Re: Progress and loads of questions

["Stuart Castledine" <stu@green-fuz.freeserve.co.uk>]

I've replaced all the bushings on my shift linkage and the relay lever. This
has reduced fore & aft slop (in gear) from 1 ½" to about ½", but I still
have about 1 ½" of play from side to side. How do I fix that? Do I need to
replace the large ball/socket joint that the gear lever (shifter) sits in?

TIA,

Stuart


----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Huff <ghuff@htech.com>
To: Aaron Ness <Aaron@makuta.com>; 'scirocco' <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 5:19 PM
Subject: RE: Progress and loads of questions


> The best, and only way in my opinion to fix shift problems is to do this:
> 1. *ALL* bushings, rods, and if your man enough, the black ball on the end
> of the thingie (technical term :) and if your man enough, you can attempt
to
> replace the shift ball mechanism :)
> 2. grease the linkage really well, prefferebly with something like mobil
> synthetic grease (its 1$ more a tube, but it doesnt wash away like the
cheap
> stuff does)
> 3. short shift kit, and weighted shift rod.
>
> It will never shift like a cable shift tranny, or a nice in floor 5 speed
> due to the linkage complexity, but you can make it shift decent :)
>
> Thanks,
> Gary Huff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron Ness [mailto:Aaron@makuta.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 12:09 PM
> To: 'scirocco'
> Subject: Progress and loads of questions
>
>
> I fired up the 'rocco again yesterday.  I had to clean some corrosion from
> the Hall sender connection again, and I'm going to try to get some
> dielectric grease in there to keep it working this time.  I finally got
the
> freeze plug installed too.  Someone suggested putting a socket in the
center
> so I could hold the socket while I beat on it.  It worked great, and I
> didn't have to pull the exhaust manifold.  None of this crap where I hit
the
> plug and it jumps back out of the block at me.
>
> Anyway, I have a few questions now.  First, I have an exhaust leak that
> makes it kind of noisy.  How do I disconnect the downpipe from the
manifold?
> Do I just pry off those two clips?  If so, how do I get them back on?
>
> Next, I need to adjust my fuel mixture, and although a lister is selling
me
> a Bentley, I haven't yet received it and I'm anxious to get it done.  Is
it
> a straightforward procedure that someone can rattle off the top of their
> head?  Am I correct that the only special tools I need are a dwell meter
and
> an allen wrench?  I think I found the adjustment screw - is it the one
down
> in a hole in the left side of the fuel distributor (as you're facing the
> engine) that takes a 3mm allen wrench?  It's a stock 8V in an '84, BTW.
>
> Third, I have a coolant leak that appears to be coming from the radiator
> somewhere.  If I need to replace the radiator, what can I use from a
> junkyard?  Any A1?  What about A2?  It appears to be the same as my
> brother's '85 GTI.
>
> Fourth, my shifter is sloppy.  I replaced almost all the shift bushings.
By
> almost, I mean that I could only find a place for two of the four small
> plastic bushings, and I only replaced one of the rubber donuts that go on
> the ball and socket-type connections because they appeared to be in good
> condition.  Many of the other bushings were pretty well shot, and the
rubber
> ball was missing from the relay lever, so I replaced that too.  Can anyone
> tell me where the other two small bushings go?  I haven't checked back
under
> the shift lever yet to see if there are worn out parts there.  What else
> could be causing the problems?  When I think I'm putting it in first, it's
> actually in reverse.
>
> TIA for help on any of these!
>
> Aaron
> '84 Scirocco - Woo-hoo!
> '70 Bug - hibernating
> '87 Nissan truck - Soon to be for sale
>
>
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