Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 22:01:26 -1000
Reply-To: "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Organization: Cosmic Reminders
Subject: Re: 85 gl manual...shift lever BROKE!!!
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ditto that ..
I also can not imagine that there were not 'unnoticed' or ignored
significant symptoms ..
for a couple years even, prior to the final event. ''
really some people are driving around with noisy near-ruined wheel
bearings, bone dry shift linkage, bone dry CV joints, 20 yr old gear oil
and so on.
and really worn out shifter and linkage .
and it's not even that hard to get them factory new feeling again.
I've fixed many with just adjustments, tightening loose things, and
LUBRICATION .
the could stand to be lubed from shift knob to trans twice a year even.
It is not my experience that most people lubricate moving mechanisms
very much ..they usually wait until it just busts..
then they have to do something ..
which costs more, which is ENTIRELY AVOIDABLE in the first place with
minimal effort.
On 10/1/2014 5:54 PM, Stacy Schneider wrote:
> I've got to ask the question. Was the shifting hard before it broke
> ,were you having to force it into gear because of some other issue ? Like
> bad shifter bushings or misaligned linkage ?
> Just curious ,as both of mine shift like butter. I can't imagine a
> shifter breaking if has not been stressed at some point for an extended
> period of time .
> Inquiring minds want to know .
>
>
> Stacy
>
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Its a known problem and you may want to consider fixing yours rather than
>> replacing it with one that has not broken yet. VW dimpled the lever with a
>> screw holding the collar at the top of the spring creating a weak point,
>> You can pull the shifter assembly from under the van and then have someone
>> weld it up with a sleeve making it far stronger than the original. If you
>> need to move the van it can still be driven even with a broken lever. I
>> drove ours home 125 miles using vise grips to hold the broken nub up far
>> enough that I could insert a screwdriver into it to use as a shift lever,
>> it worked fairly well though upshifting was easier than downshifting.
>>
>> Mark in AK
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 3:10 PM, David Bohannan <fjazzbass@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> My shift lever broke off...sheared at almost the base...does anyone have
>>> one I could buy? TIA, I'm so sad!!!
>>>
>>> Dave
>>> 85, baby bus
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> --
> 1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels.
> Oldest son is an Eagle scout.
>
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