Hi Scott,

Oops, mixed years and models.

Okay, I have a 1982 Vanagon with a 1982 shift rod front to back. The
bushings in the joint between front and middle rod are crapped out,
the bushing over the gas tank is missing, and the guide pin is bent.

So what I want to do eventually is to replace the 1982 transmission
with a latter transmission and the complete shift rod with the later
shift rod. But for now I'd like to match up the front of the later
shift rod with the back third of the early rod. If I can. That way I
eliminate the bad joint bushings and get the heady duty bushing over
the gas tank.

Mark

On Nov 8, 2010, at 12:03 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> hi Mark,
> you mean front half of 82 westy shift linkage to operate the rear
> half of linkage and trans that's 91 ?
>
> if you look at any 83 and later vanagon you'll see there is a
> support bushing at the aft end of the fuel tank...on that frame there.
> if you make or install a similar bushing there for the front half of
> your early van linkage..
> that will work.
> you may have to adjust for length, depending.
> and  front trans mount may need some modification.
>
> if it's a year away ..
> I'd go for changing out the entire late linkage .
>
> Scott