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• Re: urgent "shifting problem" - need advice
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 19:43:12 -0700
  There are some known failures in the shift lever and linkage that could be causing this. A simple test would be to remove the...
• Re: Syncro linkage problem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 09:06:34 -0700
  ...Make sure that there is > enough "float" in > the shift linkage. As the van accelerates and decelerates the > transmission > moves forward > and aft. If...
• Shift linkage part
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 18:10:27 EDT
  ...I have been having trouble with the shift linkage part that bolts on the transmission shift shaft. It is shaped like a "J" with...
• Re: Automatic shift point adjustment....anyone done this?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 05:10:13 -0400
  Now my linkage is absolutely perfectly set on the throttle body..if i turn it in and all, my throttle body begins to open...
• Linkage
  Historical mailing list - Peter Wilson
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 08:40:17 -0700
  Hi, As I was pushing down on the stick shift on my '84 Camper to get into reverse the spring mechanism seemed to let...
• Re: linkage lube and washer check valve
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 May 2011 11:16:14 -0700
  ...Mine > have a *little* play but the shift linkage is still pretty tight. IIRC > some of the vendors sell those parts. > > And a small...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 20:46:08 -0700
  So your van was shifting ok, then you tweaked a part in the linkage? Which part? Was it only the shift plate? Have your...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 12:07:30 -0800
  ...I do not push down on the shifter to engage first >> gear. I've never seen a reference to different types of shift linkage...
• Re: Intermittently Sticks In 4th Gear 3/4 Slider Hub?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 6 May 2014 18:22:29 -0600
  ...the shift > linkage is bumping up against metal. I don't feel this shifting into > 2nd. Possibly the end of front shift rod hitting...
• new standard trans popping out of 1st
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 18:43:56 +0000
  ...1980-83 aircooled (diesel) linkage set up and happy? I do (did) have new bushings in the shifter linkage in the past 3yrs. And...
• Re: Some shift linkage mods
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 9 Aug 2021 12:29:02 -0300
  ...usual , me fooling around when I could be doing useful work. >>> >>> Shift linkage mods , the “cup” at selector, I might have posted years ago...
• Re: Short shift for 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Shirewood
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 07:30:30 -0700
  ...2WD Vanagon with 5spd. > You've updated your linkage and shift box to the 5spd linkage, right? > > Todd > '88 Westy > > On 6/28/2012...
• Re: Question about lubing front shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Stout
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:15:02 -0500
  ...Question about lubing front shift linkage Blast it with the almost unbelievably terrific "Fluid Film"! The lanolin-based lubricant is slippery, viscous and rubber...
• Re: new 82 vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 14:32:18 -0800
  ...Basically hand connects to shifter. Shifter connects to linkage. Linkage connects to transmission. BenT sent from my manual linkage On Jan 2, 2012, at...
• Bus Won't Back Up
  Historical mailing list - rqm1748
  Sat, 24 Jun 1995 12:37:39 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Several readers, including Joel, suggested that I check for loose linkage at the bottom of the shift lever, and at the transmission end. I...
• Re: hard to shift into 2nd
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:07:08 +0000
  ...as all of the linkage was new and tight when the car was made, and I'm sure it shifted fine then. could be...
• Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Tanner
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:11:26 -0400
  ...it fits? Kind of like this one, eh? > > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_249_332/shift_rod_bushing_boot2_required.html >
• Re: Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 12:45:28 -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...
• Shifting 5 speeds
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:04:23 -0400
  ...put a proper 5 speed linkage in place would require a lot of different parts including the front shift rod and the housing. Anyone...
• Shift Linkage Adjustment Problem SOLVED!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 17:54:46 -0800
  ...I'd written earlier that after removing and replacing the transaxle I couldn't get the shift linkage adjusted properly. I was experiencing what...
• Re: shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 23:12:34 +0000
  ...shifting in my '85 panzerkampingwagen was getting harder and harder, finally I couldn't get 2nd gear even after i adjusted the linkage. Then...
• Re: Speaking of transmissions adjustment...
  Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 10:07:41 +0000
  ...Rattling > > > linkage from engine vibrations, and a poorly adjusted linkage that causes pressure on > > > the transmission shift forks while in gear. > > > > > > The first problem...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 May 2017 19:37:27 +0000
  ...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 Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:24:55 +0000
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• 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...
• Transmission linkage item question
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 04:21:22 -0700
  Does anybody know what is the proper name for the piece of shifter linkage that fits onto the splined shaft and has the 'ball...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 27 May 2017 14:43:23 -0600
  ...12:13 Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> napisał(a): >> >>> Trivial stuff mostly, and I've included the shift linkage fix I mentioned on the...
• Repair Shops in Georgia/SC - Transmission: No shifting into 3rd or 4th
  Historical mailing list - Paul Smith
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:59:42 -0400
  ...To my untrained eye the shift linkage appears to be working correctly. I do routinely crawl underneath and grease the shift linkage at the...
• Speaking of transmissions adjustment...
  Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 20:58:13 +0000
  ...Rattling > linkage from engine vibrations, and a poorly adjusted linkage that causes pressure on > the transmission shift forks while in gear. > > The first problem...
• Re: tough shifting... pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 21:09:51 -0500
  Jamie -- Your thoughts on the shift linkage are right on in my experience. Not that they're certainly the cause, but for the labor...
• Re: transmission linkages
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:02:40 +1000
  ...transmission linkages Hi all... I've lost the abiltity to shift gears. Was working fine this morning but after an hour and a half...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2017 14:16:06 -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: Problem: transmission dropping out of 4th into neutral
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 12:09:07 -0400
  ...It is very possible that your shift linkage needs to be adjusted to allow the sleeve (inside the tranny) to engage further into 4th...
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:06:57 -0700
  ...WBX transmission + linkage I installed in my '81. >> >> Drove it around the block, all gears "found", no crunches/noise, but >> shifter not as easy...
• Re: Adjusting linkage problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:39:51 -0500
  ...the linkage on my 89 Vanagon 4speed but > have > learned otherwise. Briefly, I removed the box covering the underside > of the > shifter(below the...
• Re: major fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:47:26 -0800
  ...This calls for a rather strong >> but also rather skinny arm and hand. > > Or install the shift linkage rod after the tank is already...
• 5-speed shift linkage..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 29 May 2017 14:16:32 -0700
  ...during a lazy shift with no clutch. The 'boot" that is on that lockout pin was shot in my linkage..I've a few...
• 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: Shifting is difficult after driving a distance
  Historical mailing list - Larry Johnson
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:12:43 -0400
  ...Next find the joint half way from the shift box and the transmission that couples the front and back shift linkage rods. Loosen the...
• HOT AT SHIFT LEVER
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 22:04:54 -0400
  ...Is there enough heat from the radiator that gets back to the shift linkage? If so, how best to insulate it? John Lauterbach
• finding a part number for Shift linkage 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 18:14:04 -0500
  well I found what was wrong with my shifting, but in the Bentley they don't list P/N# i searched the busdepo site...
• Re: linkage woes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 14:45:36 -0700
  ...shift into first if I pushed down as > if to defeat the reverse lockout. From the archives, I found suggestions to > "rotate the linkage...
• Shift linkage? 84 manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 11:44:09 -0700
  ...things...the linkage was redone wben I first began with this van maybe 100k miles ago. the second to third gear shift has always...
• reverse (manual) shifting
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 22:53:28 -0700
  ...Now I fit another used lever and ball joint assembly, removed rear linkage and put new boots on with lube etc. The shifting has...
• transmission, entering first
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 19:35:23 EDT
  Does anyone on the list know what I have to adjust on the shift linkage to enter first easily? I have to push down...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 3 May 2010 16:56:25 -0700
  Just curious if this is the prevailing wisdom - I've got torn boots on both sides of the rear shifter linkage, plus a torn...
• RE: boot: shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 21 May 1996 16:58:01 -0700
  ...shifter linkage Tried to get a new boot for the spot where the shift rod connects to the shift actuator on the transaxle. On...
• Re: Buzzing stick shift and Redline?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 09:48:04 -0800
  ...Rattling linkage from engine vibrations, and a poorly adjusted linkage that causes pressure on the transmission shift forks while in gear. The first problem...
• obvious always first - shifter problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 15:20:32 -0500
  When my van refused to shift last Monday on the way to friend's place I assumed the culprit was my aging shift linkage...
• Re: Syncro tranny problem
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 22:14:09 -0700
  ...Make sure that there is enough "float" in the shift linkage. As the van accelerates and decelerates the transmission moves forward and aft. If...
• Help! Shift linkage adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 22 May 1998 17:36:24 -0700
  I'm a little unclear on what I need to do to adjust my shift linkage on my "new" (junkyard) transmission I just put...
• Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:17:43 -0700
  ...In the little steel box under driver's floor, the joint between shifter handle, and main linkage seems to be off a track. There...
• Re: Shifter parts for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 07:32:54 -0700
  ...with Joel about those shifter parts to be replaced. > > Depending what you meant saying: 'I just had the linkages adjusted '.. > > If they are really...
• Re: wearing down my westy
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 07:20:35 -0800
  ...Bad syncros > cause grinding when you shift while moving. > > Before you blame the tranny, check your shift linkage for worn parts and > try adjusting...
• Shifting - '88 GL manual tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 22 Mar 2015 14:13:33 -0500
  My shifting is all messed and I cannot determine where the trouble is. Shifter, linkage from front to rear, or in the tranny itself...
• Shifter clik
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:45:41 -0500
  I started getting a click from my shifter when going into gear. '87 Westy. Not a grind, sounds like down in the linkage box...
• Re: poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:02:57 -0700
  The poor shifting sounds to me like the shift plate (where the lever goes through the floor) may not be alligned correctly. You reminded...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 19:28:40 -0700
  The long rear shift linkage rod attaches to the side of the tranny through a guide bushing. The bushing is mounted in a plate...
• Re: shift linkage protector tube bracket
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 09:30:16 -0600
  ...There is a pipe protecting the shift linkage to the passenger side of >> the drive shaft. The front slips into another tube, the back...
• Bi-Tron oil products
  Historical mailing list - Bruno Walser
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 13:42:14 -0500
  ...shift out of 3rd gear into neutral, but this almost seems to be more related to lack of lubrication in the gear shift linkage...