lol..
Van Cafe has an EXELLENT reputation.
I am highly picky, often a little dissappointed by what is offered or
the service, etc.
and have basically zero complaints about them.
I've been dealing with them for years..
and always recommend them as a West Coast Vendor ..
the only vendor in that area I recommend actually.

and I do beleive they go to extra effort to offer the good stuff..
and at a very fair price.
They do not aim for 'lowest price' at all IMO..
which is good , very good.

On 9/1/2013 3:51 PM, John Clemens wrote:
> 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
>
>
> ===========================================================================
> 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
>>>