It can help quite a bit.  If you are worried about vague shifting I
would check the rear bushing and guide pin first.  I have those as
well.  If they look good then I would suspect this center one.  Let me know.

--
Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
Phone: 856-327-4936
Fax: 856-327-2242

On 11/17/2011 10:31 AM, ralph meyermann wrote:
> Is that to help with vague shifting?
>
> Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy
>
> On Nov 16, 2011 5:16 PM, "Ken Wilford"<kenwilfy@comcast.net>  wrote:
>
> Dear List,
>
> This has been a long time coming.  I have been working to secure these
> bushing for the last four or five years.  They are finally here.  I now
> have brand new center shift rod bushings for the Vanagon Air Cooled and
> Diesel from 80-83.5!  It is almost like finding the Holy Grail.  I have
> 17 of them here at the moment so if you are interested please let me
> know.  If you look on this diagram you will see the one I am talking
> about is number 21 on the chart:
> http://www.vanagain.com/**images/earlyshifter.jpg<http://www.vanagain.com/images/earlyshifter.jpg>
>
> They are selling for $24 each and the part number is 251711207 in my
> webstore.  Now I can finally say yes to people when they call me
> searching for these :-)
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
> Phone: 856-327-4936
> Fax: 856-327-2242
>