My next task on my punch list for my van is to tighten up the shifter. It's very vague and sloppy, half the time I even get reverse instead of first without pushing down on the shifter. Looking under the van at the underside of the shifter (which is totally slathered with moly grease) I can see that the piece of sheet metal that forms the reverse lockout "fence" has a visible deflection in the middle. I can't tell if this is due to wear (e.g. repeated forcing into reverse without pushing down enough) or if it is supposed to be this way. Also I suspect that all the grease is causing the shifer to "slip over" the fence too easily. Should there be a bend/deflection in the reverse lockout "fence"? Should everything be completely buried in grease? Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL |
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