Fw: I hate my shifter

[rick@brubakerbox.com (Rick Alexander)]

I don't hate my shifter. In fact it works well. However since I have linkage
experience, I've been thinking of building a linkage with Heim joints for a
more positive feel as well as greater longevity (they do live in a terrible
environment).

Volkswagen probably did not produce our shifters in this way due to cost
and/or production troubles.

My questions are:
Has anyone else tried this and what were the results?
Other than WaspHwy@aol (no sig), is there any other interest in this
modification if I were to produce it?

Rick Alexander
http://www.brubakerbox.com
http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/
http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <WaspHwy@aol.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Cc: <mk1gti@egroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 3:56 PM
> Subject: I hate my shifter
>
>
> > this is the one thing about vw's that I cant stand. my shifter, even
with
> a
> > tt short shift kit and a bushing kit, still feels like shite. I can
hardly
> > every find 1st and in general, feels like a stick in a bucket of grease.
I
> > have noticed that there are some bushings not included in a kit, more
> > specifically, the rubber bushing in a plate that the main shift rod (the
> one
> > that goes from the shifter to the engine compartment) goes through. what
> > about a solid linkage kit? the ones with spherical ends and such. will
> this
> > cure my woes? any ideas? tia
> >
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