Suppose I will have to drop the box again in the front with the lever and try to figure out what I did wrong. Thanks for the info.,.. Matthias On Jun 7, 2007, at 3:24 AM, Mike wrote: > Those rails and guides ARE your reverse lockout mechanism. So it > is very > important that you reassemble it properly, or your "push-down" reverse > lockout feature won't work properly........... > > Mike B. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matthias Kuster" <matthiaskuster@VERIZON.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 1:53 AM > Subject: reverse (manual) shifting > > >> I had my Wolfy valet parked a while ago and the attendant screwed up >> the reverse lock (you had to push down before that to get it into >> reverse). The plastic ball joint was all but shattered. Now I fit >> another used lever and ball joint assembly, removed rear linkage and >> put new boots on with lube etc. The shifting has improved vastly, but >> the push down feature is still missing, I can shift into reverse >> without pushing down. I obviously had to disconnect the front part of >> linkage and removed the tin box. When putting it back on I couldn't >> quite make sense of how it works. There is some rails and guides in >> there, but maybe I reassembled, seated it wrongly? >> >> I like having the push down feature, because that way I won't >> accidently shift into reverse at a light, and cruise straight into >> the car behind me. That would be a riot. >> >> Thanks all and Happy Days to ya! >> >> Matthias >> |
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