Please reply to Reynold.

-----Original Message-----
From: Reynold [mailto:wrey455@netscape.net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 9:47 AM
To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Clicking sound from manual shifter

List members have complained about this problem for quite
some time
and to date as far as I know, no one has discovered the
source of
the noise. I've had the same problem for the past five years
('84 Westphalia in Toronto). I believe the source of the
noise to be
the U-Joint in the shift linkage to the transmission. The
joint has
two c-clips & two pins holding it in place.

Remedy-:        1. Remove two c-clips
                2. Push pins out as far as possible (2/3 out)
                3. Liberally coat pins & cylinders with grease
                4. Replace pins & c-clips
                5. Coat entire joint with grease

After doing this in mine, the clicking sound disappeared &
hasn't been heard
on a 2500 mile trip I took last week.

This list is the greatest thing since sliced bread.     Keep it
up.

Reynold
84 Westy
86 Volvo 740 GLE