[T3] Rattling shifter (Jim Adney)

[Jim Adney]

On 1 Feb 2011 at 8:22, Richard Hamje wrote:

> The rod gets a bit thinner toward the rear.  Pull the rod out the
> front of the car until it's past the metal bracket under the shifter. 
> Remove the old plastic and the retaining ring.  Lube the rod and slide
> the new plastic bushing over it from the rear.  If you have a helper,
> have that person slide the rod back in while you guide it through the
> bracket and then put the retaining ring around the tube.  Now puch the
> tube all the way in until you get the bushing seated into the bracket.
>  if you don't have a helper, put some tape over the bushing (and then
> the ring) so it won't fall off (I failed to do this; the bushing fell
> off into the tunnel and it took me an hour to retrieve it). 

> When the rod is full re-inserted and the bushing is in the bracket,
> then the fun starts.  Spread the retaining ring and place it over the
> bushing.  This is really hard to do - there isn't much room. 

I've never done this, but why can't you install the retaining ring 
over the bushing while it's just around the smaller portion of the 
shift rod. Then you could just slide the rod rearward and let the 
widening rod expand the bushing into place?

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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