Is it the same switch or a new switch? Apparently there were a lot of variety among Vanagon switches, and sometimes shops do not get it right. It pays to check that carefully. Jim On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 5:34 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > On my 4 speed '85 Vanagon, I recently had the transmission rebuilt; the > way we did this was NOT to use my existing transmission; instead, my > mechanic had a transmission rebuilt from some other guy's Vanagon. This > allowed us to do a one-day exchange....old transmission out, fresh > transmission in, and my old transmission will be used by next customer. My > mechanic has done this numerous times; the local re-builder he uses has an > excellent track record. > > The problem is the Reverse Light Switch. It has a "hair > trigger"...meaning, you barely touch the plunger and the reverse lights > activate. I have tried numerous iterations of washers & thin shims to > solve the problem; I am assuming my switch is my original one, transferred > over. At first, I thought I had it solved with the proper combination of > shims to move switch away from transmission a tiny bit, but the problem is > back. Reverse lights come on in all gears. If I totally remove the switch > from tranny but still electrically hooked up, it's fine; but the moment I > barely touch the plunger of the switch, lights come on. Seems way too > sensitive. > > I am suspecting a bad switch. Something funky happening internally. > Wondering if you guys have any experience with this issue? > |
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