Those rails and guides ARE your reverse lockout mechanism.  So it is very
important that you reassemble it properly, or your "push-down" reverse
lockout feature won't work properly...........

Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthias Kuster" <matthiaskuster@VERIZON.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 1:53 AM
Subject: reverse (manual) shifting

>I had my Wolfy valet parked a while ago and the attendant screwed up
> the reverse lock (you had  to push down before that to get it into
> reverse). The plastic ball joint was all but shattered. Now I fit
> another used lever and ball joint assembly, removed rear linkage and
> put new boots on with lube etc. The shifting has improved vastly, but
> the push down feature is still missing, I can shift into reverse
> without pushing down. I obviously had to disconnect the front part of
> linkage and removed the tin box. When putting it back on I couldn't
> quite make sense of how it works. There is some rails and guides in
> there, but maybe I reassembled, seated it wrongly?
>
> I like having the push down feature, because that way I won't
> accidently shift into reverse at a light, and cruise straight into
> the car behind me. That would be a riot.
>
> Thanks all and Happy Days to ya!
>
> Matthias
>