 82 diesels ) isn't as good as the later linkage, for...
Re: poor shifting; Help
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:27:49 -0500
...Behind the gas tank there is a collar on the shift linkage that you can loosen and tweak the shift tubes a notch one...
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...
Re: Sudden shift linkage outage
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 20 May 2018 14:49:56 -0700
...wrote: > hi Gene, > > I'd look at the front linkage components, under the shift lever... - how > old is it? > > mine is about 10 years...
Re: shifting problem
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:58:26 -0500
My experience with our '88 is that alot of shifting woes can be eliminated by cleaning and lubricating the linkage from front to rear...
Re: Syncro linkage problem
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:43:08 -0400
Daryl, Thanks for the info., I've updated a few of the shift linkage on 1986 syncros, with the rubber boots. For the life...
Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 2 Mar 2016 16:01:15 -0800
...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: Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
Tue, 5 Jun 2018 22:20:06 -0500
...gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey Yo, > > Make sure the shop reassembled the shift linkage support bracket in the correct position... > > info here: > > https://www.thesamba...
Re: 5-speed shift linkage..
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 30 May 2017 09:52:38 -0400
...during a lazy shift with no clutch. > The 'boot" that is on that lockout pin was shot in my linkage..I've a > few...
Re: No Warning: Manual tranny now stuck in reverse! HELP!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:40:49 -0600
...If the shifter arm > will move then you have a linkage problem. > > Let me know if I can help you further. > Ken Wilford > John...
Linkage or Tranny
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:58:37 -0700
...Is there a easy check for this? It wont shift and it doesn't feel at all that there are any gears there (linkage...
Syncro shifter rattle
Historical mailing list - Tim King
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:15:29 -0700
...The most irritating of which is shifter rattle. The linkage is great -- the vehicle goes in and out of gear like _butter_. However, when...
Re: transmission shifting
Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:16:58 -0700
...So I un-hooked the linkage, crawled > under > the bus, and manually shifted the transmission into second. I started > her > up, and let off...
GEAR SHIFT HOUSING ASSEMBLY
Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
Wed, 8 Oct 2003 06:08:34 -0700
...goes into the shift linkage. It is possible to replace this rod without rebuilding the transmission? Does the gear shift housing just come off...
Re: Shifter adjustments.
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 5 Jun 2009 07:08:32 -0400
...What I am thinking is happening is that you probably have some worn out shift linkage components. I have found that most of the...
Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
Historical mailing list - jb
Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:17:23 -0600
...But anyway, there is definitely a component of >vibration/noise from the shift linkage. > >(Hmmm.....hand-made walnut shift knobs w/VW inlay??.....cottage...
Re: 1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:19:14 -0700
...linkage seemed to throw it off. Of the two times that happened.. I had a case where you couldn't move the shift knob...
Re: Shift Linkage Help
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 17 May 1999 12:12:52 -0700
...Shift Linkage Help > These parts are inexpensive and not to hard to replace. You need to remove from > below. > > Mark > > "Pollard, Matthew" wrote: > > > Howdy...
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: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:22:55 -0400
...Forward and rearward motion moves the linkage likewise, which rotates the shift rod in the transmission. Sideways motion rotates the linkage, which moves the...
Re: vanagon 4 speed-reply
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 13 Aug 1998 06:45:22 -0700
...shift arrangement while the later water > cooled 091-1 shifts from the middle of the main case > on the opposite side. The linkage is...