mk1 gear linkage parts/prob.

realised today that my gear lever has a lot of play,forward and back.
its had all new link rods/bushes/ball at gearstick/short shift.

what could cause it,could it be the rubber ball thing (dont know name of it)
that sits in the bracket type bit(rectangular part of linkage)
and can u buy them from anywhere?
never heard anyone mention them before
cheers
Edited by: riley

 

the plastic ball underneath the gear stick it could be G&S sell um for about 5

 

The whole kit cost me 14 from GSF...improved the change a great massively

 

Yep, its going to be the rubber ball on the shift finger.

You can only get them from VW AFAIK. Not too expensive. They don't come as part of the kit, but often wear.

They sometimes appear on ebay.

Tip : When you get one, coat it in epoxy resin, and it won't wear out again. That goes for you MK2 boys as well. If you coat the ball on the relay shaft, they last for ever

 

i have exactly the same thing. always wonderred why the linkage kit didn't fix it. now i know.

 

What are we talking about her Riley?

The Plastic Knuckles on the end of the rods that snap over the balls!!!

I've changed the same gear on mine as you say you have and its still crap. these are the only things i hav'nt done so i guess its these we need!

domma..............

 

i think harry the cakes got it right 4 u!
its not the plastic ball under lever ive changed that as well,ive changed everything and it improved it massively but since the short shift has been on a while its got longer
the thing im talking about,you can see it under the bonnet. ==0 <fantastic drawing,is it the shift finger harry?
whats vw afaik,dealer only?
cheers...
seems we may have sorted a few linkages at once here

 

AFAIK = "as far as I know"

Take a look at this diagram.

You need part 11, which they call a relay lever.

 

yeah thats the basta*d
afaik=dealer
cheers m8,appreciated.

 

there is another round ball in the engine bay a small white one that the gear selector connects too is that the one you mean harry ?

 

Not sure about a white ball. The one I'm on about is a black rubber ball thats fixed to the metal relay lever.

If its white, it'll be a plastic part that is either part of the bushing kit of one of the ends of the rods.
The ends can break and give a bit of play. You have to replace the rod as the end are glued on permanently.

Or you could go for the TSR or missing links kit, which are metal aircraft style joints.

 

thats the part in the pic i ment sorry i posted after u did without refreshing the window

 

I got mine from vw as it didnt come with the gsf repair kit.

I also changed 42 as well as the rod kep slipping out of it

Why they did not put a spline bit in there i do not know as the rod end is splined and it was a right bastsy to setup.

 

cheers harry,11 plus vat at gsf and 16 plus vat at vw
thought id struggle with not hearing of anyone mentioning them before.

 

Ahh, the beauty of the VW community

 

hehe,cheers m8.
thought vw wouldnt do it anymore.

 

what does that part do anyway does it make the rest sloppy or make it harder to select gear ?

 

if thats what is worn on mine its causing loads of forward and back play before it goes in gear.
have you got the same prob?

 

yah as sloppy as a hookers cnut