Aircooled VW South Africa

My ambulance shifts like a heap of Sh*t...

It's notchy, not smooth, and feels like sloppy porridge...

I want to send it in for a complete shift makeover next week.

I'm fairly certain it will need a new shift coupler amongst other goodies...

Can these parts be easily found here? ie: are the same as a Beetle?

Cheers, N.

I don't think so on all counts.

In addition to the shift coupler at the rear, also replace the shift rod bushings in front, and check the front and rear transmission mounts.

What's available here and what's not?

having just been thru this, not much is available here. I am getting everything stateside.
and the bushes differ from year to year....

FFs...my next order is already about 10k estimated, and that's NOT going to happen for many months later than I wanted now...I earn a pittance.

The parts are cheap, a few hundred bucks for all the bushes and couplers..

Add a few hundred bucks to a few thousand, plus shipping, plus my excuse for earnings and it becomes a problem.

Now listen up all...my birthday is coming up soon...I want shifter parts

N.

First adjust the clutch cable and check the engine mounts

Will do IMPI, thanks.

How do I go about checking mounts?

It's REALLY notchy and totally unsmooth shifting up in the cab. You can hear the notchy sound under the cab, not down the back...

N.

Nick, take the whole trhing apart and clean all the components. then check for excessive wear. If every thing is worn but 'workable" , and you dont want to buy all the new goodies now, then grease the rubber components with rubber grease and the metal components with castrol WB grease and put the whole thing back to-gether, and you will be happy with th improvement. in the whole shift train. a lot of the slack will be at the gearbox selector shaft coupling, and the bolt that holds it on to the shaft. If you do it yourself, this will not cost you a lot of loot!
Enjoy!
Bill
p.s. you dont even have to jack the van up to do this job!

Thanks Bill.

I'll get the senior mechie to 'Supervise' when he gets a chance.

I'll probably end up bringing in the stuff...I Hate half-arsed jobs.

N.

Why don't you just call the financial manager of the Noodhulpliga and tell him that patients' LIVES depend on the smooth-shiftiness of your Krankenwagen? PROJECT the responsibility, my dear friend, PROJECT it...

*lmao!*

It's actually quite shocking how bad a certain bus was kept...nasty rust, shocking respray, brakes, gears, wierd engine work, etc.

...and let's even mention the 'dirt' shall we?

Oh well, it's under new management now, and the future is bright.

N.