The Vanagon shifting mechanism on a manual tranny is a puzzle to me. I
have not been able to come ot an understanding of it from looking at
Bentley and the Haynes Manual is not much good either.

Can anyone describe exactly how the mechanism works? The part that is of
interest is in the front of the vehicle where the shifter lever housing
is located. I don't understand how the movement and positioning of the
end of the shift rod works. I can see a funky little tang on the end of
the rod, and a funny little shelf  in the housing, shown in  pictures,
but how that all fits together and really works is a mystery to me. What
happens there as the shift lever is operated?

Any descriptive material on this would be appreciated.

Thank,

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver