Re: shift linkage takes dump!

["Chris Chemidlin" <spredhaus@hotmail.com>]

>Went to leave the office today, and find that I have nothing but 3rd & 
4th
>gear to get my ass home (25 miles)!!  Something busted in the linkage, 
I can
>swing the sucker back and forth about a mile, but no matter where I 
push
>forward, I've got nothing but 3rd, back gives nothing but 4th.. no 
reverse
>either.... :0
>
>I limped home and I'll get it over to VW Specialties tomorrow.  I had 
already
>bought all the parts for a full linkage rebuild from Potter, so I'll 
have it
>fixed and "fixed" at the same time.  My speedo took a crap a couple of 
weeks 
>ago so I'll get that fixed too.. along with the backup lights.
>
>I somehow get the feeling that this is a common problem.. is it very 
serious?
>Or a relatively simple (read: inexpensive) repair??
>
>--
>Kevin Collins
>Huntington Beach, CA
>'86.5 Scirocco 16V 2.0
>'97 GTI VR6


This is the magic $1.75 rod that allowed me to buy an 83 GTI for $100 
because it had a 'bad tranny'.  Fix it yerself, save your $$$!



                       CHRIS CHEMIDLIN

          NEW MUSIC!         http://www.spredhaus.com

          58 Type1 Ragtop, 84 Jetta GLi, 87 Foxwagen


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