TT short shift kit question

[r.c.brown@ieee.org (Roger Brown)]

> On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Cathy Boyko wrote:
> 
> > I have completely lost a part of my shift linkage, I have the TT kit. The part
> > is that round ball that comes off an arm (lever?) on the relay shaft (that's
> > what the Bentley calls it). The ball fits into a metal gate in the linkage, I
> > reached in and wondered what should be on the threaded rod there, so "felt up"
> > a stranger's Rocco at the track to confirm what was supposed to be there. It's
> > pretty close to the downpipe. Currently shift action is  a bit on the sloppy
> > side (hah hah, actually, "lucky it shifts" is closer to the truth). On the
> > plus side, it also explains a really, really annoying rattle that seemed to be
> > deeply embedded in the dash. I'll be delighted to see that noise leave.
> >
> > So what I'd like to know, can I get this part from the dealer, or does it have
> > to be the TT version?

Picture of the linkage and part below:
http://4crawler.cruiserpages.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkage.shtml#Introduction

One thing I've noticed and heard about the TT A1 short throw is that the nut they use on the bottom of their short throw relay
shaft is prone to loosening.  I switched back to the stock relay shaft with one of my bolt-on short throw arms to get around
this potential problem:

http://4crawler.cruiserpages.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkage.shtml#ShortThrow