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A2 Jetta question; hard to get into reverse



It's fairly similar if you don't have the special tool.  Robbie is right
about the special tool as it fits on top and you tighten all the linkage
connections.  It does make it rather simple but can be done without it just
takes longer!

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robbie Cotner" <robw_z@yahoo.com>
To: "Andrew Wong" <mkii_84@yahoo.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: A2 Jetta question; hard to get into reverse


> I believe for A2 Chassis cars they make a special tool that aligns the
shift linkage; it's a metal plate that you put over the shifter and then you
line it up to match where the plate says to go; that make sense?  I don't
know whether it is actually required or not.
>
> -Rob
>
> Andrew Wong <mkii_84@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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" 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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>
> =====
> -Andrew Wong
> 1984 Black Scirocco
> 1987 White Quantum wagon
>
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