Is there a generic lever that would fit in there?  Any sort of any 4-speed
Muncie type lever?

Jason M. Yasment

----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Stratton <dave@MTBA.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: shift lever broke

> Per and other shiftless ones:
>
> Dang, I hate it when things go like this.  Right again.  This morning I
> located a yard that had a parts vanagon I could get the shifter from for
$30
> if I pulled it.  No problem.  Except that once I had it out and could
> inspect it guess what,  right, I loosened the set screw on the collar,
slid
> it up and lo and behold a stress mark right where the old one broke.  I
gave
> the guy $15 and now I need to locate a new one.  I've tried every dealer
in
> MT to no avail.  Several said they could order the part but It would take
> about 10 days and cost about $89 plus shipping.
>
> Anyone know of a dealer or someone with parts that might have one on hand
> and hopefully a little less spendy.
>
> Thanks
> Dave Stratton
> Great Falls, MT
> 87GL
> ---------------------------------------
> Per wrote:
> Dave, what I would do is get a used lever to get the car going, and then
get
> a
> new one to replace if/when the used lever breaks. Why, you might ask? You
> know,
> your lever broke, my lever broke, and some other guy's lever broke. Don't
> you
> think there is a possibility the used lever you get will break too? I did,
> and
> that was my approach when dealing with this, so I got a new one. I paid
> about
> $80 for it a year ago, here in Norway. That was on my previous Syncro, so
> maybe
> I should check the lever on the Syncro I know own, and maybe get a new
> lever,
> and wait for the old to break. Remember, the Syncro and 4-speed shares
> lever,
> the 5-speed is different.
>