Re: 5th gear conversion

[thescirocco@juno.com]

On Tue, 31 Jul 2001 14:42:27 -0700 "aventari ." <aventari_@hotmail.com>
writes:
> I actually did this a few weeks ago. I swapped the .71 from a 7A to 
> my 9A, and while i was looking at the wear on the shift rod, I
accidentally 
> pulled the shift rod you're talking about just a bit too far up, and
heard 
> a falling sound inside the transmission... nooooooooo!
> 
> At least one of the forks that it held in had fell inside the 
> transmission. 
> So not wanting to take the whole transmission apart, I started 
> trying to jam the rod back down... it didn't work.
> 
> What I ended up doing was to reach in the hole where the seletor 
> shaft goes in and wiggling the loose shift fork things around with my
fingers 
> while trying to seat the shift rod down where it's supposed to be.
After 
> about 15 minutes of frustration, the forks aligned or something and the
rod 
> seated. 
> What a great feeling :]

I'll bet... In the scheme of things, that's almost like walking on
water...

Where were you 5 years ago, when I did that to my 4K... 8^)

> So the moral is that you dont have to take the tranny apart if you 
> are as dumb as I and pull that rod out. I dont know about pulling it 
> completely out though, don't try it at home.

If I'm dumb enough to do that again, I will certainly give it a try...
<g> 
 
> BTW I'm new to the list, Hello everyone :]
> (I used to be on it like 4 years ago (remember Mannix?) but i dont 
> think anyone remembers by now)
> 
> 
> Kevin F
> 81 S
> 

Welcome!

Mannix? Are you the dude with the Volkswagen off-road vehicle?

Btw, how do you like the .71 - 3.67 combination?

Peter - http://thescirocco.com - Techtonics Discount Dealer -  Bear,
Delaware                                                                 
                                                                       
'79 Scirocco 16V "Retro"    
'83 GTI "Caged Rabbit"
'84.5 Scirocco "Oddball"
'84 GTI 
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