[Vwdiesel] shift linkage

[Pam & Doug Boes]

I was having trouble getting the Caddy into 1st and Reverse. I changed all
the bushings and the shifting worked fine for a few days. Now, I'm having
trouble with getting it in 1st and reverse again.

Can the linkage rods wear? How about the relay lever (the piece with two
bushings and two ball connections)? What other linkage problems lead to
problems with 1st & reverse? It acts like the shift just doesn't move the
linkage far enough forward to engage the 1st  & reverse properly. It sounds
like the ends of the gears are just touching but not engaged.