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• Re: Difference in transmissions.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 21:02:51 -0700
  ...Different nose mounts and the shift linkage is way different. Gearing is likely different too but more info is needed to determine this. All...
• Re: My first trip in the hand painted westy - shifting/clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:34:27 -0400
  ...Someone suggested I may have a shift linkage problem. I was able to fully correct the problem by following the advice in a repair...
• Re: transmission, entering first
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 19 Sep 2001 08:23:38 -0400
  ...I tightly held the linkage on both sides of the coupler, and rotated the rear one a few degrees so that transmission side of...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 10:54:25 EST
  ...Alistair mentioned a noise could be transmitted in the shift linkage. Yep! At high rpm's my gearshift would buzz. At first, I thought...
• automatic transmission adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:05:10 -0700
  ...The selector to linkage part just above the spare tire was incredibly dirty with a dirt and grease mixture. So dirty, that I couldn...
• Re: Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - Vanderzanden Michael (DC-LP/SAL-US)
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 15:08:43 +0000
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• Re: Linkage broke to the accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Goodrick
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 20:55:04 -0500
  ...Austin 91 multivan *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 1/30/99, at 4:49 PM, Stu Schwartz wrote: >Well I believe some linkage broke between the...
• Re: engine conversion gear ratios
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 2 May 1999 06:26:31 -0700
  ...The linkage is not the same at all. 4 speed diesel models use the same linkage as air cooled vanagons. 5 speed diesel vanagons...
• Re: sudden clutch failures
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 16 May 2006 13:36:35 -0400
  ...Tranny/clutch fine on my Westy, but am sure will have to replace/repair someday so if any internal linkages need replacing, I won...
• Re: gas pedal > accelerator linkage question [RESULTS]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 17:15:40 -0700
  ...gas pedal > accelerator linkage question > > I'm looking at modifying the gas pedal linkage so I can get more cable > action with less ankle...
• Re: Shift Linkage Lube?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:14:48 +0100
  ...In particular, he >mentioned lubing a shift linkage, which is easier to do with the gas tank >removed. I suppose that I should do...
• Re: hard to shift into 2nd
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:04:34 -0600
  ...Of course I went through adjusting the linkage, replacing the ball etc first. Greg McKinney SOAR – Simons Organization for Animal Rights www.soardoggyrescue.org...
• Re: Anyone have a �stabilizer bar linkage� they would be willing to part out?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Barnes
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 10:20:59 -0600
  ...bolt and screw end > off of my left side "stabilizer bar linkage." I did the same to mine. Sucessfully repaired it by drilling out...
• Re: Shift linkage? 84 manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:02:53 -0700
  ...Shift linkage? 84 manual transmission > > Any suggestions for adjusting? I have a 5sp diesel trans, recently > rebuilt by AA Transaxle. Over the winter, away...
• Re: Gearshift lube job
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:01:55 -0600
  ...the > floor without disassembling the shift linkage and mechanism and > therefore > having to readjust the shift linkage? > > Can I just pour some oil down...
• Re: new tranny growls
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:40:31 -0800
  ...If everything is okay with the linkage and clutch slave, then > I may have to pull the tranny and let him open it up...
• Re: gas pedal > accelerator linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 24 May 2011 07:12:21 -0700
  ...gas pedal > accelerator linkage question > |> | > |> |I'm looking at modifying the gas pedal linkage so I can get more > |> |cable action with less ankle...
• 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: Weber Progressive on '72
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 16 May 1996 16:51:20 -0700
  The best place to go through the shroud depends on how your linkage is set up. The linkage should be set up such that...
• Re: Lubing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 07:56:16 -0400
  ...I have found many clutch linkage parts badly warn out. Push the clutch peddle to the floor and with your other hand, reach up...
• EGR valve in 1981 effects cylinder head temps
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 12:09:31 -0500
  Well I finally got around to hooking up the linkage to my EGR valve in my 1981 aircooled Westy, actually I made a new...
• Re: Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 12:45:28 -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...
• Shifting 5 speeds
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:04:23 -0400
  ...I'm not sure I have the 5 speed linkage, from what I can tell it's the configuration used for syncros (which is...
• Re: Help, 85 shifting problems
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 22:00:56 -0500
  ...I think it still might be a linkage adjustment problem... Having gone through this problem three times now in the last six months. I...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:21:01 -0800
  What year is it? The waterboxer type linkage can be reinstalled wrong at the tranny end. The plates that sandwich the shifter guide bushing...
• Re: FW: Re: vanagon 5-speeds
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 10:49:23 -0400
  ...Also, you > may opt for the factory 5-speed shift linkage. We sell all of the parts to > upgrade to this linkage for $285...
• 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: Tiico into Diesel
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 17:28:22 -0700
  ...A "simple" answer is to use a waterboxer tranny, nose mount, and shift linkage. You will want taller gearing than the 4 speed diesel...
• Re: pre 83 manual shifting, substandard or unrelable?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:03:27 -0700
  The shift linkage in pre 83 vanagons ( 80 to 82 air cooled, and 82 diesels ) isn't as good as the later linkage, for...
• Re: Transmission fell off
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:01:08 -0800
  ...Crazy Emergency Repairs How about 1958, top of the Grapevine, at night, and fixing the shift linkage on a '41 Dodge with a bobby...
• Vanagon: auto to manual
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Potts
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 21:37:18 -0400 (EDT)
  Assuming I had a manual '86 vanagon with good tranny, clutch and all linkages for parts... Could I convert an '87 automatic vanagon to...
• Westfalia Acres
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Wed, 5 May 2004 14:23:47 -0700
  Hiya :-) Here it is, Westy acres! That and some Wetwesty linkage: http://westfalia_acres.tripod.com/ http://wetwesties.type2.com/memberpix/Westfalia_Acres/ http...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:13:35 -0600
  ...If your shifter is otherwise fine, then replacing linkage parts or the bushings probably won't help your Tiico-induced vibrations. On the other...
• Re: What to lube on wipers when dash is off?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:50:25 -0800
  put some grease on the ball type joints on the linkage arms. The shafts through the body to wiper arms can be lubed too...
• sudden clutch failures
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 16 May 2006 10:29:10 -0700
  The stock linkage parts inside the housing wear out but I have not seen one break suddenly. There are some poorly made aftermarket clutch...
• Re: door lock service
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Fri, 4 Jan 2013 01:49:57 -0500
  ...I pulled off the sliding door interior panel and sprayed all lock linkage mechanisms I could find with WD40. Wiped as much gunk off...
• Re: Transmission replacement
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 10:06:04 -0800
  You will have to swap the rear portion of the linkage I am told, but otherwise it can be done. Seen an early trans...
• poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 08:20:56 -0700
  ...I think the problem is with the linkage, specifically the rear end of the linkage where the final ball and socket assemble is. Has...
• Re: Frozen accelarator cable?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:53:12 -0900
  Nothing looks frozen on mine either, the moisture is inside the cable housing, not on the linkage under the floor. Mark in AK -- Yahoooooo...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:10:43 -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...
• UPDATE: automatic transmission adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 12:33:43 -0700
  ...automatic transmission adjusting > Thanks Ed, > > So I tightened the bolt to clamp the bushings to the linkage. Seems like > poor (cheap) engineering to me...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 27 May 2017 11:10:02 -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...
• I have first gear back and new clutch finally in...
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 11 May 2011 08:24:12 -0400
  ...It turned out the linkage was a mess around that ball so after he installed it the linkage was nice and tight again. I...
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:42:46 -0700
  On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 9:06 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all. > > This is regarding the WBX transmission + linkage...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 19 Feb 2014 to 20 Feb 2014 - Special issue (#2014-103)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:51:21 -0500
  Last I checked GoWesty had 5-speed shifters and linkages. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Feb 21, 2014 o godz. 12:30 Neil...
• Linkage/shifter noise - ATL to Tampa
  Historical mailing list - Frank Schultz
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:24:46 -0400
  ...The noise is coming from somewhere around shift linkage (shifter to trans - not sure - but sounded like back further from the shifter itself). For...
• Re: transmission shifting
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:16:58 -0700
  There is a bushing that holds the linkage. One thing that a lot of people overlook is the play in this bushing. If it...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - jb
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:17:23 -0600
  ...I replaced my shift linkage bushings and it did nothing, nada, nil, bubkus to stop the vibrations on mine... Joachim --- Joachim and Belinda and...
• Re: syncro - shift linkage protective pipe
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:49:42 -0700
  ...all the 90 and 91 syncro's I have seen have that tube over the shift linkage. another subtle upgrade starting around there sometime...
• Re: 1st gear shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 15:37:58 -0500
  ...Another person had the linkage askew. Still another had a clutch slave cylinder that was bleeding down when stopped at red lights with the...
• Re: Shift Linkage Help
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 17 May 1999 12:12:52 -0700
  ...If you want to replace the nylon connections between the lever and the linkage, you need to gain access from below, but I believe...
• Re: linkage woes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 18:14:17 -0700
  Yes, that is a good place to start, particularly if the linkage has been disturbed. When the problem is due to gradual wear of...
• Re: front wipers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:07:47 -0500
  ...Lubing the linkage will not make them go faster. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Re: Shift Linkage Woes -- 1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:58:55 -0500
  ...It seems like there is > excessive movement in the front portion of the linkage. I found a collection > of broken plastic bits in the...
• Re: hard to shift into 2nd
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 16 Feb 2018 09:43:59 -0800
  ...move if the shift, I feel more tension in then usual (unlike on my other van) and this even before the new rear linkage...
• grease
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:17:00 -0500
  ...for an '82 diesel manual tranny, 091, what is the proper lube for the linkage, to keep from attracting dirt/grit on plastics exposed...
• A.T. 86 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 14:47:03 EST
  ...I changed the fulid, and greased linkage and verified proper adjustments. It seem to be ok. Thank you all again!!!!! [text/html]
• Re: looking for manual steering box linkage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 23:47:50 -0400
  ...looking for manual steering box linkage Hi All, Looking to purchase used linkage from between the steering box and the steering rack on a...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2017 20:03:50 -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: Transmission Questions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:44:42 -0800
  ...80-83 -aircooled (early linkage and a more forward mounting position) 83-91 -waterboxer (later linkage and a later mounting position) 82 - diesel (early...