Suppose I will have to drop the box again in the front with the lever
and try to figure out what I did wrong. Thanks for the info.,..

Matthias

On Jun 7, 2007, at 3:24 AM, Mike wrote:

>  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
>>