[urq] Shift Linkage.

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... been a while, but I think that I've used the hole between the body and 
subframe that the left front propshaft goes through (long arms) ... 
otherwise you can get at it from underneath.  Remember that the shift 
linkage attaches behind the front diff ... so look farther back on the 
transaxle housing ... left side.  The link rod attaches to the top of the 
bellhousing, behind the clutch slave.  The usual culprit for your symptoms 
is part #33 in your drawing ... although I had a situation where the 
attaching bolt item #34 worked itself loose.  Other than that all you need 
is to refresh the plastic bits #27 & #35 ... shouldn't need any other parts.

On the subject of the link rod #35 ... years ago I found the bushing parts 
available separately ... lots cheaper than buying the whole rod.  I don't 
think I'll be able to dig up the P/N for that any more though ...

HTH!
Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)


> Well the assembly of the short shift went easy-peasy after much shaping of 
> the rod. Thanks for the help with that everyone. I still have a lot of 
> slop in the lever side to side and 1st and 2nd are still a pita to engage. 
> This being the case I decided to replace some parts further up the shift 
> rod. I've received the parts from the dealer for the linkage assembly at 
> the end of the shift rod (Unbelievably overpriced for what you get but oh 
> well) and my question is this - How is the assembly accessed? I'd imagine 
> (hope) you can get at it from the engine bay, but I can't see anything 
> which looks like the ETKA diagram. I'm replacing the parts that sit on the 
> steel ball (the plastic recepticle, metal bush/washer, and the 2 plastic 
> bushes/inserts that sit in the ends of the connecting rod at the end of 
> the shift rod, #35 in the illustration. Thanks again.
>
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