That's a good question. I have an air cooled tranny in my Westy and
now I'm curious too though AFAIK, it's all fine right now.

There was a thread on this list posted within the last ~ 6- 8 months,
about repairing a part in the shift linkage using a part from a
different model. I'm not sure which tranny and exactly which part, but
it may be worth searching for. Sorry. I can't recall more details.

Neil.

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On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 9:07 AM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
> I know there are many folks on this list who have diesel Vanagons and
> also Air Cooled Vanagons.  I also know that the rear shifter bushings
> for these vans have been discontinued for about 8 years now.  I don't
> have a source for them but I am sure they are wearing out for everyone
> that has one of these vans.  Has anyone found a source for these
> bushings?  If not are you making your own and if so out of what?  I
> would love to know what folks are doing about this.
>
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>