A2 Jetta question; hard to get into reverse

[MK1Scirocco16v at comcast.net (Dave Ewing)]

> Not so! I've seen the linkage adjustment "jump splines" a couple of times
> when someone was loading a heavy object in to the passenger seat and they
> smacked the shift lever hard side-to-side. Once the shift lever has moved
> fully to one side and stopped, all the torque created goes in to the
> splined coupling and it can break the coupling loose enough to move it a
> spline or two.

True but that is hardly normal conditions.  Using or driving the car normal
will not cause the shift linkage to go out of adjustment unless something
comes loose or someone has been messing with it.  More than likely it is
either the bushings or the ball and socket or something along those lines.

So, Toby, what large thing was loaded into the passenger side of this A2??

Dave
>
> Check your bushings, but definitely check your linkage adjustment as well.
> A little bit of adjustment (1 mm) can go a long way towards better shifter
> operation.
>
> -Toby
>
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