Replacing My Vanagon Shift Bushings

In this video, I do a complete overhaul of my Vanagon shifter bushings from front to rear.
Videos to watch before replacing shifter bushings:
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zenriderx: Shifter bushings: • How to Rebuild a Vanag...
Shaft and adjustment: • How To: Install and Ad...
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[@padraicsteininger9920]

Brother… It’s official. You are a frick’n mechanic kid. A tip of the hat and a high salute to you sir for an amazingly well done job. Speak as one mechanic to another, you rocked this shifter linkage job like a seasoned pro. It’s true what they say about Westfalia owners, that they’re all mechanics, but you sir shine high above the pack. Congratulations on a job well done.

[@gottasplit5707]

Thank you very much!

[@sydneyolson9040]

Great video! Always enjoy what you post. Keep them coming.

[@scottbassman6092]

great to see the results. Something I certainly need to look at doing on my 87.

[@delvxe]

Your videos are great. I particularly appreciate that you include the screw-ups.

[@steveberry1331]

Top Job . . . Will put that on the Winter to do List!

[@smidgelife]

Glad you're safe! Cheers!

[@vonwesty3544]

Glad to see you back! Understand about those life situations. Same here. Good job on the shifter refurbishment! Not scrambling for a gear does improve performance.

[@tttboyy]

Great job. Thank you documenting it.

[@leejensen7550]

I just did that job as well after the van cafe kit sat in my cupboard for 6 months.. I finally got the courage to do it. unbelievable difference!

[@vanspeeder]

Gosh i love these videos. Thanks for the knowledge.

[@rhondaleduc1973]

Wow. Just discovered your video. Amazing job and excellent explanations and editing. I’m going to check out your other videos for sure.

[@gottasplit5707]

Thank's for watching!!!

[@willvanagonman]

Thanks!! Good job helped for sure

[@ryancarey1535]

Keep up the videos, the editing is on point! So good

[@gottasplit5707]

Thank you!!!

[@iRobertTM]

Nice job man! I am around your age and have a '84 westy. You're an inspiration!

[@gottasplit5707]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@lifeandliberty777]

Great video thank you. I'm about to do this on my 85 (T3) vanagon in the UK.

[@fancytyme]

I had the same work done on my '85 and it made a HUGE difference. Congrats and enjoy.

[@gottasplit5707]

Amazing how just replacing a few worn out pieces of plastic make all the difference.

[@petecurran3995]

Most impressive - well done! 👌🏻

[@gottasplit5707]

Thanks!

[@jordandragt]

If you havent already make sure you replace the little machine nut that holds the lever ball/elbow on the transaxle with a new one. They arn't meant to be reused and can come loose. I found out the hard way.. mine came loose and the elbow came off while driving and i got stuck in gear which also stripped the spline on the transaxle a little. Not fun!

[@phdcreative]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ncjunkgoian]

Nice video, I'm just about to do mine so it was great to see you had done a video on it. I fully expect to forget something and to have to take it apart again🤣

[@gottasplit5707]

Thanks! Haha, felt the same way taking mine apart. So many parts!

[@ro63rto]

One of the few advantages of the automatic model 😊

[@Jayvans_Super]

Great to see you back. I was looking for your channel because I forgot the name a few weeks ago. I'm already a subscriber but was wondering how things were

[@gottasplit5707]

Thanks for watching and sticking around!

[@Jayvans_Super]

I love your vids, your music selection, your pop helping. I love garage mechanics, I don't make videos but I'm a garage mechanic on my Super

[@vandwellerfeller]

This is one of my projects this winter. Last winter I had to replace the shift ball in the snow in Colorado. Luckily someone had a spare one in town.

[@gottasplit5707]

Wow, that was pretty lucky to find parts locally!

[@vandwellerfeller]

@@gottasplit5707 Yeah. He's a homie. He helped me replace my transmission back in 2018. Plus he shares a shop with Busaru who's doing electric conversions now. Pretty sweet community.

[@billzeitzmann6029]

Nice video. Just got a 85 n think I need to do this job. Might pay the mechanic though 😮

[@oldgadfly8398]

Nice work, as usual! On the surface, this one seems like it should be easy...but it looks like there are a lot of steps and small parts. Maybe in reality it's not so bad. I think I'd have to take a lot of photos as reminders of how things go back together. ha.

[@gottasplit5707]

Haha yeah. So many little parts that all go back on a specific way and in a specific order. It honestly wasn’t such a difficult job, just time consuming. Definitely had to go back and watch what I had filmed a few times to see how some of the parts were on there.

[@oldgadfly8398]

@@gottasplit5707 Good to know. I'm in the process of upgrading the transmission...this is very timely. Trying to decide if I should attempt this or let the mechanics have at it...Great video. Thanks again!

[@jimigoodmojo]

Missing your videos. 🙂

[@nelgonzalez2151]

This my next project, can you tell the two kits and parts you used? The GW one just don’t have all the stuff you received in that box, al so the Van Cafe one plz

[@corysutela3832]

Thanks for this vid, it was a big help. BUT at 14:50 it looks like you tucked the bushing boots inside the flange with the bushing. I tried this but it bound up and ripped the boots. I just undid the flanges and pulled them out and it's working. Did I miss something, maybe I got different boots. I did lots else wrong BTW, in summary because I didn't mark the parts carefully enough when I took it apart. Had to flip my u joint, and repress the shift cup onto the correct side of the rear shaft..... Duh. So the mistakes are mine and the video was a huge help. Thanks again, looking forward to more!

[@gottasplit5707]

Glad to hear the video helped! I think I did tuck the boots inside the flanges next to the bushings. I think I heard somewhere that some need boots and some don't. and some need grease and some don't. I'm not sure though. My bushings seemed to fit into the flanges nicer with the boots, like they kind of popped into place and the boots kept them secure. Yup, I've been there haha. I mark everything and take a bunch of pictures any time I'm taking anything off the van now lol.

[@andybailie2546]

This has been quite helpful. Question: Those 2 bellows you show at approx: 13;38... I can see the part number is 251-711-16?F but Go Westy doesn't have a part number similar to that. Can you share the correct part number for those bellows and from whom you got them from?

[@gottasplit5707]

Glad it helped! I can't remember exactly where I got them, but I think these are what you are looking for: www.buslab.com/product-p/251711167f.htm

[@HendrickS.Sibiya-xw8ky]

Excellent work. Where can i buy those parts? Im in South Africa. Thanks

[@bradeburne1932]

Where did you buy your shift kit?

[@blyhigh4199]

Dude, where you at? Make some more vids, will you?

[@gottasplit5707]

I hear you! I really have to find the time to make another video soon.

[@MostynFaulkner]

If the busses are working good, over-rev the engine or break something so you can make a video repairing it. Duh! 😵‍💫 Ah, better idea, buy another broken Vanagon or Splitty. Better yet complete your fleet with a Bay window! Hurry up, I’m old and time is ticking by. 😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@antoniotrapasso4134]

very good which one is the name of the complete kit I am inexperienced I have to do it too this job does not fit third gear well thanks

[@gottasplit5707]

I got the the parts separately, but VanCafe does sell a full kit here: vancafe.com/shifter-system-rebuild-kit--the-whole-enchilada/ . The full kit has been out of stock for a while now though. You can use that kit as a list to source parts from VanCafe, GoWesty and other websites.

[@surfdad302]

Where did you purchase the shifter box?

[@gottasplit5707]

The shift box was already on the van. I just cleaned it up and greased it. If you do need a new one, try looking on TheSamba.com in the parts section.

[@DanielRut]

How reliable has it been since this video? Any major repairs on the horizon?

[@gottasplit5707]

It's been great. It will need some fresh paint soon, but other than that it hasn't had any issues.

[@pyronitro]

almost a year now. anything new ? :) haha i spoke too soon. saw the tach video.

[@koki7]

Donde kompras todo ese kit de la palanca y barras de cambio.

[@gottasplit5707]

The shift bars are re-used and I believe the bushings are from GoWesty.com. They also do sell new shift rods if you need them.

[@EdomacServices]

Hi I need some parts for my Vw transporter Syncro , how to get from you?

[@gottasplit5707]

Hi, I don't actually sell any of the parts I use. you can try Gowesty.com or BusDepot.com. Good luck with it!

[@marque7583]

Those Plastic balls are actually Nylon balls...

[@johnmatthews6344]

Finding all the relevant parts in South Africa is a problem.

[@andrewbritton2309]

Why don’t you work on your van and learn instead of have that guy do it all? Get under the van and help

[@Coach_Rolando]

Great videos man....thank you so much for the help....Got a question for you....did you ever hear about "hot Start Problem"?... I have a 1985 Westfalia and works fine...but now once I drive it around and gets warm it work with not problems...but once I turn off the engine it does not starts again ... Only after it finally cools down it works again...I saw several comment on Samba but no one could give a straight resolution for the problem,....Do you have any suggestion or a link that could help me out? thank you for your knowledge

[@gottasplit5707]

I haven't dealt with this problem personally, but it could be an issue with a temp sensor or something. One of those problems that you need to check all the sensors to figure out.

[@jeffkovacs2823]

I'd definitely agree to check the blue 2 terminal temp sensor on the waterpump/thermostat assembly. Very common to cause hard/no stary conditions. Buy a name brand not cheap Amazon special. Also clean/replace all of your ground wires. They cause all sorts of erratic issues with the wbx engines. On the 85 you should also have the single throttle switch. Make sure it clicks when moved just off idle and at full throttle positions. Also check timing is correct. All easy stuff thay should be considered regular maintenance on these old vehicles. From there if those don't solve it it gets a little more involved with idle control boxes and whatnot.

[@Coach_Rolando]

@@jeffkovacs2823 Greatly appreciated for the suggestion and knowledge ... any way you can send me the link for the sensors on Amazon? thank you again

[@gottasplit5707]

@@Coach_Rolando gowesty.com/products/temperature-sensor-for-fuel-injection I believe this is the one @jeffkovacs2823 is taking about. You can also test your current one first to be sure it is the issue with an ohm meter.

[@jeffkovacs2823]

Yep thats the one! I'd buy it from gowesty or vancafe. Both trusted sources. Also yes could test with a ohm meter if you have the Bently manual and a good meter and some knowhow. Make sure to test when hot tho since that's when the issue is occurring. Th3 Bentley should have all the specs with corresponding Temps