All I can suggest is to grease every moving shift linkage piece..fnt, middle
bushing and rear to see if that makes it shift not only easier , but
quieter..

Daryl of AA Transaxle
425-788-4070
"On the cutting edge of old technology"

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Bill MacLachlan
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 8:43 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: noisy shifting

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