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• Shift Lever Disassembly Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:55:45 -0600
  ...I have new boots that go around the shift rod bushing, and I'm guessing I need to take the shift lever off to...
• Re: Shift Questions
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Tue, 14 May 1996 16:59:51 -0700 (PDT)
  ...There is a spring that is inside the boot. The bottom of the shift lever is a ball that fits inside a cup (this...
• Re: Shift Lever Disassembly Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:01:32 -0500
  ...The Lower Shifting Relay Lever can be separated from the Shifting Ball Lever, no problem. The Shaft (which runs all the way from the...
• Re: Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 17:05:18 -0800
  ...boot has much to do with the shift rod coming off the guide pin. Sounds like either maladjusted front shift rod/gearshift lever setup...
• Revised shift lever bearing
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Revised shift lever bearing
  February 28, 1989
  ...this 'bearing' is the little oblong shaped plate at the bottom of the shift lever, under the rubber boot, with the little 10mm bolts...
• Adjusting shifter
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sat, 26 May 2007 21:52:47 -0700
  ...noises and shifts through all 5 gears, with engine running, by hand at tranny Shift lever/ball/cup has cracked boots, but all parts...
• 1982 Shift Boot Plastic Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 20 Feb 1997 11:02:10 -0600 (CST)
  The piece of plastic that attaches the shift lever boot on my '82 Westy has cracked. Is there any chance anyone out there has...
• Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:10:57 -0400
  In looking over the transmission, all the boots on my shift linkage are torn to shreds. I'm wondering if these are a necessary...
• Re: shifter boot part #
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 18:30:55 -0500
  ...the shifter boot for an 84 manual tranny. > > Any help out there/ > > which one? the one at the bottom of the shift lever up...
• 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 Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:18:00 -0500
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > In looking over the transmission, all the boots on my shift linkage are torn > to shreds. �I'm wondering if these...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:25:31 -0500
  ...Regards John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Jim Johnston wrote: > In looking over the transmission, all the boots on my shift linkage are torn > to...
• How do I ... (shifter stuff)
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:49:33 -0400
  ...I've had a look and found the boot that covers the shift lever with the ball at the end at is ripped. I...
• Re: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 08:44:44 -0500
  Sorry for the momentary hijacking of this, but I recently swapped the front shift lever bushing thinking it was the reason for my bad...
• shifter shaft cover?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 02:26:04 EST
  ...the aluminum shifter in the later model manual transmission Vanagons? This covers the shift lever from the boot to the shifter knob and serves...
• shift lever broke
  Historical mailing list - Dave Stratton
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:58:47 -0600
  ...No longer! No shift lever. The blasted thing broke off above the pivot, below the boot. My feeling is that I should go with...
• Re: Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:13:19 -0500
  ...I just took the complete shift linkage apart to repair the rotted parts on my 82 Westy. I got my shift rod boot from...
• shift lever adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 12:15:30 -0400
  ...the collar that holds the spring under the rubber boot on the shift lever in the cabin of the van and is held by...
• Shift lever slop & selector shaft lubrication
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sat, 6 Nov 2004 00:01:07 -0500
  I have a fair amount of left-right play in my shift lever. ('87 Westy) I've gone through all the linkages and the...
• 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...
• Re: Shift Rod Bushing Boots- necessary...?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:25:06 -0400
  Last fall I installed all new bushings, boots, basically all the replaceable wear parts from the shifter base back to the transmission. I can...
• Syncro Shift Linkage Update
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:29:09 -0700
  ...Gear selection is very positive, and the movement of the shift lever is smooth and fluid. Next Steps: Order boots and seal. Install same...
• shift boot?
  Historical mailing list - bob bob
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:53:58 -0700
  ...i need to replace the rubber boot at the transmission where the linkage connects... is it a Shift Lever Bellows Part Number*: 251711167E http...
• Need a couple of part #'s, please.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 16:29:27 -0700
  ...boot or bellows that covers the guide pin/rear shift rod junction 2)The boot or bellows that goes between the relay lever and...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 17:42:36 -0700
  Just to be clear - I am not referring to the gear shift lever or the parts / mechanism found below the boot in the van...
• Re: How do I ... (shifter stuff)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:13:38 -0500
  ...I've had a look and found the boot that covers > the shift lever with the ball at the end at is ripped. I...
• Re: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 14:23:23 -0700
  ...shift_linkage_repair_kit.html http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=20699 http://www.busdepot.com/cables-pedal-lever-components/shift...
• Re: shift lever adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 19:21:25 -0700
  ...the collar that holds the spring under the rubber boot on > the shift lever in the cabin of the van and is held by...
• 89' GL Shift problem mostly solved!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Dunn
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 16:31:47 EDT
  Thnaks for your insightful comments on adjusting the two nuts under the shift lever boot. It did the trick pretty well. As of now...
• Re: Trans shifter linkage rubber boot
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:43:17 -0600
  ...They will include 2 new OE bushings (1 for front shift rod, you install,) 4 new OE boots, lower shift lever secured to shaft...
• Re: Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 10:02:26 -0500
  Yeah, two bolts drop the shift lever with the cup. Then you can get a 13mm socket through the hole in the ball lever...
• shifter parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:47:00 -0400
  ...Would like to sell it all together and I"ll throw in an extra boot for the rear shift lever. 100.00 including shipping...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 2 Mar 2016 16:01:15 -0800
  ...Front engine, rear transmission, torque tube to connect em, and right on top of the torque tube (drive shaft?) Sits the shift lever, with...
• Re: Part needed-Selector lever
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 21:41:07 EST
  ...Part needed-Selector lever I need a vanagon shifter part, called the selector lever, part # 251711973. Anybody have one? Will take complete rear shift...
• Re: shifter shaft cover?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 07:41:05 -0500
  ...the >aluminum shifter in the later model manual transmission Vanagons? This covers the >shift lever from the boot to the shifter knob and serves...
• Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:40:11 -0700
  ...up the rubber boot on shift lever in cab. > Look for excessive play at ball etc. at base of lever. > Those parts eventually wear...
• Re: 81 Vanagon Shift Linkage Problem...
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Thu, 4 May 2000 08:49:03 +0300
  ...If you still have trouble..replace plastic joint of shift lever. ..and make sure to readjust linkages if necessary (someone could have adjust them...
• Re: shifter bushing kit
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:47:06 -0700
  ...Pull up the rubber boot at the base of the shift lever. There is a metal plate with two 10mm nuts. First mark the...
• Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - ed maikranz
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 16:10:40 -0800
  ...The shift rod keeps coming off of the guide pin on the tranny. The big rubber boot is missing, I tried to order one...
• 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: replacing shift ball and cup, and where best to find one
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 10:13:28 -0600
  ...I'd like to ask for advice on where to get a good quality and > good priced shift lever with ball, and the cup...
• I have first gear back and new clutch finally in...
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 11 May 2011 08:24:12 -0400
  ...I noticed that the boots were missing around the shifter ball ( http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1348_332/shift_lever.html...
• Re: Gearshift lever broken, looking for replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:21:19 -0500
  ...It has the plate that mounts to the floor on it and the large bellows boot. Even has a new shifter knob on top...
• Re: shift lever broke
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 11:19:21 +0200
  ...No longer! No shift lever. The blasted thing broke off above the > pivot, below the boot. My feeling is that I should go with...
• Re: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 16:44:48 -0500
  ...shift_linkage_repair_kit.html > > http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=20699 > > http://www.busdepot.com/cables-pedal-lever-components/shift...
• Re: 89' GL Shift problem mostly solved!
  Historical mailing list - Bob McMain
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 14:15:01 -0700
  ...Bob >Thnaks for your insightful comments on adjusting the two nuts under the shift >lever boot. It did the trick pretty well. As of...
• Re: Symptoms - Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 16:00:38 -0400
  ...John, Adjusting the plate at the base of the shift lever (under the boot ) can help. It did for me. Here's how: http...
• Re: reverse (manual) shifting
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 23:07:53 -0400
  ...Now I fit >another used lever and ball joint assembly, removed rear linkage and >put new boots on with lube etc. The shifting has...
• Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - Vanderzanden Michael (DC-LP/SAL-US)
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 14:58:16 +0000
  1984 GL 1.9 l petrol motor 4 speed manual transmission The plastic ball in the shift linkage that mates with the lever on...
• Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:06:29 -0700
  ...up the rubber boot on shift lever in cab. > > Look for excessive play at ball etc. at base of lever. > > Those parts eventually wear...
• Re: Floor Duct
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:27:53 -0800
  If you mean the later gear shift lever floor boot it can just rest on the floor. It is intended to have the lower...
• Shift Lever to Transmission Attachement Question
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:29:21 -0600
  ...out some shift boots, replace a stud, transmission mount...etc. In doing so, I of course needed to remove the shift lever (Ball and...
• Shifting issue Update........
  Historical mailing list - wognacious
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:46:01 -0700
  ...shifts now? I've checked the linkage and everything seems to be in order except for a torn rubber boot around the shifting lever...
• Re: is it me? broke shift lever!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 19:31:58 -0800
  ...Had cracked at the little > dimple that a setscrew locks into, hidden under the rubber boot. Shifter is > a hollow tube, crack just worked...
• Re: Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:23:06 -0600
  ...Shift linkage repair > > Yeah, two bolts drop the shift lever with the cup. Then you can get a 13mm socket through the hole in...
• Re: Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 08:40:38 -0700
  ...Shift linkage repair > > Yeah, two bolts drop the shift lever with the cup. Then you can get a 13mm > socket through the hole in...
• Re: Gearshift lever broken, looking for replacement
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:14:06 -0600
  ...It has the plate that mounts to the floor >on it and the large bellows boot. Even has a new shifter knob on top...
• Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:28:27 -8
  ...the collar that holds the spring under the rubber boot on > > the shift lever in the cabin of the van and is held by...
• Re: Sloppy Gear Change
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 10:58:58 +0300
  Steve, at first you should check the plastic 'ball joint' of the gear shift lever under the boot. The parts you must check and...
• Re: '85 Westy shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 18:30:30 -0500
  ...There is a shifter cup and ball at the transmission shifter lever (stick your head under there and see for yourself). This cup is...