VW T4 Gear linkage adjustment
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- I have a list of "to do things" on the van, and today I made a start on them but didn't get far into the list. I ended up spending most of my time messing around with the short shirt modification putting it back to standard and then adjusting the gear linkage, I had to do this as since I got the van 5 years ago its never gone into reverse properly so today I tackled this issue and discovered that I may need to recon my gearbox.
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Twiggs, As promised I am letting you know that I have managed to set up the gears by adjusting the clamp bolt on the main lever from the gear stick lower lever to the mid cross bracket, I now get all 5 + nR no problems at all. My problem was I had no R , 1 or 2 gears and 1 when it went in was where R should have been thru the push down gate. I set the clamp tight when the gear shift was fully over (in N) where 5th is then tightened the clamp , that resolved the issue, no more wobbly shift and all gears. 1st gear is about 2mm right of the plastic housing which is spot on. Thanks for your video it enabled me to sort my issues out. I hope you get your reverse gear sorted in your gearbox refurbish. Great ☝ keep up the excellent work and help to us beginners...
That’s spot on, I’m glad you fix and adjusted yours from the info from the video 👍 and thanks hopefully one day soon I’ll be able to afford a replacement gearbox, it’s only reverse that mine doesn’t like, which you don’t need reverse for an mot which is probably why I’ve left it soo long 😂
A really helpful video, our 94 T4 wont get R and difficult to get 1 & 2, I can see the gear lever assy under the van needs some adjustment. This video is a real help. I will come back soon with my outcome. 👍👍
Twiggs, thank you for your help, I have been driving my T4 around since I bought it three years ago , after watching again I saw that mine was put back together wrong, I just assumed that it was how it should be, it feels like a new gearbox now, Thanks again!!🙂
Haha glad you got it fixed 👍 😃
Cheers mate, thanks to your video, I managed to re-adjust my gears after replacing the gear linkage bushings. Much respect!
My wife laughingly said that your gear stick reminds her of my appendage!!!
Haha 🤢
Nice one, Twiggs, Good to see you're doing well following leaving your job etc. Keep the videos going mate, always enjoy them and really helpful.
Thank you Paul, really appreciate your support and kind words, it’s comments like this that keep me motivated to carry on providing content 🙏
Great video, thanks! Our T4 doesnt go into 1st gear easy at all, will be raplcing the selector rod balls first but now I know how to adjust the linkage if that doesnt cure the problem :)
Great upload Matt. Thanks for sharing how much play you have. My gear lever has more play, so those bushes will need to be changed, as does my gear support bearing ring. I’ll let you know if I get less play once I’ve swapped them out🙏👍🏼
No worries buddy glad it helped you out 👍 I’ve got some spare bushes but no idea where they are 🤷♂️ I’ll keep an eye out on Instagram and see how you get on 👍 🤙
Nicely done mate, that seat base panel looks sweet!! ..could have popped round for the step drill bit 👍 Gear linkage is a ballache, I need to adjust mine as 1st is a tight one. Had it out before when doing the short shift and the ball bush at the front.
Thanks buddy 🙏 yeah the seat base panel looked better than I was expecting 👌 yeah I did think about giving you a call but it was already getting late in the day. Gear linkage is definitely easier with 2 people, it was a pain adjusting underneath then getting in to test gears then back underneath to re-adjust, luckily i managed to get it spot on 2nd try 👌
@@TwiggsT4 cool, well I'm expecting delivery of 3 new step drill bits today. I'll let you know when they arrive and you are more than welcome to borrow them. I'll be seeing you again soon anyway 😎
The $12 gaskets i purchased seemed way too cheap, so, i decided that i would spend a few dollars more and buy genuine ones, and guess what?, they were only $460, i was one happy camper i tell you!!!
Hello a great video perfect. Have a nice day. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 👋👋👋Kai 🙏🛠🔊
👋 👋 👋 hello Kai 🙏 🔊 👌
Hi Matt, good content as usual, noticed a couple of things, your swivel seat bases are the same as I fitted in mine, I stripped mine down to paint them and was surprised to find the swivel movement is a wooden disc with holes with bearings dropped in the holes, are yours the same or did you upgrade to plastic/ nylon discs? Asking as my passenger one creaks a bit lol.
Also noticed you have not fitted a cruise control looking at your stalk, any plans, the loom is already to plug and play. Prance project also has done a vid on a cruise control box which is very cheap to buy if you were thinking of it👍
My van is a swb w reg T4, still with all seats fitted, what rock n roll bed did you get and where did you get your camper units from, I’m thinking of changing mine to a day van.
Hi buddy, thank you 🙏
So the swivel seat bases are fine I’ve not really looked into the swivel mechanism and I’m shocked to hear it’s wooden, now you’ve said that you know I’m going to have to investigate, but no mine doesn’t creak.
Ahah the cruise control, I tried to get one many years ago from main dealer but my mate Matt genuinely brought the last one in uk stock. I’ve seen them on eBay new and used but I’m not willing to pay that much. I would never fit one of those little cruise control boxes because I like to keep my van as oem as possible, if James from @calicampers ever wants to sell me one of the oem ones for cheap then I’ll fit one 👍
Sames swb, I sold the seats for a lot as they where as good as new, the bed in streamline, looks good but not what I wanted and I still wanna upgrade it as some point in the future, and the units are bespoke, I had to drive to evo designs in wareham to get the wood at over £150 a sheet, I got 2 sheets 8ft x 4ft I brought all the tools and built it all for less than £500(tools including) it took me 2 weeks over the Easter holidays a few years ago. I think I covered everything 😂 👍
@@TwiggsT4 you sir are a very talented man, ref OEM, agree, I’m the same. The Swivels I have are by CMC , maybe an earlier model to what they sell now. Mine have ONE bolt in the centre which connects the top to the base, the newer ones have a different design I think.
Thanks to your reverse camera instal I’ll be doing mine soon although I got a wired kit, thanks for posting and keep it up.
Let me know if your ever in the East Midlands, be nice to meet up👍👍thanks for replying too
Thank you, yeah mine are cmc, I will investigate this soon because I’m now curious to see if mine needs an upgrade. The camera upgrade is without a doubt the best buddy when it comes to parking 👍 no more reversing into the parked car behind before slightly moving forward(hoping no one was watching 😂)
You never know when my luck will change, and when that happens I’ll tour the uk and arrange some meet ups 🤞👍🤙
Please tell me you had it on axle stands? 😬
The play on the gear stick is down to the gear selector unit under the bonnet that goes into the gearbox over time the spring loses tension causing the play the unit is were the big ball goes on to if it moves up & down easy then the spring has lost its tension
Hi there , you mean the teethed bracket which sits under the arch bracket that houses the large ball?
@@caputomaru yes the selector unit is held in place by 2 bolts once in neutral it will lift out its slightly under tension
@@goody390 ok I had removed this part while changing the bushes all the way down to the gear rod as I couldn't undo the metal plate down in the middle , I will look into it and see if it is easy and worth the expense . Thank you for the input . If you have the exact part name for it , it would be v helpful .
I only removed the teethed lever with the counterweights.
Just lost my reverse gear today probably the shaft moved bit all potholes terrible roads I fitted 2nd hand mechanism selector thjnk just slight adjustment needed just get all gears 5th a bjt tight
Yeah i still struggle with reverse, I’m looking at either getting a cheap replacement gearbox or trying to get this one reconditioned
@@TwiggsT4 mine is recon as ex taxi 🚕 😂
@@TwiggsT4 it was better after I put 2nd hand mech on from calicampers your mate 😀
I got my reverse back after some fiddling and my sgs trolley jack wouldn’t go down I’ve had this before with jacks so had to use my other jack.the handle was so tight it would not twist to release and lower had use molegrips on handle,
That’s good news glad you got reverse sorted out, I wish mine was just linkage. That’s a pain about the trolley jack tho
hows it going need to ask where did you get that after market air filter from as i want one for my t4 and is it a special one for a diesel cheers
Halfords universal filter. It’s nothing special but does the job 👍
nice one cheers i cant here my turbo it works but dont kick in 3 rd 4 th 5thtill 3500 revs is that normal in a t4 camper
hi can you tell me if you have to push down on yours to put in reverse as ours is so close to first gear so when selecting first it goes into reverse cheers
No I have the o2g gearbox which has reverse next to 4th, the o2b gearbox reverse is next to 1st. The o2b is a vw gearbox and the o2g I believe is from iveco
@@TwiggsT4 right ok when i put it in 1st it seems to be slipping under the box thing and it like its half way into reverse whats the name of the bottom box that the gator goes on maybe somethings worn away what do you think cheers for the reply by the way
Start with replacing all your gear linkages. Hopefully that’ll do the trick, currently they don’t make spares for the o2b gearbox so reconditioning it can be expensive
nice one this has been a problem when we first had this it slips into reverse when putting it into 1st whithout pushing it down i cant figure it out as im new to this any info would be great cus it looks like your vidios are great
@@TwiggsT4 the links and bushes all look great i fixed and put it back together