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Re: Vanagon Shifter Rattle
Historical mailing list - Tim Beidel
Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:45:45 -0500
...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: 4 speed transmition stuck in fourth- UPDATE
Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:27:43 -0600
...The external shift rod seems to work fine but the transmission remains in 4 th gear. The only way to move the van is...
Re: How do I ... (shifter stuff)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:13:38 -0500
...How do I ... (shifter stuff) > Hi Folks... > > I'd like to clean the rear shift linkage. The area that goes into > the transmission. I...
Re: '83.5 no shift update
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 11 Oct 2001 00:13:51 -0700
...Notice that shift lever is at odd angle. Grab and > wiggle. It wiggles. Drop the shifter rod and find a wallered out shift > arm...
Re: 1st Gear
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:20:29 -0600
First.....check al the linkages from the gear shift back to the tranny. Be sure the couplings, bushings, etc. are not worn. If so...
Re: Location of tranny number
Historical mailing list - BILL
Sun, 14 Mar 1999 13:10:53 -0700
...pieces on my 091 shift linkage. I have the >one that covers the guide pin on the rear shaft rod, however, I also need...
Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
Sat, 15 Oct 2005 23:59:25 -0400
...info> wrote: > > Good chance that the shifting of location is part or all of the problem. > Shift rods are no longer going to line...
Re: Intermittently Sticks In 4th Gear 3/4 Slider Hub?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 6 May 2014 17:42:27 -0700
...My obvious hope is that slop or misalignment in shift linkage alignment is adversely affecting the selector shaft etc. (relay shaft as you suggest...
How to remove torsion arms, bearings?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Jul 1994 10:38:07 -0400
...To get the torsion tube assembly out I had to disconnect the drag link to the steering arm, the shift rod linkages, the clutch...
Poor shifting: air-cooled Westy
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:06:18 -0700
...I suppose one of the 3 shifter rods could have somehow gotten bent, but that seems very unlikely and, in any case, I certain...
Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:53:39 -0500
...gear by shifting the gear shift lever >>> closer to the reverse position - far left? If so the shift rod / lever / >>> linkage is possibly broken...
wanted to buy standard transmission for 87 gas westy 2wd
Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
Tue, 18 Sep 2001 21:56:03 -0400
...I pushed the linkage socket up firmly on the shifter arm ball before tightening the bracket that secures the lingage rod to the transmission...
Re: Balky shift question
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:44:20 -0500
...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Gnarlodious wrote: >Entity Jim Felder spoke thus: > > > >>My shifter (90 vanagon) has lately started to balk going into...
Re: Shift linkage question 83 diesel
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 2 Oct 2014 09:52:47 -0600
...into is worn out either in the shifter > cup piece or the end of the shift rod or both. You can easily take this...
Re: 90 Vanagon 4spd won't shift
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:21:30 -0700
...In my case, the bushings in the long shaft (shift rod) connecting the gear shift lever to the transmission were both worn and the...
Re: Shifting Problem
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:55:51 -0800
...in the tranny linkage. Under the center of the > Vanagon is a splined connection between the front and rear shift rods. > Mark this union...
Re: Shift guide boot
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Wed, 5 Jan 2011 20:18:13 -0500
...Hineline wrote... >I did maintenance on the full shift linkage for my 1982 and lubricated >everything with the specified moly grease. At the transmission...
Re: Clutch of not? Help
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:22:43 -0600
...Here are the > symptoms: > > > > When cold it shifts fine, maybe a little sticky I suspect a > slight misalignment of the linkage. > > > > When warmed up...
Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:57:30 -0400
...On 10/10/05, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > > It is possible that you are installing the guide bracket for the shift rod...
Re: Belzona experience??
Historical mailing list
Fri, 14 Jul 95 18:43:02 EDT
...adjusted the linkage on the Westy gear shift (the one right rear of the gas tank). Found that by lengthening the rod the trans...
Re: 4 speed transmition stuck in fourth- UPDATE
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:22:23 +0000
...The > external shift rod seems to work fine but the transmission remains in 4 th > gear. The only way to move the van is...
Re: trans mount
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Jul 1995 13:55:59 -0700
...I lowered the >jack and shifting is really stiff. The shift rod is bottoming out on the >guide. somethings not right. I think I...
Re: Syncro shifter rattle
Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:53:17 -0400
...If I understand it correctly, the shift lever and shift rod form an inverted "T" at the connection, and when the shift lever is...
Re: vanagon shifter bound???
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:47:56 -0600
...spare tire carrier and the spare tire was pressing on the shift rod. Not likely your problem, but one of the stranger issues I...
Re: Gear selection issue
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:24:31 -0400
...the bushing on the long rod. Those were replaced last fall. I am assuming that its a linkage issue or perhaps something is getting...
Re: Syncro shifter rattle
Historical mailing list - Tim King
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 09:49:02 -0700
...If I understand it > correctly, the shift lever and shift rod form an inverted "T" at the > connection, and when the shift lever is...
Re: Re
Historical mailing list - Jon
Sat, 19 Apr 2003 20:31:07 -0400
...pedal linkage, accl.cable,diff. throttle body or swap over linkage,shift rod+bracket and spacers at the mount for the tranny, linkage to...
Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:39:38 -0500
...hard part of bolting it in and > >> the > >> connection of the shift linkage. > >> > >> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy > >> On Oct 22, 2013...
Re: Crunchy Clutch Pedal Feel - intermittant
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:07:22 -0400
...lubricate all the moving parts of both the shift linkage and the clutch pedals and linkages..I highly recommend some stuff called Wurth HHS...
Re: Vw diesel vanagon
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Sun, 11 Mar 2001 15:35:00 -0500
...bad shifter linkage adjustment. How is 3rd and reverse? If all "push forward" gears are hard to get lengthen the shift rod a few...
Re: vanagon shifter bound???
Historical mailing list - vw4x4
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:31:16 -0500
...spare tire carrier and the spare > tire was pressing on the shift rod. Not likely your problem, but one of > the stranger issues I...
Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
Sun, 16 Oct 2005 16:48:54 -0400
...info> wrote: > > > > > > Good chance that the shifting of location is part or all of the > problem. > > > Shift rods are no longer going to line...
Re: where did reverse go?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 28 Sep 94 16:26:57 ADT
...I'm assuming Try adjusting the shift lever floor mount position, loosen the two bolts, and slide/tap it over to one side or...
Re: tough shifting... pilot bearing?
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Wed, 27 Feb 2002 09:25:57 -0800
...do with the linkage binding due to an improper adjustment and not allowing the necessary 'float' at the rear shift rod bushing. This misadjustment...
Re: question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork"
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:44:33 -0400
The reverse "lockout" is accomplished by the "fence" on the right-hand side of the shifter box (under the car, directly underneath the gearshift...
Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:01:50 -0700
...On both shift linkage and throttle cable..............cleaning and lubing and just 'psychic healing' it throughout, .....can be really nice, and make you realize...
Re: [T2] 82 aircooled vanagon tranny needed
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:32:25 -0700
...fit?? the waterboxxer trannys have a diferent shift linkage. Can we just >> change the shift rod?? Does anybody close to Va. have a good...
Re: Newbie '86 Vanagon owner here
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:42:26 -0800
...on the stiff shifting......... I see dozens of vanagons all the time, and it seems to me hardly anyone ever lubes the shift linkage...
Re: Newbie '86 Vanagon owner here
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:58:32 -0800
...At the rear of the > shift linkage at the trans .........where the linkage engages with that > ball > on the lever back there.. There's...
Re: Borescope: Inspect Transaxle 3/4 Slider Hub?
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Wed, 2 Aug 2017 03:18:00 +0000
...WD40 to clean the linkage bushings. From underneath I was able to get them cleaned and got the shifter rod moving smoothly in and...
Re: Short shift kit
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 15:58:10 -0800
...clean and lube all of the bushings on the shift rod as well as the ball and socket joint that attaches the linkage to...
Re: fuel tank and vibration
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Tue, 7 Jan 2003 14:21:28 -0500
...vibration issue was linkage adjustment and >bushings. On the vanagon there are two main carrier >bushings that support the shift rod as it runs...
My 84 Westy Winter Project
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:21:43 -0500
...Shifter hard to find gears, replaced 3 bushings, shift linkage ball to new billet receptor, replaced boots, Union and sandblasted and treated shift rod...
Re: Auto tranny question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:11:31 -0500
...I just didn't mention throttle adjustment since the shifting is OK after warm up. The real critical adjustment is the rod between the...
Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:43:14 -0400
...On 10/10/05, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > > It is possible that you are installing the guide bracket for the shift rod...
Re: Mobil 1 Gear Oil - Can I use this?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 09:29:02 -0600
...Some of the gear shifting resistance can be adjusted out in the linkage. It is a two person job and although it takes only...
Re: All the gears but second
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 5 Mar 2012 14:30:24 -0800
...gear but second. > > The front and back shift rods (by which I mean the long rods that run > from the bottom of the lever...
Re: Aircooled vs. WBX manual transmission
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:34:35 -0400
...custom linkage. > I happen to have, absolutely brand new, and custom made, and very high > quailty....... > the 'aft shift rod' ...........the rod that's...
Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:36:08 -1000
...I did relate a while back how one time I worked over an 84 Westy's shift linkage until it was perfectly tight, precise...
Disgusted with Seattle Dealers
Historical mailing list - Tim King
Fri, 15 Oct 1999 13:59:14 -0700
...I'm trying to find the shifter rod linkage U-Joint (251 711 551). This part is used on EVERY manual trans Vanagon (syncro...
Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:22:35 -0700
...info> wrote: > > > > > > > > Good chance that the shifting of location is part or all of the > > problem. > > > > Shift rods are no longer going to line...
Re: AT Problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:57:32 -0500
...the linkage between the transmision and the throttle is not adjusted correctly. Most likely, there is too much slack. Shorten that threaded rod just...
Re: Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Fri, 9 Apr 2010 22:28:17 -0500
...Maybe I'll loosen the > bolts and see. > > Gotta say though, if one wants to learn how the shift linkage works, > this is a...
Re: Almost ready to pull 2.1--questions
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:39:38 -0700
...Almost ready to pull 2.1--questions > Be careful you don't lower it too far and strain the tranny shift > rod/linkage. > > I...
Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 4 Oct 2009 08:45:10 -0700
...van-cafe.com/home/van/page_794_1397/accelerator_pedal_linkage___linkage_rod.html >>> >>> On the picture, you can barely tell, all the way...
Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:35:43 +0000
...shift IN and OUT of certain gears, which is what I gather you are saying, I would tell you go get your linkage adjusted...
Re: major fuel leak
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:10:50 -0600
...points is that the line needs to go above the shift linkage rod. Hence VW's "clever" approach where you are supposed to get...
Re: Syncro starter repair
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:13:40 -0800
...But the shift linkage restricts access to a degree so you don't have a clear path past about four inches. The welding rod...
Sold my 81, but need a gas filler neck grommet........help with size needed
Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
Wed, 19 Dec 2001 23:35:24 -0500
...This past weekend i replaced the shift rod bushings above the gas tank, and the fuel tank grommets as well. Well, when I was...
Tranny....or...
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
Mon, 9 Aug 1999 11:17:57 EDT
...her checked out the shifter vibrated...and it was only a missing bolt between the frond and rear shifter rods.....now my problem (?) THe...