Page 34.7a of the Bentley manual shows a modification made to the shift rod bushing at the tranny end of the shift rod. The modification adds two boots and a new improved bushing. Vanagons built after June 1987 include this change. My syncro was built before then and did not have the mod, so I decided to install it myself. It was cheap, relatively easy, and tightened up the shifting noticeably. The addition of the boots will keep the bushing greased for a much longer period too. Here are the required parts: Qty Part # Desc Price (ea) 2 251-711-167-F boot 5.03 1 251-711-207-E bushing 2.14 2 N-011-008-18 nut 0.44 The two nuts are required to position the bushing assembly 6.5 mm further forward to accomodate the additional boot. It's a pretty straight forward operation: Put tranny in neutral. Remove two bolts holding bushing assembly to gear carrier housing. Shift rod is now free, drop it down to ground. Remove pin holding "socket" at end of shift rod. Remove bushing assembly. Clean everything up, grease, and reassemble with new parts. All told, took me about 1.5 hours. -Mark McCulley '87 syncro Westfalia '74 bus
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