Shift linkage refurbishment

[Derek Pulvino]

Gene,

So clean out the mechanism in liue of bushing replacement if the rubber
liner is sagging?  The liner is associated with the inside of the leather
boot then?  As to bushings, I guess the parts are more durable than the VW
equivalent?  Has anybody had issue with those?

I'll check the first condition, then if it's time to bleed the slave
cylinder, I guess I'll also look at doing the brakes simultaneously.

Derek P

>Derek Pulvino wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>Howdy,
>>
>>Has anybody gone throught the above?  If so, wondering how tough it is,
>>and
>>where one needs to access the parts from.  Can it be done from the top
>>through the shift boot, or do you have to go under and get down and dirty?
>>Parts price?  What's it take to then realign the linkage?
>>
>>Car still gets into all of the gears, just takes a little more effort than
>>I
>>remember; I'm guessing this is from some loss of precision from worn
>>bushings.  Shifting feels like the car is fighting itself a bit.
>>
>>Any input?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>derek p
>
>
>There is a rubber liner to the boot which can, over time, give in to
>gravity and sag down into the workings of the shifter.  Mine had done this
>and there was a lot of ground up rubber gumming up the works. After
>trimming back the rubber with a razor (as a test) and a partial cleaning of
>the shifter workings (all from inside the car) the shifting has improved
>some.
>
>I also had hard shifting before getting a decent bleed on the clutch
>hydraulics.
>
>-Gene




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