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bread geek
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 Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:04 am Post subject: not shifting update |
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going into gears hard clutch seems as though it is engaging.any ideas 1987 westy.w/ tiicoq
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smokin_dodge
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:52 am Post subject: |
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a little more detail always helps - kinda a vague description.
when you mean doesnt shift do you mean you cant find the gears? or it will always shift from 3rd to 4th and you cant find 1st or 2nd?
does your clutch grind when you engage it?
how many miles on the clutch? have you checked the slave cylinder to make sure its engaged? |
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bread geek
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:48 am Post subject: shift |
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| Hard to find all gears.clutch does not grind.when in gear and stopped clutch depressed the van acts as it should. |
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SteveVanB
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smokin_dodge
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:20 am Post subject: |
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i would start by checking your shifter bushings - then your shift linkage - and then the shifter assembly where it goes into the floor
the parts arent expensive but there is some time involved in resetting your shift linkage.
the bently manual has a very good walkthrough of how to reset your shifter. |
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levi
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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and make sure that your brake res isn't below the minimum line.
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bread geek
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:07 pm Post subject: shift |
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| what does the brake res have to do with it. update it seems to shift harder in and out of 4th.i checked the linkage and they all look ok except for the ball and socket in the rear by the tranny the boot is all torn. |
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wbx
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:16 pm Post subject: Re: shift |
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| what does the brake res have to do with it. |
Because the brake and clutch hydraulics run off the same reservoir under the dash binnacle. The clutch is fed from a line above the brake so that when you run out of brake fluid, you should have a hard time going... saving you from finding out in a little bit that you'll have a hard time stopping.
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purplepeopleeater
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:03 am Post subject: |
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Had the same issue, plan on spending 300 bucks on bushings.
VanCafe had the best setup.
I chose the one they make over NOS bits, my only beef is the new bushings are harder so noise transfer from the motor and trans are greater. |
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