[Vwdiesel] A2 shifter alignment question

[brian hoeft]

get the special tool, its worth it.

www.metalnerd.com is my suggestion, but im located in Penn and prefer to
support local business whenever possible. Yes, they make stuff right here in
Pennsylvania.

here, found it, bottom of the page..  http://www.metalnerd.com/cat08.htm

in the meantime,you'll need 2 people, one at the shift rod lock bolt/nut
under the car, and one holding the shifter in place.   i I remember correct,
start with the shifter in neutral at about where you would start to engage
second gear and work from there, tightening/loosening the locknut till youre
satisfied.

if youve not done shifter bushings, even the special tool will only make it
tolerable at best.


-brian

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 1:03 AM, Shalyn Shourds <sshourds at flash.net> wrote:

> I've got the '85 basically back online and only need to fine-tune the
> shifter.  As it is, I can barely find first.  It and reverse occupy the
> same slot somehow.  I see in the Bentley that the main advice revolves
> around a special tool which lines up on the reverse lock tab on the
> shift lever and a protrusion on the tunnel in the floor.  Anyone have
> the dimensions for that?  Any other advice?  I changed the shift lever
> to get the reverse lock back now it's worse than ever and I have to bump
> the clutch to make sure I'm in first not third or reverse.  Killing the
> engine is a bad thing in a lot of urban traffic situations, to say the
> least.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Shalyn
> _______________________________________________
> Vwdiesel mailing list
> Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel
>



-- 
http://208.53.138.125:8068/
 [blinders off&earplugs out]