[T3] Rattling shifter

[Bryon Garvin]

They were a lighter shade of black and yes, I think they were urethane.
 "Stiffen things up" is definitely what they did :)  Now I know.  Oh well,
at least I have spares.

And Bob, yes, I learned the "keep the old stuff" lesson and fortunately
still had the old parts to go back to, thanks to hearing that mantra over
and over :)

 - Bryon, '71 Fastback
On Feb 12, 2011 6:48 PM, "Daniel K. Du Vall" <dduvall at 1peter4-10.org> wrote:
> What color were your new ones? What you describe sound like the urethane
> alternatives that are used when a owner wants to stiffen things up. The
> urethane replacement stuff I have found tends to be more noisy.
>
> Daniel Du Vall
> http://1peter4-10.org
> http://volkswageninsanity.us
>
>
> -----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: Saturday, February 12, 2011 2:09 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Rattling shifter
>
>>
>> > While the pin was out of the coupler, I replaced the square plastic
>> pieces
>> > and they were only slightly tighter that the OE coupler pieces. I
>> figured,
>> > while I was in there, I might as well replace them. So, maybe I
> should
>> put
>> > the old ones back in?
>>
>> I doubt if they are the problem, but if they are stiffer than the
>> OEs, then they would transmit more vibration.
>>
>>
> Ok - problem solved. I put the old coupler pieces back in and the
> vibration
> down the rod completely stopped. Shifter rattle stopped too! I
> inspected
> the new pieces and compared them to the OE pieces. OE was definitely
> softer
> and more capable of absorbing vibration. The new ones were plastic and
> no
> hint of flexibility or dampening ability. So that's all it was.
>
> Now I have a new shifter bushing and a quiet shift rod. Nice way to
> start
> the weekend !
>
> Thanks again to everyone for your help and ideas on this process.
>
> - Bryon, '71 Fastback
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