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dhaavers
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guzyk
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Joined: September 23, 2004
Posts: 82
Location: Boulder, CO
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:29 pm Post subject: Re: shift assembly evaluation |
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| ALIKA T3 wrote: |
| That was unnecessary, you can remove the shifter rod by pulling it forward, then feed it rearward through the center of the tank. |
That's a great tip, I wish I knew/thought of that before.
Oh well, a little less material on my crossmember should still be ok.... |
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ALIKA T3
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guzyk
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Location: Boulder, CO
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: shift assembly evaluation |
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Here's a photo of what I enlarged with a die grinder to get the front shift rod back in.
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Nick Graham
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Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 7:32 am Post subject: Re: shift assembly evaluation |
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Hi there,
I've just finished replacing the two bushes on the gear shift rod. The original ones that came off appear to be solid (nylon?) and the replacement ones are hollow:
The original boots are totally shot and I am not able to source any in South Africa. My question is whether the replacement bushes are supposed to be greased or not. They are bigger than the original bushes and it doesn't seem like there is space for the boot flange inside the brackets that hold them in place. I filled the hollow bushes with a bit of graphite powder before installing. The shifter is a bit stiff, but not too bad. If grease is required, I was wondering if I could just inject it into the hollow bushes, instead of taking it off again (which is a pain). But I'm figuring that no grease is better than grease if I'm not able to get boots any time soon. Any thoughts?
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guzyk
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Location: Boulder, CO
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| Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:06 pm Post subject: Re: shift assembly evaluation |
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I pulled the front shift rod out of my 86 Vanagon by pulling it out rearwards from the center of the van (twisted and turned it to get the ears (missing plastic) through the front slider opening).
After I installed new Van-Cafe plastic ears, it won't go in the way it came out nor does it seem to go in from the front of the van. What's the trick? |
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iheartstrangers
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Joined: May 19, 2010
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Location: Portland, Maine
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:00 am Post subject: Re: shift assembly evaluation |
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Got it welded a few weeks ago. Thanks!
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manydubs
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Joined: November 08, 2007
Posts: 155
Location: Kentucky
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 6:58 am Post subject: Re: shift assembly evaluation |
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| Weld a "sleeve" over it or replace the shifter shaft. |
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iheartstrangers
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Location: Portland, Maine
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 5:09 pm Post subject: Re: shift assembly evaluation |
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Shifter broke on my 84 Vanagon when trying to back into my driveway tonight.
Anybody got any ideas?
Thank you.
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davidbaldwin
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Joined: February 10, 2016
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Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:31 pm Post subject: Re: shift assembly evaluation |
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[email protected]
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Location: Berkeley Ca
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davidbaldwin
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Joined: February 10, 2016
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Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:31 am Post subject: |
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| Terry Kay wrote: |
If I was inspecting / lubing up the shift shaft, the first thing in order would be to at least remove the front & rear hollow polyurethane bushings and make sure that they were tight & lubed to the max.
The stock ones are hollow & if at all worn will give you all of the slop in shifting --a lot more than you need.
If they are a bit sloppy get a pair of the Delrin solid bushings on the shaft--it'll tighten that shaft slop outa there --like right now.
Second thing is to take the center ( aft ) CV/U-joint apart, clean the dried up grease outa them and lube well with high temp / low wash out sticky grease.
This will help a bunch.
Inspect the trans arm ball, make sure it's good & tight in the shift shaft cup, and load the cup up with high temp grease too.
Take a good look at the split pin & holes at the shifter cup--they can get all wallowed out and make for a bunch of play in the shift shaft--before the trans arm.
The front tabs at the shift lever bottom are also real important--and the bind here is that they front assembly is NLa, and nobody has come up with a viable solution to rebuild them--this is a big problem. |
Hello,
I'm new to TheSamba and we're trying to repair my daughter's 83.5 Vanagon in order to sell it. The rear vertical linkage is broken, and I've been told that there used to be a kit available to replace some or all of these. My photos are attached. I'd really like to know how and where I can get these parts (circled in my attached diagrams). Please and thanks!
p.s. I also don't know the names of these parts (don't have the legend for the diagram). I did just check out a gowesty page that referred to these as Part #9 (hard plastic ball and stainless steel shift ball lever) seems to be the main trouble. Rest are 2 (boot), 10&11 (hardware), 25 & 26 (shifter elbow and pin). Their kit is not available (at this time)?
David
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plysaker
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Location: EmeraldCity
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First I did a bunch of reading here, looking at my rig & the Bentley and a few other online sites. I bought the 2 shaft bushings, and replaced the vertical plastic ball and rubber cover.
It takes a bit to lock the shifter 19mm or, my 14mm tall socket is 19mm so that, on a 1/2 wrench, some velcro kept the from in position long enough to get the junction lined up.
after one test, I rotated the front counterclockwise, and WHAMO!
I can shift well enough to let the Wife drive.
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| Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 11:09 am Post subject: shift linkage for Trani "DK10903"" |
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| I need some help in obtaining good used shift linkage for a 091-midshift as shown on the samba Transmission For Dummies. Decent used linkage from the shifter that goes through the floor of the 83.2 vanagon to the 2 ball shifter is on the leading side of the transmission. The DK10903 number is on the bottom of the transmission. see Bentley 34.2 gear shift linkage. Check out the Bentley 34.2 to 34.3: front shift rod, center shift rod and rear shift rod. feel free to call 816-220-8800 or email [email protected] |
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Keith Tanner
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Not mine, but the picture that 71MYSTABOO posted earlier pretty much sums it up.
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jtrashy
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is there supposed to be this much gap between the fork and the housing box?
thanks
here is mine
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RBEmerson
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Jus' lurkin'...
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Keith Tanner
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I had a shifting problem with my van - if I got excited going into first gear, the lever would pop over the reverse detent and I'd be in no-man's land. On inspection, my shift rod had a broken plastic cover on the passenger's side ear.
I had some UHMW material left over from a previous project, and did the same thing 71MYSTABOO. It took about 20 minutes using a hacksaw and a drill. Cutting the slot for the tab was the most difficult part, but a bit of work with a 1/8" drill bit made it work. I drilled a number of holes side by side, then used the drill bit as a router to push sideways. Since UHMW is a plastic, it'll melt if you keep at it and I ended up with a nice smooth slot.
The shifter feels much better now. The lever stops firmly when I move it sideways to go for 1st, and it slips over the detent when I push the lever down just as intended.
You can get UHMW material from any plastic shop - just look in the yellow pages. You only need a tiny piece, so ask them if they have any scraps. If they charge you at all, it'll be just a couple of bucks.
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syncrodoka
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| Anybody have any idea where this goes? |
I know where it goes.
It is the special bolt and bushings for the mechanical connection at the bottom of the shifter to the front shift rod. It helps to remove the slop that can contribute to shifting problems like many of shift components. |
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