Tom, we have this bushing.  Not sure where you are getting your part number
for it but the one you are showing is a jumbled version of the true one:
251711207.  251 is Vanagon, 711 is shifter parts.  VW part numbers actually
have a logic and if you know it, nonsense part numbers jump out at you.
I have these for $24 if you need one.  I also have all of the other shifter
bushings for the early Vanagon Air Cooled and Diesel.  No one else does.  I
have offered to supply them but
I guess they just don't care.  I do!  Shameless self promotion!  :- )

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com

On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 8:36 PM, Tom Young <tomyoung1@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi all:
>
>
>
> The shifting on my Vanagon is pretty funky in 1st/2nd  - it's pretty vague
> just where you're at and somewhat difficult getting into 1st   - and
> there's
> a definite rattle coming from the shifter mechanism.  If I put my hand on
> the shift lever that rattling noise stops so I'm pretty sure that the
> bushing, identified as "711 207 251" ( Bushing to '82) in ETKA is the
> culprit, though I haven't been under the vehicle yet to really scope it
> out.
> (To tell the truth I haven't been under the vehicle for several years now,
> since it gets so little use.  Also, there's a "belly pan" under there - for
> the gas-fired heater I suppose - that I have to remove to really look at
> things.)
>
>
>
> A couple of questions:
>
>
>
> 711 207 251 as a part number doesn't seem to be available, though I do see
> some references to "711 207 251 D"    [Bushing from '83 (from '87 partially
> front only)] and "711 207 251 E" (Bushing from '87) so the first question:
>
> Are these part numbers with the addition of the D or E backwards compatible
> with my "711 207 251" part?
>
>
>
> And the second question:  Where does this bushing live in the '82 models?
> Is it accessible when you drop the spare tire carrier or farther back,
> probably under that belly pan?
>
>
>
> TIA.
>
>
>
> Tom Young
>

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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com