Author Topic: mystery shifter (Read 3939 times)

zyewdall · « **on:** December 08, 2005, 11:59:53 am »

The new '81 rabbit we just got has a really vague shifter. It's hard to tell if you are in nuetral or in gear there is so much play when it's in gear, and it's sort of hard to find exactly where the different gears even are. My '90 GTI isn't like this, but the '81 VW pickup with a 5 speed is really vague too. Worn bushings in that silly series of levers perhaps? The tranny itself seems to be fine, as it doesn't make noise or pop out of gear.

I got used to it fairly quickly, and it doesn't bother me (I'm also used to my truck which is missing all the line up pins in its shifter so you have to know exactly where the gears are or you'll put it between two of them), but two people are going to have to learn to drive a stick on this car, so we'd like to make it a little more definite if possible.

Zeke

BlackTieTD · « **Reply #1 on:** December 08, 2005, 12:05:09 pm »

worn bushings is likely.

i got the kit to redo them all for $17 IIRC.

much easier to do when the motor is out of the car :lol: but not a very difficult job either way.

zyewdall · « **Reply #2 on:** December 08, 2005, 12:08:01 pm »

Wow. That's it? Where did you get the kit with new bushings?

BlackTieTD · « **Reply #3 on:** December 08, 2005, 12:09:25 pm »

i remember it was pretty cheap. it wasn't more than $30 thats for sure but i think it was $17.

can't remember the name of the place but it was somewhere in burlington, *i think*. dr. diesel might know.

Master ACiD · « **Reply #4 on:** December 08, 2005, 01:41:20 pm »

try qualityvwparts.com

insdtanoodles · « **Reply #5 on:** December 12, 2005, 01:07:51 am »

I would love to know if there is a place in the gta to buy a bushing kit, it is such a pita to shift into first in my car

albsure · « **Reply #6 on:** December 13, 2005, 08:46:27 am »

germanautoparts.com has every shifter kit variation available. its a great resource.

Author Topic: mystery shifter (Read 3939 times)

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