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• Re: Shift linkage is out.
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 14:26:16 -0400
  Crawl under your van and check the linkage points along your shift rod. It sounds like something came loose, hopefully just the clamp pinch...
• 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...
• Syncro Shift Linkage Update
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:29:09 -0700
  ...Here's what I found: * Boot over the ball joint where the linkage attaches to the shift rod at the transmission has disintegrated. * Boot...
• 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 bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 16:44:48 -0500
  ...20699 > > http://www.busdepot.com/cables-pedal-lever-components/shift-linkage-parts/shift-linkage-parts?p=1 > > Probably Others ~ Hope that Helps ~ > > >> On 30...
• shift linkage concept question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 04:41:05 -0800
  ...linkage is as far forward as possible (at the tranny clamp/linkage support plate) altho I can't be certain the lever/shift rod...
• 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...
• rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:24:09 -0800
  ...yesterday removing all of the linkage parts. It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:03:58 -0800
  hi Mark, you mean front half of 82 westy shift linkage to operate the rear half of linkage and trans that's 91 ? if...
• Re: 80-82 vanagon shift linkage adjusting.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 08:44:07 -0800
  ...ok I've got the Bently, 3-4 differant versions/iterations i'm not sure exactly on adjusting the shift rod and linkage on...
• Re: Shifter linkages Syncro vs 2WD
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 21:04:01 -0700
  The waterboxer Syncro linkage is very similar to the waterboxer 2WD linkage. The rear shift rod is curved differently near the tranny as the...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 15:49:44 -0800
  I installed a later model tranny and shift linkage into my '81 http://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/WBXTransmissionInto81VanagonWasAirCooled# I had access of sorts (was...
• Re: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Jerome A Perkins
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:45:05 +0000
  I reworked the linkage on my bus and still had problems shifting, turned out that the engine and gearbox had been dropped at sometime...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:16:14 -0800
  ...yesterday removing all of the linkage parts. It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to...
• Re: Shifting problems how adjust linkage
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 23:39:36 -0600
  ...part of the linkage on the trans itself. It sits in a fork on the end of the shift control rod coming from the...
• 81' Shift Linkage Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Price
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 09:08:14 -0600
  ...and cup joint.(not at the Shift lever) Also looking for the bushing that the linkage rod slides through. These bushings are above the...
• 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...
• Re: Shift rod
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 13:39:43 -0800
  ...Shift rod > Hi Scott, > > Oops, mixed years and models. > > Okay, I have a 1982 Vanagon with a 1982 shift rod front to back. The...
• 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...
• Re: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 17:18:51 -0800
  ...what part of the > linkage I need to look at? > Sounds like linkage to me. The Bentley shift rod adjustment procedure works great. There...
• Re: linkage woes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 18:14:17 -0700
  ...I find that loosening the 17mm nut and rotating the rod will affect the shifting into the lower gears. Mark Jim Arnott wrote: > > BTDT...
• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:22:55 -0400
  ...Forward and rearward motion moves the linkage likewise, which rotates the shift rod in the transmission. Sideways motion rotates the linkage, which moves the...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:11:04 -0500
  ...yesterday removing all of the linkage parts. It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to...
• Re: Swap Entire '85 Shift Linkage into '81?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 15:57:13 -0800
  ...So before I start tearing into things, can I: > > Swap in an entire '85 shift linkage and transmission. (from shifter in > cab to transmission...
• Re: 91 westy 4 speed shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:06:08 -0500
  ...I did eventually end up replacing all the linkage wear items anyway. Allan On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:13 -0600, "John Rodgers" <inua...
• 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...
• Re: switching from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:21:04 -0800
  ...What a pain the throttle >linkage was.You need that, the shifter and shift rod.The throttle cable assembely has a linkage....
• 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: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:18:15 -0800
  ...yesterday removing all of the linkage parts. It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to...
• Re: Shifting - '88 GL manual tranny
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Sun, 22 Mar 2015 16:56:05 -0400
  Shift linkage is the most common failure point. If you haven't changed and lubricated all the linkage points... start there! -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter / Iowa City, Iowa
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:42:11 -0600
  ...get the linkage in my Vanagon adjusted right until i replaced the plastic (nylon) parts at the linkage joining the shift rod to the...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:38:16 -0800
  ...yesterday removing all of the > linkage parts. It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear > shifter rod sections but I managed to...
• GEAR SHIFT HOUSING ASSEMBLY
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 06:08:34 -0700
  ...goes into the shift linkage. It is possible to replace this rod without rebuilding the transmission? Does the gear shift housing just come off...
• 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...
• 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...
• Re: major fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:51:59 -0800
  >Or install the shift linkage rod after the tank is >already in? Or use flare fittings so a metal line >could be attached to...
• Shift rod install on 81
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 07:20:13 -0400
  ...upon looking at the spot where the linkage joins the transmission, can see that the shift rod appears to be going too far back...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:22:22 -0500
  ...yesterday removing all of the linkage parts. It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to...
• Re: EV shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Drew B. Farenwald
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 11:28:21 -0400
  ...The > shifter went completely "limp" or very sloppy. I suspected problems with > the linkage. Sure enough a $1.75 nylon bushing on top of...
• 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...
• 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...
• Diesel shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - M Catlin
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:20:06 -0700
  Is the rear shift rod on an 82 diesel supposed to be bent or straight? I am replacing my rear shift rod because it...
• Re: Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 17:05:18 -0800
  ...Shift linkage troubles > Greatings. I am having trouble with the shift linkage > on my 81 Westy. The shift rod keeps coming off of the...
• transmission shifting
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:12:19 -0700
  ...1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem? I haven't dropped the shifter box yet. I've adjusted the shifter rod so tha...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:35:45 -0800
  ...yesterday removing all of the linkage parts. It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 27 May 2017 11:10:02 -0700
  ...in shift rod) On 5/27/17, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Trivial stuff mostly, and I've included the shift linkage fix...
• 80-82 vanagon shift linkage adjusting.
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 11:28:02 -0500
  ok I've got the Bently, 3-4 differant versions/iterations i'm not sure exactly on adjusting the shift rod and linkage on...
• Re: transmission shifting
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:06:41 -0400
  ...1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem? > I haven't dropped the shifter box yet. I've adjusted the shifter rod so > tha...
• Re: No Warning: Manual tranny now stuck in reverse! HELP!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:40:49 -0600
  ...lot of other >> stuff on the van, but never working with the shifter, linkage and >> tranny. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Thanks. >> >> John Rodgers >> 88 GL Driver >> > >
• Doka needs help...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:05:41 -0800
  ...how I can adjust the front without removing the box (with the whole front linkage assembly)? issue2: it seems to me the shift rod...
• Re: No Warning: Manual tranny now stuck in reverse! HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:16:56 -0500
  ...lot of other > stuff on the van, but never working with the shifter, linkage and tranny. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver >
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:35:08 -0800
  ...yesterday removing all of the linkage parts. It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:40:31 -0800
  ...yesterday removing all of the linkage parts. It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to...
• Re: shift linkage concept question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:18:06 -0600
  ...linkage is > as far forward as possible (at the tranny clamp/linkage support plate) > altho I can't be certain the lever/shift rod...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:59:02 +0000
  ...yesterday removing all of the linkage parts. It was a bit troublesome disconnecting the front and rear shifter rod sections but I managed to...
• EV shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Roderick (strg)
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 06:58:09 -0700
  ...The shifter went completely "limp" or very sloppy. I suspected problems with the linkage. Sure enough a $1.75 nylon bushing on top of...
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 May 2010 12:17:37 -0700
  ...On my linkage, noticed some play at U joint at rear shift rod. It occurred to me that if play was excessive, it might...
• Shift linkage troubles
  Historical mailing list - ed maikranz
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 16:10:40 -0800
  ...I am having trouble with the shift linkage on my 81 Westy. The shift rod keeps coming off of the guide pin on the...
• Re: shift linkage concept question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Dix
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:04:12 -0800
  ...linkage is > > as far forward as possible (at the tranny clamp/linkage support plate) > > altho I can't be certain the lever/shift rod...
• Re: parting out Buses, Bugs, and Ghias in Denver ('55-'81)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 02:40:42 -0400
  ...That'd be everything from the shift lever back to the rod that connects to the nose cone on the tranny. If someone knows...