Re: Shift linkage scraping / Poly A-arm bushings

["Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>]

The rubbing usually accurs on the exhaust manifold.  When you replace the
small bushings in the shift linkage, you should also replace the larger
bushing that is in the verticle rod, plus the bushing that goes into the
shaft from the shifter (make sure you mark where you take the shaft out of
the verticle rod!, or have a alignment tool handy).  HTH!!

Dave

>
> Hey all,
>
> I noticed a few days ago that when I was sitting in my '87 16v while
> parked with the engine off, shifting between 1st and 2nd caused a
> scraping noise that came from directly under the shifter. Shifting is
> pretty good, albeit a little sloppy (~8 month old bushings), probably due
> to play in the triangle shaped bushing that the shift rod goes through. It
> sounds like an arm on the shifter mechanism is scraping against the body
> somewhere. Anyone have any ideas about what to check on first or what this
> might be? I'll take a look under there next time I have a helper to engage
> the gears for me.
>
> Also, I scored a set of bugpack poly a-arm bushings for Christmas. My
> rubber ones are garbage - I can squish them in with my fingertips. Anyway
> - what are the tricks to installing these things? Take them to a shop with
> a press? Lube them up and hammer them in? Should I torch out the old ones?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Toby
>
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