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Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 6 May 2021 08:49:04 -0700
...Alistair > On May 6, 2021, at 8:38 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > The shift linkage sea and bushing can be done...
Re: Grease Needle....an important find!
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Fri, 19 Mar 1999 14:35:51 -0800
...back on the +AD4-transmission +AD4APg-are two boots, that cover the shift rod bushing. I have been having +AD4-problems +AD4APg-finding 1st...
Re: last minute engine swap questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 4 May 2012 16:30:11 -0400
...shift linkage/bracket so the rod does not get bent. While the engine is out be prepared to replace the clutch fork and bushings...
DK into diesel, WAS:Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:44:14 -0700
The aircooled tranny (DK) has the same mounting dimensions as the diesel 4 speed (DM,DZ). Really, they are the same tranny, just different...
Re: Newbie '86 Vanagon owner here
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:36:34 -0800
...the shift linkage at the trans .........where the linkage engages with that ball on the lever back there.. There's a bushing above the...
Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Thu, 6 May 2021 14:37:02 -0300
...38 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> The shift linkage sea and bushing can be done with the trans in place. For clutch...
Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 16 Apr 2016 09:04:20 -0400
...I have seen trans overhauls that did not include clutch replacement or replacement of the operating shaft or bushings. His problem could be mechanical...
Re: Manual Steering Rack Rebuilder?
Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:17:34 -0700
...5 years ago i pressed in new upper A-arm bushings passenger side. Either i pressed them in badly or they were defected bushings...
Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:31:01 -0400
...ve put in a new steering rack, ball joints, radius rod bushings, > shifter linkage kits, fuel hoses, gas tank vents, and misc. other work...
Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:06:34 -0700
...if you move the trans forward , you have to shorten the rear shift rod a like amount usually. Not too hard to do. yeah...
Re: Manual Steering Rack Rebuilder?
Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:38:47 -0700
...5 years ago i pressed in new upper A-arm bushings passenger side. Either i pressed them in badly or they were defected bushings...
Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Thu, 6 May 2021 12:16:18 -0700
...38 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> The shift linkage sea and bushing can be done with the trans in place. > For clutch...
Re: Back in Action!!! 1982 Westfalia hits the road again
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:36:36 -0400
...part of the shift linkage, bolted to the tranny) is a simple like cadmium-plated rod with a nylon bushing on one end. $42...
Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:23:56 -0500
...you move the trans forward , you have to shorten the rear shift rod a > like amount usually. Not too hard to do. > > yeah....5...
Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:00:31 -0700
...Got Shifter Bushings? > Don't group me into any mold(moldhaus.com) :-). Just cuz I'm Amurican, > doesn't mean I agree with it...
Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 6 May 2021 13:34:15 -0700
...38 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: >> The shift linkage sea and bushing can be done with the trans in place. For clutch...
Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 6 May 2021 13:36:24 -0700
...38 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> The shift linkage sea and bushing can be done with the trans in place. For clutch...
Lots of Sta-bar Info - long
Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
Sun, 12 May 2002 10:52:20 -0400
...my shifter kart...but I do.) : ) So I purchased an entire 19mm front bar assembly from the later vans, including all bushings, endlinks, and...
index of tech bulletins affecting vanagons
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 17 Apr 94 01:35:27 CDT
...Transmission Vanagon ALL 34-89-02 Manual Position of Boot on Shift w/ 091/1 Trans. Rod Bushing Transmission Vanagon ALL 34-89-03...
Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:09:21 -0700
...Got Shifter Bushings? > > > Don't group me into any mold(moldhaus.com) :-). Just cuz I'm Amurican, >> doesn't mean I agree with it...
Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:53:45 -0700
...Got Shifter Bushings? > > > Don't group me into any mold(moldhaus.com) :-). Just cuz I'm Amurican, >> doesn't mean I agree with it...
Re: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:06:12 -0500
...cross-over tube at tank. (also handy for lubing that > pesky shift bushing!) > > The connection at expansion tank I can obviously get at. > > Since...
Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:58:18 -0500
...On the Vanagon lower control arm bushings and the radius rod mounts are big labor items. Your van probably needs them. For brakes it...
Re: Tie Rods
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 21:46:15 -0800
...Oh ! - make sure your play at the wheel is really tie rods and not the bushing in the end of the rack being shot...
Re: Let me introduce myself- finally!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 3 Jun 2005 00:04:49 -0400
...Front radius rod bushings often need replacement. Engine- Have compression, leak-down, and oil pressure tests done. Oil change, Mobil 1 15w-50. Transmission...
Re: DK into diesel, WAS:Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:58:25 -0500
thanks Mark - this was very helpful. The tranny/engine was suspended by hoist when installed. I thought there should be some slotted holes in...
Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:16:17 -0700
...ve put in a new steering rack, ball joints, radius rod bushings, shifter > linkage kits, fuel hoses, gas tank vents, and misc. other work...
Vanagon Winter Storage and or annual inspection
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Fri, 8 Oct 2010 14:16:37 -0400
...play ___ _____ Tie rods inner & outer straight? Tie rod end boots intact? ___ _____ Ball joints upper & lower boots intact ___ _____ Control arm upper & lower bushings ___ _____ Engine and...
Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:05:57 -0400
...ve put in a new steering rack, ball joints, radius rod bushings, >> shifter linkage kits, fuel hoses, gas tank vents, and misc. other work...
Re: I need advice..
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 6 Oct 2001 23:56:40 -0500
...Get into the drivers seat and depress the clutch and see if the transmission will shift into all gears. Your testing the transmission shift...
Re: FS: '85 VW Vanagon (fwd)
Historical mailing list - James N Gagliardi
Wed, 1 Mar 1995 21:42:35 -0500 (EST)
...Front end was loose and it wasn't a ball joint or tie rod(steering rack?) New bushings and adujustment in shifter linkage. Needed...
Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 6 May 2021 20:04:33 -0400
...38 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The shift linkage sea and bushing can be done with the trans in place. For clutch...
Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:45:36 -0700
...ve put in a new steering rack, ball joints, radius rod bushings, >> shifter linkage kits, fuel hoses, gas tank vents, and misc. other work...
Re: Vanagon Winter Storage and or annual inspection
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Fri, 8 Oct 2010 13:23:29 -0700
...play > > ___ _____ Tie rods inner & outer straight? Tie rod end boots intact? > > ___ _____ Ball joints upper & lower boots intact > > ___ _____ Control arm upper & lower bushings > > ___ _____ Engine and...
Re: RE, Steering feedback---
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 26 Sep 2004 00:43:18 -0700
...slow down? > > Sounds tome like you have a shifted belt in the tire--the tie rod ends > are worn out--exasperating the gyrations at...
Re: last minute engine swap questions
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Fri, 4 May 2012 17:59:52 -0400
...shift linkage/bracket so the rod does not get bent. > > While the engine is out be prepared to replace the clutch fork and bushings...
Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions
Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 17:49:11 -0500
...the kit to give it that new car feel...............clutch, shift rod bushings, fuel lines...........if it is in a synchro various welding, etc...
Wannabussers, this is your lucky day!
Historical mailing list
Sat, 14 Sep 1996 09:05:54 -0400
...The shifter box has been properly updated for the six gates and the reverse lockout. The shifter has also been overhauled with new bushings...
Re: 400mm Lift to Flush
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 6 Oct 2004 13:59:18 -0400
...Stiff shifting -- '84 have exposed bushings under vehicle that need greasing way too often. If it shifts beautifully in rainy weather that's the...
IT LIVES! 84 Westy 2.1 Conversion Finally Completed!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Jun 1997 00:25:27 EDT
...Case didn't even need align-boring, crank only needed polishing and minor honing of the rod bushings. **Purchased and traded my 1.9...
Re: 400mm Lift to Flush
Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
Wed, 6 Oct 2004 20:37:46 +0200
...Stiff shifting -- '84 have exposed bushings under vehicle that need greasing way too often. If it shifts beautifully in rainy weather that's the...
Re: last minute engine swap questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 5 May 2012 10:35:15 -0400
...shift linkage/bracket so the rod does not get bent. > > While the engine is out be prepared to replace the clutch fork and > bushings...
Re: Manual Steering Rack Rebuilder?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:45:24 -0700
...Iv'e seen vanagon drivers that will rip the shifter right out of the floor eventually. I've seen a guy that short shifted...
Re: 85 & 86
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Mon, 1 May 2006 14:18:43 -0400
...Case didn't even need align-boring, crank only needed polishing and minor honing of the rod bushings. **Purchased and traded my 1.9...
Re: More Clutch - part 4 or is it 5
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 1 Jul 2010 20:59:10 -0700
...and on the tip of the release lever where the slave push rod pushes, and spray lube the crosshaft bushings until it moves very...
Re: NVC: The Savvy Aviator #58: Why Mechanics Make Mistakes
Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:36:25 -0700
...Shift changes cause lots of problems, when the first-shift technician assumes the second-shift technician will handle something, but the second-shift guy...
Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 3 Jul 2010 18:38:31 -0700
...as large slop where the right tie rod exits the end of the steering rack, bushing there - just ruined that rack in about 10...
Re: Front shocks replacement question
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:31:14 -0400
...Put on a new bushing and the metal cap and then partly tightened the top nut. > > Sadly this is where being blind became a...
Re: Front shocks replacement question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:01:56 -0400
...Put on a new bushing and the metal cap and then partly tightened the top nut. >> >> Sadly this is where being blind became a...