Another possibly related symtom has cropped up.  I'm getting a distinct
burt clutch disc smell. There isn't any clutch slippage that I can detect,
and I have experienced that in the past and put in a new clutch,  but this
time there is none, but there is a distinct clutch odor after driving.

Related to shift adjustment? Different problem? Tranny a potential boat
anchor? Suggestion? Recommendations?

Thanks.

John
On Mar 5, 2016 09:32, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> If the shifter bracket on the transmission is installed on the wrong side
> of the casting then engaging 2nd and 4th is usually the problem. As for
> first, third and reverse the only adjustment would be if the shift rod
> connection is not fully seated. The usual causes for 3rd or 4th gear pop
> out are bad teeth on the gear or the slider and a bad main ball bearing on
> the main shaft or that bearing is moving in the gear carrier housing. I
> have seen where a miss aligned clutch disk or other bad event can push the
> main shaft hard enough to force the reverse idler mount out and make for a
> loose main bearing.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of paul guard
> Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 10:43 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Manual tranny 3rd gear jumpout
>
> It sounds as though the shifter has been adjusted so that it doesn't quite
> allow full engagement in 3rd gear.  It won't take long for 3rd pop-out to
> become a permanent problem, if driven in this condition ..
>
> John wrote:
>  After adjusting the shifter from" no shift" to operational on my van, it
> now jumps out of third gear ocassionally. Any ideas as to why?
>