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Thanks guys I have to admit the bushes may be old and may even need changing. Ok so I’m on brickwerks and just trying to figure out what bits I need. I can by a whole replacement kit but if I can get away with it I would rather just by the bits I need. Could you tell me the bits you were mentioning ...

Hello I have spoken too soon thw van now drives however I’m still having gear issues. We have a 1984 5 speed westfalia. So years ago I changed the gear linkages and since then it has never been right. In fact the gearstick eventually snapped. So I had it welded together and used the old 25mm block o...

Thanks all yup snapped clean in half. I know what the problem was I hope anyway. A few years ago I did all the linkages ect but when I put the stick back on I didn’t put it in neutral at all. After looking at the guides I can see big gouge marks on the inside of the shifter box and metal guides. As ...

Hi all I need a new gearstick for our 1984 westy. It’s a 5 speed left hand drive. Now I have found one on brickwerks and I know he is on here and I biy a lot form him. But it’s £209 which is kind of well out of my budget really. But there’s one on just kampers for £129 which I can do. Now the questi...

Thank you That’s good to hear. And that’s exactly my plan would be study it at night classes and then get my own mig welder and do my own van. I know it will take a long time to learn but as you say saving thousands as welders cost so much these days. Not to mention trying to find one you can trust....

Hi all been a while. So I have been thinking do I go back to collage and do a night course in welding? This is obviously for the van and possibly other uses as I am a countryside ranger working with lots of farming machinery that always needs work. Obviously I won’t learn it over night and it’s goin...

Thank you all for the replies and that's brilliant news that we can for the base into the westy. I don't suppose any of you have any photographs of one fired to the mounts at all?

Hi all Sarah is pregnant and in 16 weeks there’s going to be a little explorer coming camping with us in the van. However we want to put the car seat in the back so Sarah can sit at the back with them. We only have lap straps in our 1984 westy. I was wondering if anybody has had seatbelts fitted in ...

I think I may go back and retry again. I’m thinking of unbolting the gearstick from the linkages first. The making sure the cup selector on the gearbox sits straight up. I’ll then get someone to hold the gearstick in the neutral position whilst I make sure the clamp is in the correct place. I’ll the...

Thanks Aidan I did a rebuild of the gearstick about two years ago and have had no trouble with it since. I did however not replace the below at the time so it’s still the old one. I have replaced the ball that sits into the selector cup, and the two plastic guides the linkage rods go through. I must...

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Hello sounds like the gear linkages need replacing not a hard job but A bit fiddly to adjust. I’m currently trying to adjust mine but can change gears like a dream now

Hi all this is driving me mad. So as you guys mentioned I moved the clamp and made sure the bolt sat right in the cut out. I adjusted the length of the rods so they now sit at 12mm. This works I can select all gears perfectly. The problem comes when going into 4th I can go into it fine it’s just whe...

So little update, we drove an hour away to visit a national trust property and the gear selection was as smooth as ever. When we left I reversed and headed out of the gates. I pulled away and bam could not get into second gear at all and when I finally did it was 4th. Luckily the campsite was not fa...

Oh and one more thing don’t do it before holiday I made the same mistake and fixed the gear linkages apart from when away I could not select some gears. It took me a while at the campsite to adjust everything which was a pain in the behind. To be honest I wish I had left it until I got home