RE: Reverse Lock Out

["Aaron Ness" <aaron@makuta.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>I just fixed this in mine about 2 weeks ago.  However, there are a couple of
discrepancies between my solution and the information given by T Berk, so
take that information and this information and put them together to get to
something that works for you.

I did loosen the clamp on the splines at the front of the long shift rod.  I
had replaced the bushings already, and I was still hitting reverse instead
of first.  I made sure the holes in the shifter plate were aligned with the
holes in the floor, which they were.  Then I put the shifter in neutral at
the 3-4 gate (per Bentley), which seems to be its resting position anyway.
I got under the car and loosened the clamp and rotated the shift rod until
the little finger inder the shifter was 15mm (between 9/16" and 19/32", for
the metrically impaired) from the lockout plate, which is the mk2 spec given
in Bentley, IIRC.  I tightened the clamp back down and now I can push it
hard to the left and I still don't get into reverse unless I press down.

HTH!
Aaron
'84 Scirocco - Woo-hoo!
'70 Bug - hibernating
'87 Nissan truck - Soon to be for sale

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Paul Maione
> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 1:10 AM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Reverse Lock Out
>
>
> Hey everyone.
>
> My shifter is giving me problems. I cut my original
> one down a bit too short, so when I was at Waterfest,
> I picked one up from a some guy selling an original
> sized one. Ever since I installed it, I lost the lock
> that would prevent you from shifting into reverse
> without pushing down. It's just starting to get to me.
> Is this a problem with the shifter arm I bought
> (bushings and stuff like that) or did something go
> haywire in the installation of the new one?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
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> Scirocco 86' 8v
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