[T2] Gear shift problem

[Dave Gillingham]

May the force be with you as you work on the front end!

On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 4:36 PM c.dreike <c.dreike at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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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