[T2] Gear shift problem

[c.dreike]

Once again the list comes through!
I finally found second gear and locked the down the plate. Still need to 
tweak slightly, but I get all 5 gears now. Drove the bus home from my 
friend's house.
Wow. Its been a great 6 weeks working on all the stuff. Engine, Brakes, 
bearings, some body work, painting the engine compartment.....
Now for the front end and interior....

Cheers,
Chris


On 11/17/2018 9:22 AM, RS Hanley wrote:
> Chris,
>   Try this procedure from Rob and Dave's Aircooled Volkswagen Pages:
>
> http://www.vw-resource.com/plateadj.html
>
> I found this to be helpful in conjunction with the Bentley manual. With both procedures there is still some fine tuning after the initial placement of the stop plate.
>
>
> R. Scott Hanley
> 1977 Transporter
> LTCHanley at icloud.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type2 <type2-bounces at type2.com> On Behalf Of c.dreike
> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2018 11:30 PM
> To: type2 at type2.com
> Subject: [T2] Gear shift problem
>
> Hi,
> My 71 sunroof is almost on the road. Only problem is that I can only shift into 3rd 4th and reverse. Reverse is in the position of 2nd. All gears shifted smoothly before disassembly of the entire shift linkage train, cleaning and reassembly with new bushings and lubrication. I tried to follow the Bentley instructions to put it into 2nd gear and then tighten the floor plate. Of course this won't work as I can't put the transmission into 2nd gear. Can anyone give me some insight about what to do? I'm missing something. I've double checked the assembly as there is a nice diagram of all the parts in the Bentley manual.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
> 64DD Kamper Kit
> 71 Sunroof
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