[Vwdiesel] shift rod bearing

[mikitka]

I'm finding all kinds of things now with the head off. I have been having
problems with getting into 5th gear. Some times it goes right in smooth but
more so it has been a royal pain getting into 5th. All the other gears are
fine.

 

I noticed that my shift rod bearing bushing is shot, gone, not existent,
just a rod flopping around in a bracket. How hard is it to replace what use
to be a bushing/bearing there?

 

Nick