1)  The pivot Ball is raised with a spacer block, increasing the relative
travel of the lower end of the shift lever.  This makes the cup on the
shift rod travel farther with the same amount of travel of the shift knob.

2)  All angular motion of the shift knob in your hand is reflected through
the pivot ball - it should all be reduced after installing the quick shift
kit.

I have the Berg kit - Schweet!

Randy Bergum
1990 Carat

> [Original Message]
> From: Tom S <tom@SALICOS.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: 3/14/2006 3:52:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Vanagon Short Shift Kit
>
> Two questions about this:
>
> 1)  What does it actually do to reduce the travel of the shifter?
>
> 2)  One listmember posted that the 2-3 shift was not reduced so much.
> I'd think that's where it would pay off the most.  But I don't know
> which kit he had used, or if it would matter.
>
>
>
> Tom Salicos
> '87 Syncro Westy EG-33