mk1 gear linkage parts/prob.

how hard is that rubber ball to get at to change ?

 

Really easy.

 

Golf lad - there is a hole in the heat shield for you to get a socket through, but i found mine was a bit out of shape so i just got my maul grips on it and bent it completely out of the way.

altern8 - once you've dealt with the heat shield its just one nut.

 

Cheers mate, that'll be another job for the weekend [:^(]

 

i boiught the ball months ago but i aint had a chance to fit it but thats like the rest of the car

 

http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkage.shtml

This place has some very nice shifter upgrades. Nearly everyone I've talked to that has them really likes them.

Broke
Edited by: Broke

 

has anyone replaced the part number 45 thats the part i was thinking off

my cabby is finding it hard to select any gears its really sloppy still but all i have changed is the bushes so far

 

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the lever here is the part then

 

GSF part number 71707B

GEAR LINKAGE SHIFT FINGER SC 1.5-1.8 5 Speed11.95

 

yep thats the bit m8,did you buy it from gsf then?
didnt think they would do it...

have you fitted it yet?
id use a bit of locktight on the bottom nut,even though its a lock nut it tends to work loose.

 

i orderd the part today should be in the morning

 

fitted that its made a difference there is s till a bit of play in the stick

how hard is it to replace that white ball thing under the gear stick ?

and how do you align the gears now

 

this one

link
Edited by: altern8

 

thats a good link m8,hows the gear change coming along?

 

i got every gear now apart from 1st and 2nd aint where they are ment to be so its still a bit hard to change gear and the car is running flat

which bit do i need to adjust to move the gears over a bit?

to get 1st and 2nd i have to push down slightly and then select the gears like im going for reverse

 

mmmm,may be other worn relay levers or just the adjustment on the splined rod.

ive done it twice in the past diffarent ways.
1/put the box in neutral,have the gear lever held too the right in neutral and tighten the clamp.
2/have the box in reverse,have the gear lever in reverse and tighten the clamp.

 

lovely red cross you got there. Its ok, if you manually copy and paste the link into a new browser though.

John

 

did you adjust the bit inside the car at all

 

nope,i did replace the plastic ball at the bottom of the lever though.
got it in the comprehensive kit from gsf...

 

how hard was it to replace mine needs doing