[T3] Rattling shifter

[Tom Hottinger]

If the chatter at take off gets any worse give serious consideration to
replacing the boudin tube.  Center works if you are hitting all of the gears
with no problem.  I used to adjust mine back and forth a bit to see where
the tightest shift pattern was.  I had even added the spacer to enhance the
shift pattern yet leave the stock shifter in place.  In the end I went to a
SCAT shifter.  Like the looks, Love the shift.

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Bryon Garvin <spinningrooves at gmail.com>wrote:

> If I am not having trouble shifting or finding gears, then should I just
> leave the stop plate where it is?  I moved it around and it *didn't *get
> rid
> of the sound and it *didn't *make shifting harder.  I could find all gears
> no matter where the stop plate was.  So I moved it back to the center.
>  What
> is the proper procedure for adjusting the stop plate?  The Bentley was
> somewhat vague.
>
> I do get some rattle/chatter on the stick occasionally when I start from a
> dead stop.  Is there a stiffer grease that I should be using in the shift
> rod socket to damped that vibration better?  The only moly grease I had on
> hand was disc brake grease which I used.  But it doesn't seem to be as
> stiff
> as the stuff that was in there originally.
>
> Thanks,
>
>  - Bryon, '71 Fastback
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Dave Hall <dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > If it's all the time the car is moving and not when idling, I'd guess it
> > was
> > better transmission of the final drive noise due to the tighter linkages.
> >  A
> > bit of pressure on the gearstick might be pre-loading something that
> means
> > the vibrations get absorbed, but it's not good to drive with pre-load on
> > the
> > gearstick.  See how it goes when everything has settled in a bit - you
> will
> > probably stop noticeing it or it may even go away.
> >
> > Dave.
> > UK VW Type 3&4 Club
> > ===================
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> > [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Bryon
> > Garvin
> > Sent: 06 February 2011 20:16
> > To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> > Subject: Re: [T3] Rattling shifter
> >
> > Ok, it's all back together and a quick thank you to everyone that offered
> > up
> > help and ideas on replacing the bushing.  It all went pretty well.  For
> me,
> > I found it easiest to pull the rod out, put the bushing and snap ring on
> at
> > the end of the shift rod where it was a thinner diameter, seat the
> bushing
> > in the bracket and then have my friend push the rod back in from the
> front
> > while I was in the car making sure it all stayed in place.  The bushing
> > expanded into the bracket and it was smooth sailing after the rod has
> been
> > lightly greased.
> >
> > I then took it for a drive and it shifts very well, but I am getting a
> > strange noise that seems to be coming from right under the shifter.  It's
> > kind of a high-pitched whine (as best I can describe it).  It is present
> in
> > all gears, even neutral, and disappears when the car is not moving.
>  Moving
> > the shifter around a little sometimes can dampen it.  Is this due to the
> > stop plate not being adjusted properly?  If it weren't for the noise, I'd
> > say it's all back together just fine.
> >
> > I did replace the plastic pieces in the coupler as well as the shift rod
> > bushing, obviously.  I am wondering if those new parts are making the
> whole
> > system much tighter and I'm now getting some transfer of vibration down
> the
> > rod.
> >
> > I'm hesitant to move the shift stop plate because I don't seem to have
> > problems shifting.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >  - Bryon, '71 Fastback
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Russ W <russw at classicvw.org> wrote:
> >
> > > On 2/5/2011 4:17 PM, Bryon Garvin wrote:
> > >
> > >> Just about done with the job....putting it all back together.  Does
> > >> the stop plate have to be in any particular place as far as forward
> > >> or backward?
> > >> I
> > >> see that it slides forward and back a tiny bit in the elliptical
> > >> holes.  I know about the tabs, so its already installed the correct
> > >> way with regard to that.
> > >>
> > >> - Bryon, '71 Fsstback
> > >>
> > >
> > > Just install it pretty much centerly located for the first try.
> > > Then adjust from there.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thanks,
> > > Russ Wolfe
> > > russw at classicvw.org
> > >
> > >
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