Re: Shifter Bushings

["John Van Vuren" <veedublu@prod.net>]

>I would actually recommend header wrap...  it will help prevent the
bushings
>out of some thin sheetmetal.


Now that showed up weird.....   should read "it will help prevent the
bushings from getting hot" and "maybe you can make a heat shield out of some
thin sheetmetal"

Sorry

John

'87 16v Scirocco
and lots of other stuff
website - http://www.prod.net/jvanvuren/vw.htm

>I have also heard that A3 shifter bushings are slightly more durable.
>
>John
>
>'87 16v Scirocco
>and lots of other stuff
>website - http://www.prod.net/jvanvuren/vw.htm
>
>
>>Maybe this subject has been discussed before............if so, I had a
>brain fart and do
>>not remember.  Problem is that my headers on both rocs put off a lot of
>heat and are
>>very close to the shifter linkage and as a result I go through bushings
>much too often.
>>Is there a source for replacement bushings that hold up under heat better
>than the
>>run of the mill replacement bushings?  They are cheap, but it is a hassle
>to replace
>>them every 6 to 12 months.
>>
>>Dale
>>86.5 2.0 16v Scirocco
>>82 2.1 16v Scirocco (Zender 400 w/NOS)
>>
>>
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