Date:         Tue, 30 May 2017 09:52:38 -0400
Reply-To:     "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: 5-speed shift linkage..
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
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Don, I think this is the boot you seek:
*https://www.vanagain.com/shop/bellows-for-5-speed-shifter-from-985-1991/
<https://www.vanagain.com/shop/bellows-for-5-speed-shifter-from-985-1991/>*

*We have them in stock if you need one.*

*Ken*

On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 5:16 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've just been doing some transmission maintenance:  Fresh Swepco 201 in my
> now about 35k mile-AA Transaxle rebuilt 5 speed.  No issues at all..
>   Recently I queried about the linkage adjustment and got lots of good
> answers, but no one mentioned the 5sp linkage seems to not be shown in the
> bently and that there is a lockout pin under the floor pan to keep you  out
> of reverse.   I noticed my lockout function seemingly went away.over my
> winter travels..so while I was waiting for the oil to level out, I took off
> the spare to look at the linkage...In the spare wheel I found a cool spring
> loaded plunger and a nasty greasy ripped boot...: "Hmm" thinks I,   Cut to
> the chase, I found it with a Google Image  search...Showed that plunger I
> found in the spare tire, and where it was supposed to go.. and from there,
> I put it back together properly...
>      Lesson learned?....When you are camping and you want to shift gears
> for some reason....get into the drivers seat and clutch, with the brakes
> on....Don't just reach over the front seat and force the gear lever into
> neutral.  I must have been in my reverse and somehow sucked that lockout
> plunger loose during a lazy shift with no clutch.
>      The 'boot" that is on that lockout pin was shot in my linkage..I've a
> few time squirted lubricants into that square enclosure with all the
> fulcrum points, etc...I think I probably stuck that plunger by using some
> white lithium grease from a spray tube a few times, sprayed in
> there,"blind"...seems to be leaving a nasty sticky mess...
>



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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com