[semi-rant] They're alive!!!

[vwrocco87@hotmail.com (Brad Sayer)]

Same thing happened to me last summer.  Chances are the plastic ends of 
shift rod cracked and it fell off the ball.  But, you can get to most of 
them through the engine bay.  Soooo, no need for a jack!

Brad


>From: "Dan S" <danws@tampabay.rr.com>
>Reply-To: <danws69@earthlink.net>
>To: "roc \(E-mail\)" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: [semi-rant] They're alive!!!
>Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:13:24 -0500
>
>I know that these cars are sentient.
>
>Last week, my battery was in the process of crapping out, the only times
>that it wouldn't start was when I didn't have the jumper cables with me!!
>
>This morning, I had to take the dog to the vet, so I removed the back seat,
>rear deck/speakers, and.....the floor jack I always carry.....
>
>
>...sure enough, I had just dropped off the dog (I could haul ass now) and
>went to shift from 3rd to 4th and *poof*, the linkage came apart from
>somewhere underneath. The damned car knew I couldn't get under it without
>the jack.......grrrr......
>
>Dan
>Tam-pa, FL
>'81 Rabbit Sportruck
>'87 16v Scirocco
>'00 Jetta
>http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html
>
>
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