Thanks Mark, looks like they have a very complete list of shifter
components.  I've written to ask where the shift lever (with ball) was
manufactured since they didn't mention that it's German.  Do you know if
Van-Cafe has a good reputation?

John

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On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 08:12:41 -0700, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Looks like van-cafe has most of the shifter components available:
>http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/smartlist_784/shift_components.html
>
>-Mark
>
>
>On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 2:42 AM, jbclem <jbclem1@charter.net> wrote:
>
>> On the way home from picking up my new used 1986 Vanagon, I almost
>> completely lost access to 1st gear.  I found it way over on the left side
>> of the shift pattern, almost the same as reverse without pushing down on
>> the shift lever.  Second gear was also hard to find, floating around over
>> on the left.
>>
>> Looking at the shift components I found a lot of play in the ball and cup,
>> 1/4' to 1/2", and I'd guess the ball might have broken off a piece since
>> the shifting was working ok the previous day.
>>
>> I've seen a shift lever/ball on eBay(a bit high priced), and Go-Westy has
>> one that they have manufactured(but are currently out of).  I'd like to ask
>> for advice on where to get a good quality and good priced shift lever with
>> ball, and the cup elbow that the ball fits into, in case I also need that.
>>
>> And are there any DIY tricks for fixing the ball part, temporary or
>> permanent.
>>
>>
>> John
>>