gears

[fergie1]

hi..can anyone advise me..my 82 1.6cs bus 4 speed box..my gears are not where they should be.
1st gear is where reverse is and 2nd gear is push down to left and back and 3rd and 4th are where 1st and 2nd should be...the box was took out as ive totally rebuilt the engine

[Plasticman]

well did you disconnect the front to rear shaft at the splines say? as it sounds like it needs rotatring at least one spline maybe 2
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[fergie1]

thanks for the heads up..going to look at it today....

[fergie1]

woohoo all my gear are where they should be now..adjusted the linkage in the middle not under the stick..with the new repair linkage at the gear stick as-well its all lovely and smooth

[thatsrustytoo]

Dear Fergie,

I have done something similar to you. I have replaced all the bits from gear stick to linkage pins, bushes, cups etc. I can not find instructions on how to set them up again, as , of course, I did NOT mark the splined shaft in the middle of the bus. The Haynes instructions are odd, and Wiki does not have much to say on the subject. I have searched for the right threads, but can't find anything useful. So, how do you do it?

regards,

Thatsrustytoo...

[Plasticman]

i wrote a very simple foolproof method for a guy recently .will try dig it up and pm u
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[fergie1]

undo the nut by the rubber bellows and move the linage to and fro thn get some one to hold the stick where 3rd should be then do do it up

[thatsrustytoo]

Thanks guys. I'll give it a go...

regards.