[T3] Stick Shift Issues

[73 squareback Cincy]

Doubt this will help you but i had that happen once where on my ghia i 
used to have there is a plate under the back seat where the shifter rod 
connects to the transmission. And a bungee cord got caught in it and i 
only had second and fourth. It could also be a bushing there or just 
loose all together.

Havent really messed with this on my type 3 in all the years i owned it...
Chris537
73 Squareback

On 5/10/2014 11:34 AM, Jaz Jarzewiak wrote:
> Hey everyone.
> My 67 Squareback has, for awhile, had issues going into first gear after
> leaving the higher gears when I'm stopped at a light or trying to
> downshift.  I noticed that second gear wouldn't synchronize quite awhile
> ago.  I didn't think much of these things, I figured maybe the shift plate
> was a little loose? I would have to take the stick shift, in neutral, all
> the way to the right to be able to get into first at starting the car
> moving again, or else it wouldn't go in.
>
> But yesterday my problem got a lot worse.
>
> I was going up a hill in Atlanta traffic when the stick shift just seemed
> to loose all of its gear set.  I couldn't get it in first, it felt like the
> shifter wouldn't even go up anywhere past neutral.  There felt like there
> were two gears downwards or something, but I could only get it into what I
> thought was first or second by going where second usually was.  I couldn't
> find reverse when I needed to leave a parking lot and had to get two people
> to help push me out of my spot with the clutch in.
>
> Is this the shift plate issue, or something worse? Other than the
> synchronization issues downshifting, I haven't had any issues with
> transmission.
>
> Thanks guys,
>
> Jaz Jarzewiak
> 1967 Squareback "Scone"
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