Have you tried kneeling and prostrating yourself towards Hanover, Germany?
=)

Best thing would be to get a willing victim, er helper, under there to
watch.

Have you gone under yourself with the box in neutral (Handbrake and blocks!)
and shifted it by grabbing the thing in your hand?  It could be something
hanging down or loose.  That's probably your best chance to see what's up
because you can over-excursion the shift rod easily by hand.

And the good news is that's it has temporarily stopped pouring rain!
Now I need to get back to work on the Ark...

Seeya, Jake

On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Bill MacLachlan <billmacla@gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello all...
>
> I'm getting a lot of noise when shifting- all gears.
> Comes and goes a bit, but it always comes back.
> Sounds like the shift rod is dragging on something under there.
> I can shift from gear to gear alright, but it sounds just awful.
>
> I have replaced the nylon parts under the gearshift ( vanagain kit);
>  tranny
> is an A&A rebuild. No problems there.
> I'm thinking the bushings for the shift rod where it runs through the
> frame.
>
> Is there anything easier to fix that could be the issue?
>
> and, if not, does anyone have experience in replacing them ( where d'ya get
> 'em?)
> or fabricating new ones?
> or greasing them?
> or doing something easy to them that makes the bad noise go away? (crossing
> fingers and touching wood)
>
>
>
> vehicle is an 82 diesel.
>
> thanks all...
>
> Bill M
> 82 GL I4
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
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