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• Re: Shifter extension PS....
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 27 May 2003 17:34:43 EDT
  David, Your planned use of a shifter extension will work totally the opposite of the short shift kit. You will find that the play...
• Shifting into 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - Larry and Avery Johnson
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 21:21:46 -0400
  Vanagonauts I have a curious shifting problem. No problem shifting up from 1st to 2nd but cannot shift down from 3rd into 2nd. Any...
• Shifter problems - Will not shift in 1st, 3rd or 4th.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:06:19 -0700
  Hello, Does anybody know it it is a Tranaxles problem or shifter problem if my shifter does not shift in 1st, 3rd or 4th...
• Re: Shifter problems - Will not shift in 1st, 3rd or 4th.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:02:11 -0400
  On 7/11/2012 8:06 PM, Scott Greiner wrote: > Hello, Does anybody know it it is a Tranaxles problem or shifter > problem if...
• WTB: shift lever
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 6 May 2004 21:49:06 -0400
  Well, I got the dreaded broken shift lever at 194k miles. I was just reading the posts earlier about the shifter breakage and the...
• shifters
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 28 Nov 2024 09:01:54 -0800
  Have any of you tried one of the fancy shifters that are available. E.g. Van Cafe's Big Shot shifter or T3Technique's...
• Re: Shift Lever + Box (1981, 1985) PICS
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 12:36:04 -0700
  ...If both shifter and box were available, it wouldn't take much more time to swap the shift box. Both shifters, and shift boxes...
• Re: Shift knob rattle help??
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 20:51:44 -0400
  Check the bolt where the shift lever and the shift rod meet, (inside the shifter box above the spare tire). Should be tight, also...
• Re: Shifter "guides"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 26 May 2013 21:25:54 -0700
  The ears at the bottom of the in cab shifter ride along the guides in the shift box. Of possible interest, an image comparing...
• Re: shifters
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:35:49 -0500
  I just rebuilt the ball joint at the floor, the ears of the shift rod, and added the Gene Berg short shift kit on...
• Re: shifter problems/short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 09:08:23 -0600
  Short shift kits come from Gene Berg www.geneberg.com . If the linkage has mechanical wear evident then you will need to address those...
• Shift Shaft Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:54:07 -0500
  Just performed what is likely the last possible Shift Shaft Lever installation on my 87 Syncro GL. This was one of those shot in...
• Adjusting shifter
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sat, 26 May 2007 21:52:47 -0700
  OK, how do I adjust the shifter mechanisms forward of the tranny and the shift lever/cup/ball directly attached to the tranny? Clutch...
• Re: Anybody up for the UK quick shift kit at about $55 plus shipping?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:07:14 -0700
  Ron wrote: "said that a quick shift kit can alter the dynamics of how the force is distributed to various parts of the shift...
• How to improve shifting?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:26 -0700
  ...I would like to improve the shifter feel and ease of shifting. What would the best approach be? My first gear is hard to...
• continuing shifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:02:28 -0500
  Spent some time yesterday trying to improve the shifting on my '91 GL. I removed the shifter "box" underneath, cleaned all the old hard...
• Re: Shifter extension PS....
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 28 May 2003 15:34:19 -0400
  On Tue, 27 May 2003, Ben T wrote: > Your planned use of a shifter extension will work totally the opposite of the > short shift...
• How to change shift lever
  Historical mailing list - dj
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:14:56 -0700
  Can anyone tell me how to change my shift lever? Thanks, deek http://picasaweb.google.com/dejays1/ShiftLever?authkey=Gv1sRgCM6sgqvB6vn9Yw# <http://picasaweb.google.com...
• Re: WTB: shift lever
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Fri, 7 May 2004 12:58:21 -0600
  ...Hans, first, when installing the Gene Berg shifter there is no shifter rod left over. The original shifter rod is used. Second, do not...
• Berg quick shift kit
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Jul 1997 02:25:19 -0400 (EDT)
  I just got my Berg quick shift in the mail, and while examining it have a couple of questions that I'm hoping that...
• Re: Vanagon Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:23:19 -0800
  1) The pivot Ball is raised with a spacer block, increasing the relative travel of the lower end of the shift lever. This makes...
• Re: continuing shifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:42:51 -0800
  ...continuing shifter problems Spent some time yesterday trying to improve the shifting on my '91 GL. I removed the shifter "box" underneath, cleaned all...
• Re: shifters
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:10:59 +0000
  My 85 Vanagon had some shifting problems a few years ago.  There is this Nylon Ball thing, right there underneath.  My mechanic immediately understood...
• Re: short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 07:43:11 -0500
  Is the short shift kit something used to shorten the throw of the shifter? I went to the Gene Berg site and saw that...
• Re: WTB: shift lever
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 7 May 2004 07:22:10 EDT
  ...Hans, first, when installing the Gene Berg shifter there is no shifter rod left over. The original shifter rod is used. Second, do not...
• Re: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 14:23:23 -0700
  http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_251_332/shift_linkage_repair_kit.html http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id...
• Re: Berg Short Shift Kit in Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 17:44:06 -0500 (EST)
  ...this effectively shifts the fulcrum point of the shifting. so the upper end of the shift lever doesn't move as far, while the...
• Re: Poor shifting in '71 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 00:40:05 -0400
  My '73 Sportsmobile had really bad shifting when I got it. It may have been mentioned before, but the shift coupler that connects to...
• Re: Berg Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 01:29:29 +1200
  >They claim that it shortens shift throws by 25%. That seems reasonable to me >if you don't install the extension. The aluminum extension...
• shifter problems/short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 09:38:08 EDT
  Hello My shift mechanism on my '87 feels pretty sloppy. My '90 shift mechanism by comparison feels pretty tight. I dont notice any play...
• Short Shift Shifter Position?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 16:28:17 -0400
  ...Perhaps I have a longer shifter handle to go with the shift kit? Here's a picture: http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/ctbtyper/vwp...
• Re: linkage woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:35:37 -0700
  ...Place trans in neutral Remove shift boot. align holes in top shift plate with holes in lower shift plate (at base of shifter.) Outside...
• Re: Help, 85 shifting problems
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 16:55:30 +0200
  Bill, There are two reasons I know cause this problem: -shift guides are worn, but I don't think so; -clamps on the shift...
• Shift buzz
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:01:15 -0700
  I, the shifter, do not have a buzz, but my shift lever does in 4th and 5th gear. I have an 87 Wolfsburg with...
• Re: Tristar is here... shifter question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:30:14 -0700
  yeah, what a beauty ! the fore-aft and left-right 'null spot' of where the shifter is, is adjustable. to adjust for aft location...
• 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...
• Help! Shift linkage adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 22 May 1998 17:36:24 -0700
  I'm a little unclear on what I need to do to adjust my shift linkage on my "new" (junkyard) transmission I just put...
• Difficult First Gear
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Sun, 3 Jan 1999 11:02:02 -0700
  ...In my experience, this is usually caused by some portion of the shift linkage, including the shifter, coming loose, or wear in the bushings...
• Shift pattern from down below?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 06:24:21 -0800
  When you stare up through the shifter housing from the rear of the van's underneath(4 speed, 091-1), what should I except...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:13:35 -0600
  ...Of course, this also affects "shiftability". The little tabs can only be replaced by replacing the front rod; that improved my shifting (as did...
• Re: 1989-only 911 Turbo model designation & airshift kit?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:04:22 +1300
  ...Say the vanagon shifter is 3 feet >long. Say the porsche shifter is 2 feet long. You want to make the >porsche shifter 50...
• Re: Shifter extension
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 27 May 2003 15:54:49 -0400
  On Tue, 27 May 2003 BenTbtstr8@aol.com wrote: > A short shifter will reduce the feel of sloppiness because the pivot point is > raised...
• long distance shifter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 21:10:38 -0700
  Has anyone lengthened the shifter linkage on their automatic so that the shifter was up high next to the steering wheel? The reason I...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 21:42:25 -0600
  I guess I'd loosen the bolt/nut on the connection on the shaft under the van, shift the shifter under the van at...
• Re: looking at 91 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:07:51 -0400
  Allan, In my experience the normal cause of sloppy shifter can be found in the rear set of linkage right at the side of...
• Re: Shifting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 08:36:46 -0400
  Hard shifting? Here's a simple improvement. Shift into first, then slide under the bus, and look up at the long shift rod that...
• Re: How to improve shifting?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 14:42:23 -0500
  The archives have a good bit of information about repairing the various shift components. There's a ball joint under the shifter, a ball...
• Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:28:51 -0700
  pull up the rubber boot on shift lever in cab. Look for excessive play at ball etc. at base of lever. Those parts eventually...
• Re: Shift buzz
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:03:22 -0400
  From my experience delrin shifter bushings can transmit a bit of a buzz from the drivetrain. Are you a delrin user? Chris. Wysłane z...
• Re: Vanagon Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:15:06 +0000
  so if i just want the short shift travel i only need the "easy shift riser kit" for 37$ from Gene Berg? is that...
• Re: shifting anomaly...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 4 Oct 2015 10:46:49 -0700
  ...seeing nothing http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1589_784/housing-for-shifter-mechanism.html I suspect this shift guide is worn...
• Shifter Rebuild Kit
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:16:11 -0700
  I want to R&R the shift linkage/bushings on my 86 Syncro, and am not sure what kit to get. Does anybody know...
• Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:26:28 -0700
  you have to remove the shifter box and inspect the damage... it could be this http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1921...
• Shifter "guides"
  Historical mailing list - Jabin Newhouse
  Sun, 26 May 2013 16:40:50 -0500
  What is the result of broken or worn shifter "guides" or "wingers"? What happens to your shifting? I am trying to trouble shoot and...
• Re: Hard Shifting..sometimes
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Jun 1995 09:54:05 -0700
  >> Since acquiring her, Ramona has always displayed hard shifting from time >>to time. Sometimes, she's smooth, and sometimes I can't even downshift...
• We are back
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  19 Jun 1995 14:32:38 -0800
  ...Will the front shift rod (and lower shift plate) from a later model ('65 or later) fit on Sunshine? I replaced the shift rod...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:35:08 -0800
  I've made a recording of the noise I'm hearing from the shifter. I made the recording by holding the phone a couple...
• Rebuilding Vanagon Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 14 Jan 2005 07:13:05 -0500
  I neede to rebuild the shifter on my 83 diesel Vanagon yesterday and although I sell a kit to do this I had never...
• Re: Vanagon Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:24:45 +0100
  ...This makes the cup > on the shift rod travel farther with the same amount of travel of the > shift knob. > > 2) All angular motion...
• shifting troubles
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 11:55:17 -0500
  well this morning hopped in my 85GL and tried going into (R) and heard a pop, well seems something happened to my shifting now...