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• Re: linkage lube and washer check valve
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 25 May 2011 08:59:57 -0700
  ...Cleaned and lubed read end of shift linkage | |http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/vanagon-syncro-shift-lin kage-rear-and-a-glance...
• Re: Do Shift linkage bushes wear ...
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:31:12 -0700
  ...If >> either clutch, or linkage ..........and .......actually, the 4th system, >> the driver.........if any of those 3 systems external to the trans are >> dodgey...
• Re: Reverse lights - '85 GL Manual
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:25:02 -0700
  Assuming the shift linkage is ok, I would look to switch first. I don't see any other electrical part that would cause that...
• Syncor Shifting question + seeking Daryl's input
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:48:11 -0700
  ...Gear oil is Redline MT-90 The shift linkage is nicely adjsuted, and lubed in the rear at least, and seems to work quite...
• Re: Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Tue, 5 Jun 2018 22:20:06 -0500
  ...I crawled under it and tried slightly rotating the linkage, where the splined center portion goes into the clamp on the rear portion. >> >> Now...
• Re: need diesel vanagon accelator linkage
  Historical mailing list - Southard
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 23:23:22 -0400
  ...Cianciolo [SMTP:paulc@SNET.NET] wrote: > Anyone have a Vanagon diesel accelarator linkage that could sell? ... Paul: I bought one from The Bus Depot...
• 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: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - George Mercer
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:19:14 EST
  Michael, Yes, I'm using the 4 speed linkage. Weddle Industries will sell the 5-speed linkage or guide box that was designed for...
• Front shifter linkage broken--malfunctioning
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 11:39:12 -0500
  ...I replaced the rear linkage a couple of years ago and that was a piece of cake--the front linkage looks very complicated in...
• 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...
• Re: Some shift linkage mods
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 Aug 2021 08:18:13 -0700
  ...me fooling around when I could be doing useful work. >> >> Shift linkage mods , the “cup” at selector, I might have posted years ago about...
• Selecting Gears
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Dec 95 11:20:16 GMT
  > Ben, > > Before dropping the engine, check the shifter linkage at the base of the gear > shift lever. If for some reason you do not...
• Re: '84 Auto Transmission Trouble
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 17:36:43 EST
  ...But check your fluid and linkage first before declaring it DOA. I can get you a good price on a rebuilt autotrans with a...
• Re: front wipers
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:26:46 -0800
  On the topic of wiper linkage lube. When I rebuilt the entire wiper linkage on my Westy, I (thankfully) studied up and realized I...
• 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...
• Re: Trans swap between Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:40:06 -0400
  First off, the shift linkage on pre '83 vanagons is totally different. I don't know if you can use the older transmission with...
• Re: Broken 84 Tranny Shift Linkage - Stuck in NC!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 08:10:18 -0700
  ...The cup is held onto the linkage by a pin/screw that goes (as I recall) through the bottom of the cup. If it...
• Re: I'm a newbie
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:36:32 -0700
  ...Say shift linkage ..l70 % of vanagons with manual transmissions never get their shift linkage lubed .. On 3/24/2013 12:16 PM, Steven Johnson...
• Re: I'm a newbie
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:41:19 -0700
  ...Say shift linkage ..l70 % of > vanagons with manual transmissions never get their shift linkage lubed .. > > > > > On 3/24/2013 12:16 PM, Steven Johnson...
• Re: Gearshift lube job
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 08:03:11 -0800
  ...I don't know much about the later style shift linkage- it was changed sometime after mine,is it an improvement? Robert 1982 Westfalia...
• Whining Transmission
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:55:48 -0400
  ...Today when I was parked, I discovered my linkage had come unbolted at the transmission. After crawling around for a little while, getting greasy...
• 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
  ...Now I need some help on adjusting the > linkage. In order to get my Van in first I need to push down as if...
• 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: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 23:13:49 -0600
  You need to rework the linkage from front to back. New shims and bushings where the stick is mounted, and a new shifter on...
• Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - AD Felder
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:17:04 -0700
  ...Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 6:23 PM I called Bus Depot...
• tranny ques?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:41:59 -0500
  ...is this the tranny going bad? the clutch? or could this be the linkage (please explain how the linkage works and what maintainance can...
• Re: Aircooled vs. WBX manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:30:16 -0700
  The linkages are not compatible at the tranny end. If you wish to customize a linkage no doubt it could be done. The nose...
• Re: adding central locking
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:44:04 EDT
  ...and actuators, and linkages, and brackets, contacts for the slider door, etc, etc.. the sliding door actually has a bracket welded to it, that...
• Re: broken gear box
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 1 Nov 2017 12:34:27 -0400
  ...What happened is the gear box was broken AND the rear linkage > was broken too... > > Sooo... until someone tell me otherwise I'd think...
• Re: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 08:44:44 -0500
  ...linkage_repair_kit.html > > > > http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=20699 > > > > > http://www.busdepot.com/cables-pedal-lever-components/shift-linkage...
• shift linkage rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Sat, 3 May 2003 20:17:34 -0600
  ...A crawl beneath the beast reveals that a bushing at the transmission end of the linkage appears very sloppy and badly worn and the...
• FS steering linkage boots for sale
  Historical mailing list - whaslup
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:49:42 -0500
  I've got steering linkage boots I bought new from Bus Depot for an '80 Vanagon. I sold the Vanagon earlier this year and...
• Re: Gearshift lube job
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 08:59:46 EST
  i used regular oil on all the linkages, improved it for about 6 months and then did it again. jeff
• WTB: Automatic Tranny and Shift Lnkg
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:59:03 -0500
  Seeking a good AUTO tranny and all shift linkage for an 85 Westy. Call Warren 415-225-9770
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 13:39:43 -0800
  ...you mean front half of 82 westy shift linkage to operate the rear half >> of linkage and trans that's 91 ? >> >> if you look...
• Tranny Saga
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 21:21:32 -0700
  ...During reinstallation I put the linkage mounting plant on the wrong side and had to fix that. When everything was said and done the...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:04:42 -0800
  ...The clutch pedal has a short linkage between it and the clutch > master cylinder. This linkage connects to a hole in the pedal lever...
• Re: automatic transmission adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 10:39:06 -0700
  Thanks Ed, So I tightened the bolt to clamp the bushings to the linkage. Seems like poor (cheap) engineering to me. I am back...
• Re: Accelerator linkage is sticky..
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:26:41 -0800
  ...I have checked and lubricated (with the SA Besto spray lube > 2000 product I like) the portion of my accelerator linkage in the engine...
• Re: Swapping an '81 4spd into a '90 WBX auto?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 19:16:56 -0700
  ...The '81 ratios are close enough to not be a major concern but the mounting and linkage parts for the '81 4 speed are...
• Re: Poor shifting: air-cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:16:07 -0700
  Have you tried lubricating all the shifter linkage? My vanny shifts much easier every time I squirt some spray lube on all the moving...
• correction on shift linkage URL
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 May 2011 13:28:46 -0700
  My poor spelling... corrected the URL http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/vanagon-syncro-gear-shift-lever-maintenance/ alistair
• Re: 82 Vanagon gear selection problem.
  Historical mailing list - L. J|rgen \hman
  Sat, 5 Apr 1997 02:47:19 +0200 (MET DST)
  ...2nd, 4th and reverse works ok. > > > >Is it a linkage problem or is the gearbox broken ? > > yup, linkage. but first crawl underneath and completely...
• Re: hard to shift into 2nd
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:44:01 -0700
  ...Boot) was Set Up for proper Function of the Old Rear Linkage & is Now Out Of Adjust' due to New Stuff ~ Are All the...
• 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: 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: Clutch Pedal Funk - Worn Pedal/Clevis Linkage
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:24:20 -0500
  ...I can >feel that linkage "shift" when I press the pedal. I'm guessing it's worn >and there is excessive wiggle/freeplay there...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:59:02 +0000
  ...I've started a winter project of rebuilding the shifter linkage, from the shifter to the transmission. This will be the second time I...
• Re: Some shift linkage mods
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 9 Aug 2021 12:29:02 -0300
  ...me fooling around when I could be doing useful work. >>> >>> Shift linkage mods , the “cup” at selector, I might have posted years ago about...
• Re: Short shift for 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Shirewood
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 07:30:30 -0700
  ...I did not try altering the linkage under the van. I called the folks a Berg and they admitted they didn't really know...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 17:06:43 -0800
  ...I installed a 5 speed and linkage into an 83 Adventurewagon - I think to get that linkage in I had to lower the gas...
• Wiper Motor NIGHTMARE!
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 23:24:49 -0400
  ...so back under the dash I went loosening the bolt on the motor that holds the linkage on and moved the position of the...
• Re: tranny ques?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:32:42 -0800
  ...is this > the tranny going bad? the clutch? or could this be the linkage (please > explain how the linkage works and what maintainance can...
• Re: '90 Vanagon trans trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:36:42 -0500
  Sounds like you need a proper linkage adjustment and maybe some new linkage bushings. The 1 and 2 gear gates are not exactly in...
• Re: Adjusting shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:32:20 -0400
  ...Adjusting shifter linkage hi, I am trying to adjust the shifter linkage on a 1990 Carat WBX, manual trans. on a perfect set up...
• Re: 1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:58:33 -0700
  ...We didn't touch anything in the linkage except the bracket so we shouldn't have to make any adjustments forward of that, should...
• 84 GL 4 speed transmission
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 15:38:53 PST
  ...The linkage looks fine, and I can't get it in gear by moving the lever off the side of the tranny with the...
• Re: Air-Cooled trans into Diesel Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 13:47:29 EDT
  ...and the linkage fit (had to be re adjusted) >> Thats because the '80-83.5 transaxles are almost identical between the Diesel Vanagons and...
• Re: Repairing front shift linkage ... need help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 23 Nov 2017 10:42:07 -0800
  thank you.... I managed to get it done using a heat gun on the rubber ring Happy Thanksgiving to all..