Jim,

Drop the spare tire and slide under the van, resting your head on the
spare tire tray.  You'll see an open-ended box which contains the stuff
below the shift lever.  Spray a bit of WD-40 around in there (this is
TEMPORARY - for test purposes only).

If the shifting improves, use some moly grease and coat any surfaces
that the shift linkage touches.

Karl Wolz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> Jim Felder
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 6:12 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Balky shift question
>
> My shifter (90 vanagon) has lately started to balk going into first. I
> can hear a dry rubbing under the floor where the shift lever pivots
> (front) often when I move it.
>
>  From where, top or bottom, should I attack this? what should I expect
> to see when I get in? Anything I should probably consider replacing?
>
> I checked the archives and they were a lot of help for the rear
> ball-and-socket, but didn't directly address what lay under the front
> floor.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim