First attempt, loosen the shifter bracket on the trans, push towards the trans and tighten. This usually helps. If not, then you need to turn the rear linkage rod one spline counter clockwise, (facing front). Just loosen the clamp, using vice grips, hold front rod while turning rear unit you hear a faint click, tighten clamp and you should be set. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Kim Brennan Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:29 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: I'm lazy Okay, I'm too lazy to investigate the Bentley on this... Ever since I got my Westy, First gear has been a little difficult to get to. I have to slam the gear shift over all the way to left. This does not strike me as correct (and my rebuilt transmission is pretty much identical to this). So this leads me to believe, I need to adjust something in the shift linkage itself. Perhaps as simple as loosen the pivot plate. Does this sound like a reasonable assessment? Of course, then the question becomes, which way do I move it after I loosen the pivot plate? Left, or right? |
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