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• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:20:00 -0800
  ...Okay, I have a 1982 Vanagon with a 1982 shift rod front to back. The bushings in the joint between front and middle rod...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 13:39:43 -0800
  ...a 1982 shift rod front to back. The > bushings in the joint between front and middle rod are crapped out, the > bushing over the...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 15:49:44 -0800
  ...a 1982 shift rod front to back. The > bushings in the joint between front and middle rod are crapped out, > the bushing over the...
• Re: Front shift rod installation help needed
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 15:15:58 -0400
  ...the Front Shift Rod reinstalled from the front or from the rear > through the bushing hole in the cross member (with the bushing out...
• Front shift rod installation help needed
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 13:59:03 -0400
  Is the Front Shift Rod reinstalled from the front or from the rear through the bushing hole in the cross member (with the bushing...
• shift rod bushings
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 15:32:09 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I can't find a new front bushing for the rear shiftrod. Does anybody know where can I get the nylon shiftrod bushings for...
• Re: Center shift rod bushing
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 22:37:35 -0700
  ...shift rod setup(endless surprises!!!) Found out by checking Bentley, it mentions replacing center bushing by removing front and middle section of shift rod...
• Re: Front shift rod installation help needed
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 12:27:11 -0700
  ...Is the Front Shift Rod reinstalled from the front or from the rear > through the bushing hole in the cross member (with the bushing...
• 81' Shift Linkage Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Price
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 09:08:14 -0600
  I need help finding replacement Shift Linkage bushings for 1980-85 vanagon. These bushings are at the swivel point on the front parts of...
• Re: Front shift rod installation help needed
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 16:29:34 -0400
  ...You can take the front rod out of the center bushing >after separating it from the rear rod (mark it before you do that...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:03:58 -0800
  ...Shift rod > Is it possible to set up the front half of the 91/1 shift rod and mate > it to the rear piece...
• shifter bushing/boot inventory (splittie)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 22:16:16 -0500
  ...The bus is a '62. (front of shift rod) | bushing shaped like a skirt | little coupler with one screw | enters tube, boot with ridges...
• Air-cooled Vanagon (Westy) shifter bushing question. A follow up.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 11:55:55 -0700
  ...bushing. All I could see from that end was the front side of the connection between the first shift rod and the center shift...
• Re: Shift rod bushing
  Historical mailing list - Frank Schultz
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:09:36 -0400
  ...Shift rod bushing You going to start building these things I think I am in the same boat as you. I got an 82...
• Shift problem train
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Sat, 9 Oct 2010 18:01:09 -0700
  ...The fore-and-aft bushing in the joint between front and middle shift rod seems to be shot. 2. The center bushing (in the...
• Re: Swap Entire '85 Shift Linkage into '81?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 15:57:13 -0800
  ...The later front shift rod bushing mounts to the crossmember at the rear edge of the fuel tank so you will need to mount...
• Re: Air-cooled Vanagon (Westy) shifter bushing question. A follow up.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:21:34 -0700
  ...bushing. All I could see from that end was the front side of the connection between the first shift rod and the center shift...
• Re: Shift buzz
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:03:22 -0400
  ...There are new front and rear bushing for the front and rear shift rods. > > I've tried the gear shift lever/linkage adjustment described...
• Re: Front shift rod installation help needed
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 16:19:19 -0400
  ...the Front Shift Rod reinstalled from the front or from the rear >> through the bushing hole in the cross member (with the bushing out...
• Shifter grease
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:40:21 -0600
  ...that could ever cause any confusion--on Bentley 34.7) 4) on the ball-shaped bushings (called "Bushing, front" and "Bushing, rear") Thanks, mike
• We are back
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  19 Jun 1995 14:32:38 -0800
  ...front shift rod (and lower shift plate) from a later model ('65 or later) fit on Sunshine? I replaced the shift rod bushings, but...
• Re: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 08:44:44 -0500
  ...the front shift lever bushing thinking it was the reason for my bad shifting. I have discovered the ears on the selector rod also...
• Re: noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:40:01 -0600
  ...Then up front the Shifter Stick got a new set of teflon bushings and some silicone lube, and the shifter shaft bushing underneath the...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:11:38 -0800
  ...Shift rod > > >> Is it possible to set up the front half of the 91/1 shift rod and mate >> it to the rear piece...
• Re: Air-cooled Vanagon (Westy) shifter bushing question. A follow up.
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:36:06 -0700
  ...bushing. All I could see from that end was the front side of the > connection > between the first shift rod and the center shift...
• Re: vanagon shifter bound???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:51:15 -0500
  ...There are two nylon bushings that are at > the base of the shift lever where it connects to the shift rod that goes > to...
• Re: '85 Westy shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 18:30:30 -0500
  ...The play can come from many places in the shifter system. The easiest to check is the front shifter bushings. Grab the shifter knob...
• '80 Vanagon tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 03 Jan 1996 10:18:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...The shift rod comes from the front of the car, back to a heavy rod that seems to extend from a transmission mount bolt...
• Re: Swap Entire '85 Shift Linkage into '81?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 20:08:17 -0800
  ...http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/Crossovertube1.jpg > The later front shift rod bushing mounts > to the crossmember at the rear edge of the...
• Shift buzz
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:01:15 -0700
  ...There are new front and rear bushing for the front and rear shift rods. I've tried the gear shift lever/linkage adjustment described...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:13:35 -0600
  ...bushings: if the sleeve in the frame cross member is gone, or if the two little plastic tabs on the front shifter rod which...
• Re: Berg Short Shift Kit in Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 17:44:06 -0500 (EST)
  ...this is the Syncro shifter. the "shift rod, front" and the bushing that connects to it are different shapes. the "gearshift lever bearing housing...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:21:01 -0800
  ...Moving the rod further in front, only results in the shift knob position going more forward but does not add more movement into those...
• Re: Gear selection issue
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:39:05 -0700
  ...bushing was replaced, is plate secure to transmission? Also check clamp and splined shaft at front/rear shift rod join. Since the rear bushing...
• Re: Need Help with Syncro 5-speed Shifter Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 01:26:19 -0500
  Ken, guess what? I have a box right here! The connection of the shifter to the front horizontal rod contains two small plastic spacers...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:16:14 -0800
  ...It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to get it done. The next step is...
• Re: Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 14:43:29 -0700
  ...Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing? > Hi all. > > I'm so close to buttoning up this transmission upgrade project. A > couple of questions please and...
• shifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 07:48:31 -0500
  ...the shifter. Once you get that out, everything else there is pretty straightforward. Regarding the splines where the front and rear rods meet, they...
• Re: Shifting problem with 88 Westy (standard)
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 15:09:32 -0700
  Paul, when my westy started getting tight I removed the front shift linkage rod and discovered the bushings on the two front forks(the...
• 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: Transmission replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 10:48:12 -0800
  ...shift rod but maybe something else there?* * * *Not sure if moving that center bushing further aft would allow the "U" joint on front portion...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:18:15 -0800
  ...It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to get it done. The next step is...
• Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:24:20 -0700
  ...A couple of questions please and thanks! It seems the front bushing brackets should be OC in big hole on frame. True? What's...
• Re: shift linkage rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 4 May 2003 10:35:49 -0700
  ...Near the center of the long shift rod is a bushing where the rod passes through a crossmember at the rear of the fuel...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 05:43:43 +0000
  ...bushings: if the sleeve in the frame cross member >is gone, or if the two little plastic tabs on the front shifter rod which...
• Re: Gear selection issue
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:47:18 -0400
  ...bushing was > replaced, is plate secure to transmission? Also check clamp and > splined shaft at front/rear shift rod join. > > Since the rear bushing...
• Re: '80 Vanagon tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Wed, 03 Jan 1996 18:05:31 -0700
  ...rod, that looks like it was once >a bushing or seal, inside the tube end of the long shift rod. The shift >rod itself...
• Re: Shifter grease
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:52:53 -0600
  ...that could ever cause any confusion--on Bentley 34.7) > 4) on the ball-shaped bushings (called "Bushing, front" and "Bushing, > rear") > > Thanks, > > mike >
• Rebuilding Vanagon Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 14 Jan 2005 07:13:05 -0500
  ...Pull shifter plate with shifter bushings up and off of shift rod. 9. Take shifter plate and remove all guts (old shifter parts). 10...
• Shifter Adjustment Tips and Tricks requested
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 18:37:16 -0500
  ...adjust the shifter at the transmission. Nothing was taken loose up front - so surely the problem is not there. Thanks, John Rodgers 88 GL...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:38:16 -0800
  ...It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear > shifter rod sections but I managed to get it done. The next step is...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:22:22 -0500
  ...It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to get it done. The next step is...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:23:24 -0800
  ...Moving the rod further in front, only results in the shift knob position going more forward but does not add more movement into those...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:24:12 -0600
  ...I shortened up the shift rod by moving the >>> front >>> shift rod further into the splines in the rear shift rod, but that didn...
• Re: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Jerome A Perkins
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:45:05 +0000
  ...bushings where the stick is mounted, and a new shifter on the >> transmission plus new accordion hose and bushing for the shifter rod >> bracket...
• Re: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:06:08 -0500
  ...bushings where the stick is mounted, and a new shifter on the > transmission plus new accordion hose and bushing for the shifter rod > bracket...
• Re: question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork"
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:15:08 -0400
  I installed new shift rod bushings (center, just behind the gas tank, and rear, at the transmission) as well as a "repair kit" for...
• Good Lube stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:07:17 -0800
  ...suppose, of all the bushings, rods, distance and angles involved...Now, it's shifting like a dream! And the front end seems to function...
• more on Trans mounts...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 13:33:44 EDT
  ...front mount in? Also, I purchased (from RMMW) the shift rod bushing (its plastic with a clip) that I suppose goes near the front...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:35:45 -0800
  ...It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to get it done. The next step is...