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• auto trans slow shift
  Historical mailing list - Mike Meuser
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 20:26:07 -0700
  Hello - my auto trans seems to shift fine from 1st to 2nd but the shift from 2nd to 3rd is slow. The engine doesn...
• Berg shifter
  Historical mailing list - Brent Berisford
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 17:48:14 -0500
  Count me in, on the short throw shifter, from berg. Brent
• Re: shift linkage boots
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:31:40 -0700
  I tell ya what - I just replaced the underside shifterboot on my scirocco, and I noticed kinda the same thing. The new rubber boot...
• Re: vanagon shifter bound???
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:47:56 -0600
  My shifter had a bind in it several months ago. when I crawled under the van, there was a huge dent in the metal...
• 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: difficult shifting - RESOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 16:57:02 -0500
  hi all, Thanks to everyone who replied with info and help regarding my shifting problem. I brought it into a local vw shop and...
• Re: Hard shifting - clutch mount bracket?
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:26:00 +0000
  ...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: Vanagon Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:29:29 +1100
  ...Vanagon Short Shift Kit >Has anybody installed the short shift kit on a 5 speed vanagon. My van = has a 5-speed tranny from...
• rought shifting
  Historical mailing list - Brian Story
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 12:30:55 -0700
  I have a '91 GL and it shifts rough into second gear when it's cold. Once the engine warms it shifts fine. The...
• Re: Anybody up for the UK quick shift kit at about $55 plus shipping?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 05:05:51 EST
  Ron, John from aircooled.net reports a snapping shifter incident with the Berg product as well. Parts will fail for one reason or another...
• Re: Gearshift lube job
  Historical mailing list - STEPHANIE WOLZ
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:12:23 -0700
  ...Gearshift lube job My manual trannie shifter squeaks and squeals when I shift. Sounds dry as the Sahara in there. Can I re-grease...
• Re: !!!HELP!!! my stick shifter broke and i can't get up!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:50:28 -0400
  ...The plastic ring that holds the guts of the shifter together gets brittle with age and breaks. This allows the shifter to drop down...
• Re: manual shifter need help
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 7 Apr 2018 20:05:35 +0000
  Did the mechanic grease the moving components? Specifically the cup and the bushing?  If not the shifting will be quite hard.  Use synthetic grease...
• Re: Berg Short Shift Kit in Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Mar 97 13:11:13 EST
  I finally ordered and installed a Gene Berg Shift Kit in my '90 Syncro Westy. I'm happy to report that the installation was...
• Re- Shift knob rattle help??
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 14:12:20 +0100
  I used to have a gear shift rattle until about a month ago. I used to tuck the gear nob behind my left knee...
• Re: Sudden Shifting Difficultys
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:56:12 -0500
  "Phil S." wrote: > Shifting into 1st takes alot of muscle unless i give > the clutch 3 fast pumps. 2nd and 3rd can be tough...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:16:47 -0500
  At 10:31 AM 11/17/2011, ralph meyermann wrote... >Is that to help with vague shifting? It very much does, if your old...
• clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 18:34:47 -0500
  ...I have to push all the way in to shift, and it engages 1/8" from the floor - shifting is difficult- and the gears...
• Shift rod bushing
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:56:14 -0400
  Another job done: http://www.flatsurface.com/vanagon/shiftbushing/index.html
• shift linkages
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:26:17 -0700
  Anyone had any experience with Busdepot shift linkage kit ? BillM '82GL I4
• Re: Shifting problems how adjust linkage
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 09:35:50 -0700
  Ron If your shifting was good in the past then forget the linkage.It doesn't go out of adjustment.Look for dry white...
• Re: Slipping Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:34:29 -0600
  ...When you say it takes 3 seconds and higher RPMs to get into gear--are you holding pressure against the shifter for the gear...
• Tranny won't shift when cold
  Historical mailing list - LENBOU
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 18:35:15 -0400
  Hi boys and girls! I'm having a problem with my 84 Vanagon (auto trans) shifting when it is stone cold, (IE: every morning...
• Re: sticky shifting after change to Redline
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 19:16:20 -0700
  ...Right after the change, it > shifted > like a dream---like butter. Now, though, htat super-smoothness is > definitely gone, and the shifting is maybe...
• Re: Transaxle Trouble 3rd & 4th - Away from Home
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 May 2009 15:58:13 -0500
  ...When that was done, it sure shifted better - but I realized it still didn't shift quite right, so I installed a shifter repair...
• noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:43:11 -0800
  ...Sounds like the shift rod is dragging on something under there. I can shift from gear to gear alright, but it sounds just awful...
• Re: Berg short shift Group Purchase-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 22:59:10 -0800
  ...Berg short shift Group Purchase-UPDATE > > > When i found out what Berg short shift kit was i decided it wasn't enough > for > > me...
• Re: TiiCo vibe chasing
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:46:15 EDT
  ...I replaced every piece of rubber and plastic from the shift knob to the selector shaft on my van. It stopped the shift lever...
• Manual tranny upgrade from "H" shift to sequential shift
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Nov 2004 02:28:18 -0600
  ...with or have ever considered how possible it might be to upgrade a vanagon tranny to sequential shifters. Anybody? John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 13:39:02 -1000
  ...And it's not good to 'hold it into gear' more with pressure on the shift lever. now I *really* am wondering about the...
• Shift problem train
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Sat, 9 Oct 2010 18:01:09 -0700
  On the advice of a listee, I got the bolt and bushings that connect the shifter to the shift rod. While I was at...
• shift rod
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 02 Mar 1996 20:31:39 -0600 (CST)
  ...I replaced the shifter coupler and then repacked the gear shift rod. The pocket that the ball of the shifter sits in is very...
• Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:40:11 -0700
  ...The shifter handle was stuck up near the > > radio... Very unnatural, like a broken elbow. > > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot...
• Re: noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:34:59 -0800
  ...noisy shifting > Hello all... > > I'm getting a lot of noise when shifting- all gears. > Comes and goes a bit, but it always comes...
• manual shifter need help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 7 Apr 2018 12:56:34 -0700
  hi all, I have the rear shift linkage replaced by a mechanic on my '88 Carat..it was sloppy and I can't find...
• Re: 84 Westy Manual Shift Knobs
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 08 Sep 1996 13:49:53 -0800
  At 02:32 PM 9/8/96 -0500, Branard49@aol.com wrote: >Is there an upgrade for the orig stock shift knob? Did the...
• Re: Shift linkage is out.
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 14:26:16 -0400
  Crawl under your van and check the linkage points along your shift rod. It sounds like something came loose, hopefully just the clamp pinch...
• Re: 91 Hard shifting sometimes girding
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:24:32 +0000
  ...91 Hard shifting sometimes girding >>Hard shifting sometimes girding when shifting in reverse..... snip.... .... The clutch needs to be near the floor before it...
• Re: Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd gears
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:52:20 -0800
  ...Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd gears > Hello all! > > My Vanagon is making a grinding noise when shifted from 1st to...
• Re: Clunk After Shifting
  Historical mailing list - , Dieter Thiessen
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 23:09:49 EDT
  had clunk shifting in reverse. motor mounts needed adj. [text/html]
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 21 May 2010 14:34:12 -0500
  ...I'm following the Bentley procedure to align the shifter. I > am > > missing a plastic tab on the front shift rod, but didn't...
• Re: shifter question
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 11:44:21 -0700
  ...Wife shifted with pliars to the hardware store. A short piece of pipe made a loose splice to get home. Real sloppy shifting. Cheers...
• Re: Slipping Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 14:41:25 -0700
  ...Sorry - Thought that was implied by saying "I shift." Should have been more clear. -eric On 8/27/02 2:29 PM, "Ben McCafferty...
• Re: 89' GL Shift problem mostly solved!
  Historical mailing list - Bob McMain
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 14:15:01 -0700
  ...I installed one of the Gene Berg quick shift kits on my 87 Syncro Westy and it has made a big difference in the...
• Re: Balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 10:48:09 -0600
  Balky shifter?!? What a country! You might try putting a little grease on the shifter stops- little ledges in the box that lives under...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 06:36:40 -0800
  Now the position of the shift lever needs adjustment at the base, I'd guess On Mar 1, 2016 8:03 PM, "John Rodgers...
• vanagon syncro transmission with diff lock - 4 sale
  Historical mailing list - SJC .
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:05:30 -0700
  ...Upon removal I noticed that it was exceptionally clean and traces of non factory sealant on some gaskets etc and new shifter kit ( elbow...
• Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:53:15 -0400
  Just FYI, we have all of the shifter bushings for this van in stock and I actually make some of the components as well...
• Re: 85 gl manual...shift lever BROKE!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 20:54:54 -0700
  ...Was the shifting hard before it broke ,were you having to force it into gear because of some other issue ? Like bad shifter bushings...
• Re: short shift kit/mxt tires
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 07:37:36 -0600
  I put a Gene Berg short shift kit in my van two years ago - no problems - works as advertised with a fairly simple installation...
• Shift Lever Broke
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 20:58:52 EDT
  It's always something with a VW, I went to shift my 86 syncro and off came the shift lever, cheap metal broke near...
• Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 22:23:42 +1300
  I was wondering what the best way to set-up my 84 Caravelle's shifter when installing the Porsche G50 trans. The trans has...
• Questions about selector shaft seal replacemnet in a DU transmission
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:17:06 -0400
  ...My questions concern the shift shaft seal. Can the shift rod seal be replaced without disassembling the transmission? It appears in diagram 34-1308...
• Re: lazy...thread type on shifter knob
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:35:17 -0800
  The down for R or 1 is not done in the tranny itself but inside the front shifter box under the front floor. The...
• Re: shifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:05:14 -0400
  When my first gear dissapeared, it was solved by replacing my shift bushings, and the ball joint/socket at the transmission. The shift bushings...
• Re: Cost of auto shifter cable
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 May 2010 12:59:02 -0700
  You're right David, I was anticipating someone would point out that the link showed auto trans *throttle cable* but not Shift Cables. thanks...
• Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:56:16 -0500
  The Vanagon shifting mechanism on a manual tranny is a puzzle to me. I have not been able to come ot an understanding of...
• Re: Uh-Oh! Tranny or Shift Linkage?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 19:31:55 -0400
  ...He said to adjust the vanagon by putting the shifter into reverse, then loosening the floor nuts and letting the plate end up where...
• Re: hard shifting - different problem
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 07:53:27 -0700
  ...And good tip on the beer. -Damon --- Robert Harris <rdh24@CORNELL.EDU> wrote: > Damon, > It sounds like your shifter may not be centered > fore...
• Stuck in gear - Help!
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 14:45:06 -0600
  ...Thought it was shifter linkage trouble as the plastic gimball that the shifter pivots about broke - replaced it, but shifter won't budge - stuck...