hey Daryl, thanks for that detailed clarification.
I was not aware that it was mainly a matter of rubber boot compression.
Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "aatransaxle" <daryl@aatransaxle.com>
To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>;
<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: Transmission Bell Housing Question Help

> The bosses on the gear housings were made "longer", towards the front,  in
> about 87/88 to prevent the boot around the shift rod from being compressed
> so much that it popped out of 4th gear.. The fix moved the little bracket
> fwd to reduce the boot compression. Thick washers ( 6mm or so) between the
> bracket and the mounting boss will fix it..Only nec to do this if you
> still have boots on the shift rod..If they are gone..no issue.
>
> Daryl of AA Transaxle
> (425) 788-4070
> aatransaxle.com
> 86 Syncro Westy
> Zetec in the trunk
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
> > I though I'd mentioni that you may run into a very small differnce about
>> bolting your 89 he shift linkage bracket to the 85 trans body .......
>> this 'might' happen. Sometimes it's neccessary to adjust where that
>> bracket
>> bolts by about 1/4 inch, fore-aft wise.
>>  I can tell you this for sure .........I sent in an 87 vanagon transaxle
>> for rebuidling, and an 84 as a core.  The 87 wasn't good for rebuiding,
>> but
>> the 84 was, so since I'll be installing a an 'early' ( trans main case )
>> wher e a 'late' was, they gave me a little spacer bracket to shim the
>> shift
>> linkage bracket forward or aftward a bit. You might encounter this in
>> your
>> deal, so if you don't have the travel you need fore-aft wise on your
>> shifter
>> after your 'new' trans is installed...........this would be why possibly.
>> Scott
>> www.turbovans.com
>>
>>
>
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