RE: I've got shifting woes!

[Steven Min <manymins@jps.net>]

Hey Chris,

Where did you get the bushing kit from ? inquiring minds want to know.

TIA 

Steven Min
99 Eurovan GLS
95 Golf III
81 Scirocco S
Orangevale, CA
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On Wednesday, February 03, 1999 9:10 AM, Chris Chemidlin [SMTP:spredhaus@hotmail.com] wrote:
> I just did mine last night!
> 
> The head is out of my car making everything MUCH easier...
> 
> You'll need a 12 piece bushing kit... its less than $5!
> 
> You'll get a kick out of the Technical names....
> 
> First I got under the car and unscrewed the 13mm that attaches the 
> upside down 'L' to the 'black ball on a stick'. Then pull out the cotter 
> pin holding the skinny (sometimes weighted) rod out. remove the upside 
> down 'L' and replace that bushing. Before you put it back there are 2 
> bushings to pop in, too. Put it all back into the car.
> 
> Next, find the lowercase d piece. The 'black ball on a stick' sits in 
> the hole of the D. On the stem of the 'd' you'll see a rod with plastic 
> ends. They have little clips, so unclip both sides and clean it up. 
> Before you clip it onto the 'd', replace the soft washer.
> Find where the other end of the 'rod with the plastic ends' went. There 
> should be a 'see-saw' part. Unclip 'rod w/plastic ends II'. get the 13mm 
> and the 10mm and get the 'see-saw' out. You'll see there are 2 black hat 
> bushings that go here. Clean it up and put it back with new soft 
> washers.
> 
> Unclip the other end of 'rod w/plastic II' and clean it up, attach it to 
> the 'see-saw'. Clean up the 'big-ugly-piece' attached to the tranny. It 
> moves. Figure it out, and pretend to drive from the engine compartment. 
> Remove the cotter pin holding the 'sometimes weighted, skinny rod' and 
> replace that bushing. Put the soft washer on the ball where 'rod w/ 
> plastic II' goes.  Reassemble.
> 
> This left me with 2 black 'hat' bushings left. I think they go under the 
> boot (under car boot) where the shift rod meets the actual shifter.
> 
> Any questions, drop me a line...
> 
> 
> >Hey There!
> 
> >Just curious if anyone has changed out the shifter bushings before. I 
> wanted
> >to attempt it myself but the manual I have doesn't explain the 
> procedure(can
> >the bushing be had at the local parts store?)! 
> 
> >Michael
> 
> 
> 
> CHRIS CHEMIDLIN
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