Re: Shift linkage questions

[William J Erikson <williamjosiah@juno.com>]

There is a shift linkage bushing kit for A1's that is very helpful. It
costs about $8 and you can probably get it from www.germanautoparts.com
(right coast) or www.parts4vws.com (left coast). Also, the "golf ball" up
by the steering rack often wears out. This part is about $30. Just
getting in there and tightening everything up can help. Sometimes the
actual plastic on the ends of some of the linkage pieces (up near the
trans) gets a little worn, and I've found that replacing them helps, too.
Good luck!
	-Josiah
	'84 GTI
	'87 QSW
	http://bork.hampshire.edu



On Sat, 7 Aug 1999 14:25:56 -0500 "Aaron Ness" <Aaron@makuta.com> writes:
>I seem to have trouble with my shift linkage.  I'm not familiar with 
>the
>linkage and don't know how it works, so any light anyone can shed 
>would be
>incredibly helpful.
>
>I got the brakes bled (sort of) and took a drive to the other end of 
>the
>culdesac.  The problem is that it's very hard to determine whether I'm 
>in
>reverse or first gear.  I didn't get out of second, but the shifting 
>in the
>higher gears seems very flaky as well.
>
>Are there parts in the shift linkage that generally wear out and 
>require
>replacement, or are there adjustments that can be made without too 
>much
>trouble?  I haven't looked much in my Haynes manual yet, but I've 
>found that
>the practical knowledge of someone who has solved the problem before 
>is
>often much more useful than a manual.
>
>TIA!
>Aaron
>'70 Bug - hibernating
>'84 Scirocco - Woo-hoo!
>Sand rail - for sale or trade in Columbus, IN
>'87 Nissan truck - Soon to be for sale
>
>
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