Mark,

I've removed and replaced mine from above.  If you want to replace the nylon
connections between the lever and the linkage, you need to gain access from
below, but I believe Matthew is speaking of the ball/reverse lokout
arrangement which is the fulcrum for the shift lever and is located within
the steel cup bolted onto the floor.  The bottom end of this is fairly
fragile, and mine has been broken by "mechanics" who can't figure out how to
get a Vanagon into reverse three times now.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: Shift Linkage Help

> These parts are inexpensive and not to hard to replace. You need to remove
from
> below.
>
> Mark
>
> "Pollard, Matthew" wrote:
>
> > Howdy there,
> > My stick-shift lever is about 3" lower than it was before my sister
borrowed
> > it, and reverse is very easy to get into.  Upon further inspection, the
> > lower 1/2 ball and stuff that is contained in the shift housing has
crumbled
> > (like a fine feta or blue cheese, but without the smells).  How hard is
the
> > replacement of these parts? Can I do it all from inside the bus? Or do I
> > need to crawl under her to do it?  Can the stick-shift lever be removed
from
> > inside the bus, as it looks like I will need to slip the parts on it?
> >
> > I doubt that Ron carries these parts, so off to the dealer to be
reamed....
> > -Matthew
> > 84 weekender