[Vwdiesel] Is my transmission FUBAR? Pushrod Bushing and pushrod

[Dave Cook]

--- On Sun, 8/22/10, LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:

> > Assuming that the worn tip isn't a problem.
> > 
> 
>   It's a problem.
>     Loren

I have a new one coming in today, though someone elsewhere told me that they were slightly different shapes, so I will take the old one and compare.

I got the bushings out fairly easily yesterday.  Used a 9mm tap (the 7/16 one looked way too big) to cut threads into the bushing, then backed it out.  Then I laid a piece of angle iron across the face of the transmision and put the tap through a drilled hole and screwed it back into the bushing.  It pulled right out.

For the second bushing, I found that using the rear transmission mount in a similar way (but inside the bellhousing as the tap wasn't long enough to reach that far in) as the angle iron worked great.  

I also went ahead and bougt a cap, rotor, and plugs along with an air filter and set of belts and valve cover gasket.  I noticed the engine was covered with oil from the valve cover down, including the timing belt (and it was pretty loose) so that is all getting replaced.  

This means I won't have a slipping clutch, I won't have squealing belts with the a/c on, and I should get better mileage.  All in all, it should be a much more pleasant car to drive.  

The project was inspired by the possibility of swapping the car for a Landrover Discovery, which I have had my eye on.  But if that doesn't work out, I'll still like the car better and that will be nice.

Aah, defferred maintainance...  ;)