Re: Great Find! @ Waterfest!

[John Erk <johnny.erk@sympatico.ca>]

I gotta agree with Kevin. For tall people like myself (6'2'') , the height of the
stock shifter is just right .Germans on the whole are pretty tall, so the
designers got it right! I put a Momo race air leather(round, but slightly bigger
than the stock one which was looking pretty ratty) shift knob but have never hit
my stereo only passengers legs. I made some brass bushings for the linkage (which
were stiff at first with virtually no play but have since loosened up nicely) .I
also added a cylinder shaped divers weight to the rod. I must say that it shifts
smooth and beautifully, and never grinds in any gear( except into reverse, if I
do it too quickly when it's hot).
John

Kevin Collins wrote:

> Owen wrote:
>
> > I second that.. the bus type shifter on the MK2 is horrible.  How can you
> > engineer a car that bangs your hand into everything when you shift, and not
> > change it for the life of the car model (9 years or so).
>
> Depends on how tall you are and where you sit.  With the seat forward at all,
> the shifter is definitely in the way.  But if you're tall and sit with the
> seat all the way back, then its stock length and location is perfect.  The
> PO of my car had cut down the shifter, and it was too far of a reach for
> me with the seat back.  After replacing it with a stock non-cut lever,
> all was well.
>
> As for the ratio between size of the lever and clutch travel - that comment
> was a mystery to me too!
>
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> Kevin Collins
> '86.5 16V 2.0
> '00 Passat GLS 1.8T
>
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