[Vwdiesel] sloppy shifting all of the sudden in A2 Jetta

[Dave Cook]

Yup.  The plastic ball in there split or something.  Right as he backed out of the driveway to test drive the car.  So he was stuck there blocking traffic for a couple minutes until I noticed it flopping around underneath and figured out it wasn't just him having trouble driving a stick shift.

That caused something in the linkage to pop off, so we put it back and they were able to hold the shifter up to very carefully shift it and do a drive.

I had driven the darn car even that day just a couple hours earlier with no problems at all.  

 
Dave Cook


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 From: "lbaird119 at aol.com" <lbaird119 at aol.com>
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com 
Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 1:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] sloppy shifting all of the sudden in A2 Jetta
 

Don't think I've ever seen one of thoe break!
     Loren


-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com>
To: VW Diesel Group <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 2, 2012 1:03 pm
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] sloppy shifting all of the sudden in A2 Jetta


I agree that Roger's parts are great!

While looking around, though, have someone manipulate the shifter.  This part
<http://www.germanautoparts.com/Volkswagen/Rabbit/Transmission/407/1>
broke on the Banana Rabbit when the guy who bought it went to back out of my 
driveway!

He backed out, but couldn't get it into first gear!  The shifter was flopping 
around under the car!


Didn't really put me in a good place when it came time for negotiations...


Dave Cook


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From: Frank G. Pival <hold at drizzle.com>
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com 
Sent: Monday, July 2, 2012 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] sloppy shifting all of the sudden in A2 Jetta

Bryan,
I have used Rogers parts and they are a proven winner...cured problems 
both my 85 golf and my 81 Caddy.
Frank

On 7/2/2012 9:25 AM, Bryan Belman wrote:
> Thanks Roger, you are the man.  from the links you just sent me it will be 
easy to get under the car and figure out what I need.  I will order later this 
week.
>  
>  
> Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
> 92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
> 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
> 70 Type 1 stock Elm Green Beetle -- Under Restoration :-)
>
> From: Roger Brown <r.c.brown at ieee.org>
> To: Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com>
> Cc: VWDiesel Group <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 2, 2012 12:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] sloppy shifting all of the sudden in A2 Jetta
>
> Could be the relay shaft bushings:
> http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkage.shtml#RelayShaftBushings
>
> or the ball cover:
> http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkage.shtml#A2RelayShaftBallCover
>
> Easy enough to pop the hood and manipulate the linkage by hand and see where 
the play is coming from:
> http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkageInstall.shtml#DiagnosingProblems
>
>
> On 7/2/2012 9:04 AM, Bryan Belman wrote:
>> about a week ago, shifting got real sloppy and finding 5th gear is real tough 
now.  something must have happened in the shift bushing area.
>> years ago, I had replaced all I could, drilled out the rivits in the shift 
rod bulb and replaced that, but something has changed.
>> Roger, don't you sell a fix or upgrade shift bushing kit for the A2 Jetta's, 
mine is a 92.
>>
>> does anyone have the link to his page on this issue.
>>
>> thanks.
>>
>> Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
>> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
>> 92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
>> 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
>> 70 Type 1 stock Elm Green Beetle -- Under Restoration :-)
>


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