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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: mr mk2 on 07 February 2011, 11:32

Title: gear linkage bushes question
Post by: mr mk2 on 07 February 2011, 11:32
right at this moment im changing my gear linkage bushes but i have a question in the diagram it shows a big red ball but mines a small oval shaped thing with groves in it does this mean mine has fell apart?
Title: Re: gear linkage bushes question
Post by: sprout99 on 07 February 2011, 11:46
Quote from: mr mk2 on 07 February 2011, 11:32
right at this moment im changing my gear linkage bushes but i have a question in the diagram it shows a big red ball but mines a small oval shaped thing with groves in it does this mean mine has fell apart?

it should be a splined ball covered in a rubber type stuff

see here  http://www.vwspares.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1388
Title: Re: gear linkage bushes question
Post by: mr mk2 on 07 February 2011, 11:47
picture of mine if this helps (http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l499/flet1/utf-8BSU1HMDA1NjgtMjAxMTAyMDctMTE0MS5qcGc.jpg)
Title: Re: gear linkage bushes question
Post by: sprout99 on 07 February 2011, 13:11
yours is sha66ed - missing the rubber ball. Your forward and back movement of gearstick must be sloppy as fcuk

i had this on my last mk2 - new bit makes a big difference
Title: Re: gear linkage bushes question
Post by: mr mk2 on 07 February 2011, 13:22
cheers bud, i knew it dint look right but didnt know what it was
Title: Re: gear linkage bushes question
Post by: mr mk2 on 07 February 2011, 13:47
cheers bud, i knew it dint look right but didnt know what it was
Title: Re: gear linkage bushes question
Post by: jackytwoshoes on 07 February 2011, 14:54
If that part is the as the one from GSF then you need to file the top of it a bit to get it to fit the arm.
Title: Re: gear linkage bushes question
Post by: mr mk2 on 07 February 2011, 18:25
all sorted and fitted now and WOW does it make a differance feels proper nice now
Title: Re: gear linkage bushes question
Post by: sprout99 on 08 February 2011, 07:33
i changed the other 2 selector rods with white ends and a weighted mk3 shift rod - lovely now.
Title: Re: gear linkage bushes question
Post by: mr mk2 on 09 February 2011, 10:14
yeh i put a weighted shift rod on at the same time and it feel proper nice  :smiley:, i did 4get to do the pinch bolt up FT and got stuck in 3rd tho  :laugh: