Have you tried lubricating all the shifter linkage? My vanny shifts much easier every time I squirt some spray lube on all the moving parts of the shifting linkage. I lube everthing whenever I have to go under the van...usually about once a month anyhow.. Also, there is a kit to replace the wear-prone parts...It's been a long time since I got my Vanagon but I got that kit when I first got the van...I don't recall it being really hard to shift, but it was not what I liked and I was replacing all kinds of parts at the time, so I did that, too... You could also have clutch issues... |
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