Date:         Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:01:45 -0500
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      shifter working, finally
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The Bentley spec for adjustment (a 23mm piece of sheet metal as a
spacer between the shifter arm and the reverse gate) just did not
work for me.  I would either get 1st gear in the reverse position and
3rd where first ought to be, or 1st would be sort of "on the edge" of
the reverse lockout.

Finally I used about a 25mm spacer there, and then subsequently slid
the base plate of the shifter all the way to the left.  Now all the
gears are where they are supposed to be, but this extreme adjustment
makes me think that I really need to rebuild all the pivot bushings
under the car.  There's a lot of slop everywhere.  Hopefully this
adjustment will get me through to warmer weather.

Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL