Jim,

We are reading and selectively responding.

BenT

On Nov 9, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote:

> David and Ben must both be on vacation.... This feels a bit like the original Vanagon List ®.
> 
> The guide pin for an '82 is NOT NLA, it's just no longer available commercially new.  I have a spare in my tool box if you really need one.  I suspect that Daryl has a few too. I'd be happy to send it on if you really need it. I think BD has the plastic 'bearing' that goes on the guide. At least they used to....
> 
> (Now the boots that are supposed to cover all that stuff, that's NLA! Bicycle inner tube pieces and tie wire works in a pinch.)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Nov 9, 2010, at 9:19 AM, Mark L. Hineline wrote:
> 
>> I'm willing to bet that somewhere in the archives it says that the
>> guide pin for the early shift linkage is NLA. Certainly you're not
>> going to find it anywhere unless you end up at your website.