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• 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: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 08:44:44 -0500
  ...I have discovered the ears on the selector rod also messed up and the rear gear shift lever ball also in distress. Has anyone...
• Part needed-Selector lever
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 21:26:40 -0500
  I need a vanagon shifter part, called the selector lever, part # 251711973. Anybody have one? Will take complete rear shift rod if needed. Thank...
• Shift Lever Disassembly Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:55:45 -0600
  Hi all, Can someone tell me how the Shift Lever (the socket portion) comes off the rear shift rod via the tensioning pin. I...
• Re: Shift buzz
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:03:22 -0400
  ...The shift lever, rods, and all the > associated parts were replaced with new parts with the new transmission. > There are new front and rear...
• Re: Part needed-Selector lever
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 11:33:18 -0500
  ...need a vanagon shifter part, called the selector lever, part # 251711973. > Anybody have one? Will take complete rear shift rod if needed. > > > > Thank you...
• Shifter grease
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:40:21 -0600
  ...back (where the end of the shift rod connects to the transmission) (brilliantly named "Shift lever" and "lever"--no way that could ever cause...
• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:22:55 -0400
  ...lever pivots on a ball-shaped plastic bearing at floor level. Forward and rearward motion moves the linkage likewise, which rotates the shift rod...
• Re: Shift buzz
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:21:06 -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: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 14:23:23 -0700
  ...wrote: > Hi there, I'm looking for known good shift rod rear bushing and shift ball (and boot)... Does anyone have anything? > > Thanks in...
• Re: Gear selection issue
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:39:05 -0700
  ...fork on shift rod. Missing or broken? Ball etc on shift lever ok? Though unlikely, is shift housing and shift lever plate in cab...
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 May 2010 12:17:37 -0700
  ...adjust the front shift rod to the "stationary" position of rear since the spring in transmission determine where the shift lever in cab should...
• Re: Part needed-Selector lever
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 19:56:36 -0800
  ...Selector lever I need a vanagon shifter part, called the selector lever, part # 251711973. Anybody have one? Will take complete rear shift rod if...
• Shift Linkage Adjustment Problem SOLVED!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 17:54:46 -0800
  ...Using my 19mm spacer I positioned the front shift rod/gearshift lever properly in the shift mechanism housing, retightened the clamp and... Success!!! All...
• Re: vanagon shifter bound???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:51:15 -0500
  ...These help to maintain correct alignment of the shift rod. At > the back of the shift rod is a lever which serves a socket...
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 21 May 2010 14:34:12 -0500
  ...adjust the front shift rod to the "stationary" position of rear > since the spring in transmission determine where the shift lever in > cab should...
• Re: 82 Vanagon gear selection problem.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 04 Apr 1997 10:00:10 +0300
  Jorgen, check if you will find the first somewhere right of the rear gear while pushing down the shift lever. If you will find...
• Re: Gear selection issue
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:47:18 -0400
  ...fork on shift rod. Missing or broken? Ball > etc on shift lever ok? Though unlikely, is shift housing and shift > lever plate in cab...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 16:01:15 -0800
  ...rear transmission, torque tube to connect em, and right on top of the torque tube (drive shaft?) Sits the shift lever, with another rod...
• Shift linkage adjustment help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 17:09:59 -0800
  ...I've done the usual adjustment - trans in neutral, unclamp the center shift rod from the rear shift rod, make sure there's 19mm...
• Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 18 May 2017 22:26:36 -0700
  ...to fix the lever cup on the shift rod. Wasn't very secure, could wobble around in the shift rod. But when I tightened...
• Re: 1989-only 911 Turbo model designation & airshift kit?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:04:22 +1300
  ...The shift rod comes in horizontally just below the baseplate and is attached to a coupling which hangs by a vertical lever ball-&-socket...
• 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: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 16:44:48 -0500
  ...wrote: >> >> Hi there, I'm looking for known good shift rod rear bushing and shift ball (and boot)... Does anyone have anything? >> >> Thanks in...
• Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 12:20:19 -0700
  ...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: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 19 May 2017 07:51:31 -0700
  ...to fix the lever cup on the >> shift rod. Wasn't very secure, could wobble around in the shift rod. But >> when I tightened...
• Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Thu, 18 May 2017 23:38:42 -0700
  ...to fix the lever cup on the shift rod. Wasn't very secure, could wobble around in the shift rod. But when I tightened...
• Re: Part needed-Selector lever
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 06:19:31 -0500
  ...Selector lever I need a vanagon shifter part, called the selector lever, part # 251711973. Anybody have one? Will take complete rear shift rod if...
• Re: valve adjust and shift lever maintenance
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 May 1996 00:12:13 -0400
  Brandy - One word of caution when you remove the rear shift rod next weekend. Be careful of the bushings in front and rear when...
• Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 19 May 2017 08:05:11 -0700
  ...to fix the lever cup on the >> shift rod. Wasn't very secure, could wobble around in the shift rod. But >> when I tightened...
• Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 May 2017 07:34:53 -0500
  ...to fix the lever cup on the > shift rod. Wasn't very secure, could wobble around in the shift rod. But > when I tightened...
• Re: valve adjust and shift lever maintenance
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 12:21:03 -0400
  ...2) You were looking for a NOS shift rod bushing. I *don't* have a NOS one, but I have an entire shift rod...
• Re: poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:02:57 -0700
  The poor shifting sounds to me like the shift plate (where the lever goes through the floor) may not be alligned correctly. You reminded...
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 21 May 2010 17:49:55 -0700
  ...adjust the front shift rod to the "stationary" position of rear > > since the spring in transmission determine where the shift lever in > > cab should...
• rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:24:09 -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: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 13:12:12 -0700
  ...I shortened up the shift rod by moving the front > shift rod further into the splines in the rear shift rod, but that didn...
• 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...
• Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 May 2017 11:06:39 -0500
  ...to fix the lever cup on the >> shift rod. Wasn't very secure, could wobble around in the shift rod. But >> when I tightened...
• Re: Shifter grease
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:52:53 -0600
  ...back (where the end of the shift rod > connects to the transmission) (brilliantly named "Shift lever" and > "lever"--no way that could ever cause...
• Re: Shift linkage? 84 manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 16 Apr 2017 09:21:02 -0700
  ...When shifting the transmission into reverse, as the shift lever in cab is released upwards, an ear on the the shift rod end "lands...
• Re: Shifting - '88 GL manual tranny
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:03:39 -0700
  ...Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > My shifting is all messed and I cannot determine where the trouble is. > Shifter, linkage from front to rear...
• shifter parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:47:00 -0400
  ...Shift lever 251 711 973 44.93 tension pin for above 3.00 bushing front 251 711 207D 12.56 bushing rear 251 711...
• Re: shift linkage concept question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Dix
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:04:12 -0800
  ...These include the shift lever relay with two balls attached (251-71131) and the guide pin with guide ring that keeps the shift rod...
• Re: Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:53:49 -0700
  ...shift lever adjustment > > > The "rear selector shaft" would be the rear section of shaft which runs > > from just abaft the fuel tank to the...
• Re: poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 13:14:20 -0400
  ...Access the following critical points; shift gate directly below the shift lever, the two shift shaft bushings suporting the shift shaft to the rear...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 17:32:36 -1000
  ...rear transmission, torque tube to connect em, > and right on top of the torque tube (drive shaft?) Sits the shift lever, > with another rod...
• Need a couple of part #'s, please.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 16:29:27 -0700
  ...covers the guide pin/rear shift rod junction 2)The boot or bellows that goes between the relay lever and selector shaft. TIA. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tom...
• Re: Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:13:19 -0500
  ...1) aligning the gear shift shell with the guide holes and 2) the clamp that connects the forward linkage lever with the rear lever...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:11:04 -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: Front shift rod installation help needed
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 15:15:58 -0400
  ...out, of > course)? This is the shift rod that bolts to the bottom of the Gear > Shift Lever and has the plastic tabs on...
• shifter bushing/boot inventory (splittie)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 22:16:16 -0500
  ...of shift rod) | bushing shaped like a skirt | little coupler with one screw | enters tube, boot with ridges | exits tube, another boot? | rear coupler...
• valve adjust and shift lever maintenance
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Mon, 13 May 1996 13:54:42 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Next weekend I'll look at the front and rear shift rod and those peices and try and lube the sliding parts and look...
• Re: hard to shift into 2nd
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:13:08 +0000
  ...all other gear are fine including reverse thought the shift lever feels a bit tighter.. is it because of the rear linkage is new...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 18:31:58 -0700
  ...two rods (front and rear) together. Scott suggests that will not do what I was thinking might be the problem: the shift lever was...
• Re: Shifter grease
  Historical mailing list - Robert Downes
  Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:33:09 -0800
  ...back (where the end of the shift rod > > connects to the transmission) (brilliantly named "Shift lever" and > > "lever"--no way that could ever cause...
• Re: poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 23:39:29 -0700
  ...poor shifting; Help > > > The poor shifting sounds to me like the shift plate (where the lever goes > through the floor) may not be aligned...
• How do I ... (shifter stuff)
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:49:33 -0400
  ...rear shift linkage. The area that goes into the transmission. I've had a look and found the boot that covers the shift lever...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:24:12 -0600
  ...two rods (front and rear) > together. Scott suggests that will not do what I was thinking might be the > problem: the shift lever was...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 21:25:37 -0700
  ...Inspect the ears on the shifter at shift box. > > If you played around with the splined shaft adjustment (joins front to > rear rods), watch...
• 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...