Jim, Drop the spare tire and slide under the van, resting your head on the spare tire tray. You'll see an open-ended box which contains the stuff below the shift lever. Spray a bit of WD-40 around in there (this is TEMPORARY - for test purposes only). If the shifting improves, use some moly grease and coat any surfaces that the shift linkage touches. Karl Wolz > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Jim Felder > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 6:12 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Balky shift question > > My shifter (90 vanagon) has lately started to balk going into first. I > can hear a dry rubbing under the floor where the shift lever pivots > (front) often when I move it. > > From where, top or bottom, should I attack this? what should I expect > to see when I get in? Anything I should probably consider replacing? > > I checked the archives and they were a lot of help for the rear > ball-and-socket, but didn't directly address what lay under the front > floor. > > Thanks, > > Jim |
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