A2 Jetta question; hard to get into reverse - going OT

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That show's great, I can't get enough of it!!  lol
I think the giant rotating mushrooms are best.....


-George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tomc" <tomc@satx.rr.com>
To: "Scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: A2 Jetta question; hard to get into reverse - going OT


> Speaking of perverse, has anyone else found Most Extreme Challenge on TV
> yet? It is the most hilarious thing I've seen on TV in years. There's a
> site at: http://www.spiketv.com/shows/meec. If you can find the show sit
> down and watch it. I get it on Time Warner Cable. 
> 
> Scirocco content? I haven't seen any on the shows yet.
> 
> Sorry for the waste, just had to share, 
> 
> Tom C
> '79 "The Project" Scirocco
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:34:13 -0400
> From: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: A2 Jetta question; hard to get into reverse
> To: <scirocco81@vwmail.net>, "C Boyko" <roccit_53@hotmail.com>,
>         <mkii_84@yahoo.com>, <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Message-ID: <002f01c37e1b$d782dbc0$01375818@main>
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> 
> > Am I the only one that found this post....um....perverse?
> > Eric
> 
> yup, just you...
> :)
> Al
> 
> > --- "C Boyko" <roccit_53@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > ALso, mine had been stubborn going into reverse recently, it was (once
> > again) the little ball on the "lollipop" in the linkage, it fits into
> a
> > metal gate, and had gotten sloppy. New lollipop, cranked down, now
> reverse
> > is easy as you please. So that's yet another part that can impact
> reverse.
> I
> > believe A2s also have this part. This also leads to excessive "up and
> down"
> > play in the gear shift lever, it shouldn't flop around a lot, if it
> does,
> > you have a loose/damaged  lollipop. This can also give a very evil
> rattle,
> > sounds like your exhaust rubbing on the frame. (hold the gear shift
> and it
> > goes away, another little diagnostic)
> >
> > But I'd suspect you jumped a spline or two, that seems to be more
> common.
> >
> > It's really hard to stay on track here, my husband likes his new ball,
> says
> > it will make him faster...
> > Cathy
> >
> >
> > >From: Andrew Wong <mkii_84@yahoo.com>
> > >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >Subject: Re: A2 Jetta question; hard to get into reverse
> > >Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:51:25 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > >I'll tell my friend about the linkage adjustment.  Is
> > >there a special tool to adjust the linkage?  How
> > >different is it from the Sciroccos linkage?  I can
> > >adjust mine by trial and error, as currently mine is
> > >going to third gear instead of first, but was my fauly
> > >when I did it on my car.
> > >I forgot at the time when I was looking at the car,
> > >that I had the problem in my Scirocco with the
> > >adjustment.  I do remember it was my friend shifting
> > >the car when it was off and the next time it was drive
> > >reverse was first gear, but the problem was fixed.
> > >--- "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu> wrote:
> > > > > Probably is the adjustment or the bushings or
> > > > both.  Usually the the linkage
> > > > > doesn't just go out of adjusment unless someone is
> > > > messing with it so I
> > > >
> > > > 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.
> > > >
> > > > 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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