Mine does the same thing... not sure what it is :(

At 05:15 PM 28/09/1999 -0700, Tim King wrote:
>I'm just _full_ of questions lately...
>
>With my 87 syncro westy now running, I'm spending lots of time tracking down
>small issues. The most irritating of which is shifter rattle. The linkage is
>great -- the vehicle goes in and out of gear like _butter_. However, when
>it's in gear (4th is the worst), the shifter is able to wobble, float,
>rattle, klink, bang, and buzz around until I'm ready to gouge my eyes out
>with all the straws I've stolen from Starbucks. The sound is very metallic
>in nature. It almost sounds like the linkage is rubbing against something as
>the vehicle vibrate. It's so loose, I can actually gently move the lever
>almost all the way over to where first should be and keep the van in 4th. If
>I grab the linkage under the van, it wobbles with ease. My 83 had much more
>tension in it.
>
>I've looked at the ball under the shift boot, and it _looks_ fine, but
>that's about as far as I've got.  I'm sure the whole thing is exacerbated by
>my drivetrain vibration problems (probably drive shaft, but certainly not
>helped by the chunky Gislavad snow tires it's wearing), but I'd kind of like
>to tackle one thing at time and the shifter rattle seems like the easier of
>the problems.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks folks.
>
>Tim King
>Seattle, WA
>87 Syncro Westy
>
>

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