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Date:         Tue, 4 Nov 2003 10:59:03 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
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From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: wearing down my westy
Comments: To: Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Shawn Wright wrote:

> I had similar problems during our last trip, except that I was fairly > sure it was poor lube in the shift linkage, since I had the tranny out, > and rushed it back in without lubing the linkage bushings.

Yeah, I have the same sort of problem. Shifting gets a bit stiff after a long highway run, and the shifter squeaks. The shifting gets nice and smooth, and the squeaking goes away, when I drive in the rain, so it's almost certainly a lubrication issue.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si -- For Sale


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