Very simple.  Drill a small hole on the side and hit in a roll pin that fits
that hole.  But first pull the ball out to it's correct position.
Zoltan

-----Original Message-----
From: T Collins
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 11:09 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Gear shift lever ball (in the rear attached to transmission)

Hello Volks,

I want to save money (don't we all) and I need to replace the shift lever
ball located at the selector shaft of the transmission.

Bus depot has this ---> http://www.busdepot.com/251711131c  just the
plastic ball portion that I assume just slides on the lever.

But here is the question: How does one secure this to the lever to avoid it
being ejected? Does one have glue/epoxy or something like that? Anyone have
experience with replacing only this plastic piece?

I would like to find reverse again :)

Thanks,
Tony