Re: Shifting Problems

[Ryan Schuermann <ryan@radio.nwpros.com>]

Hrm, thanks all for the replies. I did have the passenger-side motor 
mount replaces a whiel ago. First I'll replace to bushings and ball
and try ajusting the plate a little, then if that doesnt fix it, guess 
I'll go back to the shop that did the mount and have them check tranny 
alignment. thanks

Ryan

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On Wed, 9 Oct 1996, John K. Gates wrote:

> On Wed, 9 Oct 1996, Ryan Schuermann wrote:
> 
> > I need some help here....
> > 
> > For a while now my shifting is very sloppy. It's very hard gettign into first
> > and second. I hafe to press the shifter had to the left and force it 
> > left-up or it slips into 3rd. When engaging the 1st gears it feels like 
> > the shifter is passing through a tight gate..i can feel it give pressure 
> > back, then *pop*in seems like it went in..then to get to second i have to 
> > go *strait* down and for some reason sometimes it grinds the gears with
> > clutch fully depressed. 1st,3rd,4th,5th all have 1-2inches of horizontal 
> > play...left right..only 2nd is firm.
> > 
> > i had the clutch replaced..and i HATE this..its suppose to be one of 
> > those self ajusting..self ajusting my ass....i like the catch at top..now 
> > its near the middle..bleah but the clutch is good its only got 2k on it.
> > 
> > I looked at al lthe shift linkage etc as in my jetta i lost 1 and 2nd 
> > due to a broken ball joint plastic piece of crap 2" rod thingy...but
> > everything looks good to me in the engine compartment. Could it just be 
> > my shift bushings? I want to install a short shift kit..but I would 
> > really like to be able to shift firmly and easily first.
> 
> I kinda had this problem. Have you tried adjusting the shifter itself?
> (Right below the handle itself)... There's a limiter that it hits to keep it
> from going too far left and into reverse when you pull left and don't push
> down. Perhaps it's hitting this too early and not going in? Remove the leather
> boot and padding below; when you find the tunnel you'll see a plate holding
> the ball and joint assembly that the lever moves in. This plate is bolted
> to the tunnel twice. Loosen the plate and move it left *slightly*. The
> metal limiter (another plate underneath the car, seen by removing the
> flat round bottom of the shifter boot underneath) is underneath the pivot
> point to the right of the bottom end of the lever. Obviously this is a
> trial and error kind if thing to get right. It's quite possible that you have
> to readjust this after clutch replacement and associated removal of gearbox;
> it's quite picky. You might also consider whether or not the transaxle/
> motor mounts are correctly re-installed.
> 
> John K. Gates, UNIX Systems Administrator/Software Engineer
> john@fang.cs.sunyit.edu, http://www.cs.sunyit.edu/~john
> 85 8v Scirocco
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