A2 Jetta question; hard to get into reverse

[MK1Scirocco16v at comcast.net (Dave Ewing)]

That's funny you mention "french fry" as that is (for some odd reason) a
major pet peeve of mine.  I HATE old french fries on the floor of my cars /
trucks.  Or food of any kind.  I even think it's weird but when I'm having
fries and I drop one I HAVE to make sure it get it and throw it out!!
Weird, I know!

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>
To: "Dave Ewing" <MK1Scirocco16v@comcast.net>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: A2 Jetta question; hard to get into reverse


> > True but that is hardly normal conditions.  Using or driving the car
normal
> > will not cause the shift linkage to go out of adjustment unless
something
> > comes loose or someone has been messing with it.  More than likely it is
> > either the bushings or the ball and socket or something along those
lines.
>
> That depends on what you consider normal..
>
> Perhaps carelessly loading cargo in to our dubs is not normal behavior
> for either of us, Dave.. but there are lot of people (even within the VW
> community) that just abuse the hell out of their cars and would think
> nothing of a giving the shifter a good "bump" while loading the car.
> That's the only reason I mentioned it.
>
> It still amazes me how some people treat their cars. French fries smeared
> between the windshield and the dash, dents at all four corners and broken
> headlights and turn signals, shredded upholstry, cigarette burns all over
> the place, etc. A lot of people never do ANY maintainence, and the vast
> majority never fix "the small things that break".. they just get used to
> them. "5th gear not there any more? Oh well, I'll just drive it like a 4
> speed", "Engine oil light on? Bah, I'll keep driving."
>
> You get the picture..
>
> -Toby
>
> > So, Toby, what large thing was loaded into the passenger side of this
A2??
>
> Uh, if I remember right it was a big cardboard box full of (heavy) canned
> food and drinks.
>
> > Dave
> > >
> > > 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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