Date:         Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:53:26 -0600
Reply-To:     Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>
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From:         Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: linkage woes
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Sounds like Mark has done this more recently than I have, but I did
spend a couple hours one day (in '96 or so?) getting the linkage working
on my '81 air-cooled westy after the engine rebuild (I had pulled the
tranny and engine as a unit).

As I recall, I could readily find reverse on the transmission, and I
used a bungee cord to pull the shift lever as far as it would go towards
the driver.  Tightened up that sliding joint in the middle of the
linkage and it worked.  Took quite a few tries to find the right
combination of shifter location and transmission gear before the match
actually worked... I only hope I remember it right!

Good luck...

        Gary


[2002-08-06 14:45 -0700] mark drillock (drillock@EARTHLINK.NET) wrote:
> It is very important to mark the 2 parts FIRST so you can:
>
> 1. tell how far and which way you move it
> 2. put it back where it was if you make it worse
>
>
> It takes very little adjustment to make a huge difference at this
> coupler joint. The splines are only there to add friction to the clamped
> area as only the inner part has splines. This means you cam move it less
> than a spline. Less than a spline is plenty in my experience.
>
> It sounds like you did not tighten it enough after the adjustment and
> the adjustment changed when you tried to shift. Either that or you went
> the wrong way.
>
> Clamp 2 pairs of vise grips onto it, one on each side of the joint. If
> you do this tightly and with both pointing the dame way you can use them
> to judge how much and which way you move it. Then experiment and see if
> you can improve things. Always fully tighten the clamp after an
> adjustment though it is tempting not to.
>
> Mark
>
> Dan Barrett wrote:
> >
> > Folks,
> > Prior to this morning, my bus would only shift into first if I pushed down as
> > if to defeat the reverse lockout.  From the archives, I found suggestions to
> > "rotate the linkage clockwise one notch" at the mid-van connecting point.
> > So, I've loosened the clamp at the middle of the linkage, but now no matter
> > how I clamp things back together, the bus only shifts into third or fourth.
> > No reverse, no first or second.
> > Where am I going wrong?  How can I "rotate the linkage"?  The frontmost
> > section of the linkage doesn't appear to rotate at all.
> >
> > Best,
> > d.
>
>
>