Richard,

I'm assuming you are referring to this?

https://www.gowesty.com/product/manual/23516/shifter-selector-lever-elbow-?v=

Pretty easy to replace... just did my 84.  Too hard, or should I say, almost impossible to clean up.

Gowesty also did a fantastic job, which saved me tons of time, with their publication of these instructions.
https://www.gowesty.com/tech-article-details.php?id=178

Clean everything, change torn boots etc.

My van shifts better than new now.

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Richard Koller
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 12:12 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: input shaft question

Hi Vanagoneers,
I have an '86 manual trans that has been sitting in a garage for
many years. The end of the input shaft is a bit corroded. Does anyone know
if this can be cleaned up by hand so the trans can be installed and used.
Thanks,
Rick Koller