[Vwdiesel] 5 speed linkage for 4 speed?

[Will Taygan]

So, to confirm: stick shift and rod is the same (including the little
bracket that holds the rod up by the firewall) but the bracket for the
ball selector thing and the rest of the linkage from the firewall to the
tranny is different.  PLUS the front motor mount is different.

THANKS!

Will.

On Mon, 2009-05-04 at 19:24 -0700, decker at toledotel.com wrote:
> Hi Tony;
>     Usualy one has to make some adjustments at the shift tower to get 5th
> gear but we never change anything there. Sometimes the shift lever will get
> 5th gear without adjusting at the tower. One does need to change the L
> shaped piece that sets against the firewall. It is a different length than
> the four speed. the other thing one needs to get when getting a 5 speed
> tranny to put into a four speed Rabbit is the front motor mount. If one is
> changing to a 5 speed in a Dasher or a fox you do need the shift rod, tower
> ( reverse gate is on opposite side ) and all the shift mechanism.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tony and Lillie" <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>
> To: "Will Taygan" <william at taygan.com>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 4:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 5 speed linkage for 4 speed?
> 
> 
> > The shifter mechanism in the car is also slightly different, since the
> > 4-speed linkage won't allow you to put the shifter into the 5th gear
> > position.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Will Taygan" <william at taygan.com>
> > To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> > Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 5:55 PM
> > Subject: [Vwdiesel] 5 speed linkage for 4 speed?
> >
> >
> > >A local guy wants the linkage out of the junker for a 4 to 5 speed swap.
> > > I've never swapped a 4 to 5-speed.  I am correct that I only need the
> > > lnkage stuff/mounts between the tranny and the long shifter rod at the
> > > bottom of the engine bay? The shift rod/mount (attached to the linkage
> > > mount) and the long rod/stick shift and under cab stuff is the same?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Will.
> > >
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