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Hello, I really need to replace the gear linkage bushes fairly sharpish as I cant even find reverse gear anymore! I'd rather pay a competant someone whos done the job before than let a garage mess about with it. Ive had a look myself and am a bit worried about being able to reassemble correctly.

If anyone in the area would be interested in taking on a job, i have cash waiting

Cheers, matt.

Matt The Hat wrote:Hello, I really need to replace the gear linkage bushes fairly sharpish as I cant even find reverse gear anymore! I'd rather pay a competant someone whos done the job before than let a garage mess about with it. Ive had a look myself and am a bit worried about being able to reassemble correctly.

If anyone in the area would be interested in taking on a job, i have cash waiting

Cheers, matt.

Tomaneytoys is on here and he comes to you to fix your van.

do it yourself it's not that difficult, take a couple of pics before dissassembling, there's a procedure in the wiki I think, the rear onion plate goes on the front of the flange on the gearbox, simples
and when it works nice you'll feel well chuffed, spend the money on taking self and friend for a meal to celebrate

Yup, yourself or drop TMT a line... Part nos and whats what in the Wiki.

Cheers folks, well I suppose I may aswell have a go, and if I make a mess I can get this TMT guy out! I'll check the wiki for part numbers etc.

Thanks again!

Right i've just been out and had a better look, the bit that actually joins the gearbox to the linkage has alot of play in it, the bellows part seem fine and tight, its just the joint at the top of the arm which follows the bellows to the gb. Is there a rubber bush in there? and can this part be replaced with out splitting it at the uj?

The symptoms seem to feel like all the gears have slipped over to the left so i have to push down for 1st and 2nd, and now reverse is unreachable!

Cheers.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-CAMPER-T25-TRA ... 2c4e79a0a5

Ian

Also worth talking to smiffyluvsdubs too as he also does the "comes over and repair at yours" thing

I would check the nut that secures the stick to the linkage and then the nut on the rear where it joins the gearbox.
If either of these come loose (they should be locking nuts) they cause the problems you are speaking of.
Just had to do the rear on mine myself.
Rob.

Ian Hulley wrote:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-CAMPER-T25-TRA ... 2c4e79a0a5

Ian

Thanks dude! that looks exactly the part I need!

Yeah cheers lhd, I checked the nut at the front and that was fine, the rear has play but I think its due to this onion joint thingy.

Thanks dude! that looks exactly the part I need!

Yeah cheers lhd, I checked the nut at the front and that was fine, the rear has play but I think its due to this onion joint thingy.

Matt, the bush is indeed important, very.. the onion, well, to be honest it's the alloy socket-arm that wears and hollows out, I've measured several of those onions, and being Nylon 66? they have only a few thou, whereas the lever arm is alloy which frets down inside when the grease hardens... and you can measure a lot of wear inside.

Still worth fitting, every little helps in this dogs-dinner of a gearchange.. and that kit is cheap enough/

Do however check this...

...that the alloy socket-arm isn't rocking on the main rear shaft, due to the dowel pin moving in the lever or shaft... seen it more than once. Grab the shaft tight, grab the lever-arm with t'other hand, and see if you can rock arm back forward or side-to side. It's the back forward one that's surprising! I've measured 50-60 thou in places on some, doesn't sound much, but in a sliding joint that translates to a lot of movement at the point of action (further back)

The other thing is that with the new rear bush, the shaft itself will have worn locally, in one plane (it's load plane), if you care to measure the nominal should 20.0mm, but not a lot you can do about that without a new or better shaft.

On my first Aircooled van getting reverse was a nightmare and took about 20 goes each time. Finally had a look and loosend the clamps on the rods half way back, twisted them a smidgin,tightened them up and voila !