I can certainly see that. The Vanagon shifter is fairly long, and the amount of force at the base is going to be a lot more than you might think based on the effort applied at the handle. If you are having to force the shifter into gear or the adjustment is wrong and the gears are hard to find, this could easily stress the shifter at the base and fatigue the metal over time. In my van the shifting into first was very difficult when I first got it; I have it adjusted so it's much better now but still have to hunt for first just a bit on occasion. On my list after this "shake down cruise" is to refresh the shifter linkage at the base of the shifter and also back at the transmission. Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:41:58 -0400, "Miguel Pacheco" <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM> said: > I had one break in this fashion and blame myself for it. My theory is that > if all the various parts from shifter to the tranny are not properly > maintained, the area in question is stressed beyond design and breaks. > Regular maintenance to this area is my MO and I have not had any more > breaks. > Good Luck, > > Miguel > |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.