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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: mk1monkey on 21 May 2006, 15:44
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afternon people,
After picking up some supplies from my new friends at Halfords I was looking forward to puting in a good few hours working on the bodywork. My plans were slightly changed due to the fact we live in a country that has a summer that lasts 3 days in june and a couple of days in August! it's been pissing down all day so I have had to do my inside jobs like read the paper about the new set of freaks in the BB house and make myself a rather tasty meatball sandwich.
Anyway back to the job in hand, my soon to be roadworthy 1982 mk1 1600 has the usual problem of a sometimes hard to select gearchange problem.
It's not that bad and I still can drive her but i have seen on ebay sometimes a gear linkage repair kit. My question is should I get it from ebay or does anyone know of a shop that sell it? if so how much would i be looking at and is it a simple enough job?
chers people
dave
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How sh!t is this rain, I've just been out fitting my exhaust in a river :laugh:
Volkspares - 0208 778 7766
Part No. 171798211 (Gearchange bush kit) - £5.50+vat , I picked mine up last week :smiley:
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yes we love the rain every bleeding day, i finally got a one hour window and got outside.
cheers for the info i will check them out.
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just make sure that you get a set of vernier calipers to centre the gearstick properly, I did't and it cost me a gearbox :embarassed:
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:undecided: ummm, y'what??? vernier, isn't that what they put on wood
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The kits are worth buying and really make a difference.
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i'm now slightly worried about these vernier things.......what are they? where do you get them from? and how much do they cost?
To be honest i haven't heard of them before unles they are included in the kit but never mentioned.
help!!1
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I've never heard of them either, dunno where he went wrong :rolleyes:
Just pull the old bushes out and pop the new ones in their place :wink: 30 mins tops
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I've never heard of them either, dunno where he went wrong :rolleyes:
Just pull the old bushes out and pop the new ones in their place :wink: 30 mins tops
Totally agree with you - not heard about these either...
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it's an accurate measuring device, should be able to get from halfords,motor facrors (£10) etc. Just saying what happened to me when my gearstick was out of place, I tried to force the car in gear and cos it wasnt set up right I must've tried to put in reverse when going forwards....not recommended :laugh:
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:smiley: Ahh I see.... no thats not good, If you're just replacing the bushes you don't need to adjust anything :wink:
:nerd: If you want to check the adjustment get yourself an old cassette box (slimline TDK's work best) and wedge it into the gap, it should be a perfect fit - and thats it, job done :smiley:
(if you don't know what the "gap" is you're gonna have to get a manual and check cos i cant describe it :kiss:)
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rrrrrrrrrrr I understand now too..... try this link out for information on size gap - http://www.geocities.com/jonnyguru/vw/shifter.html
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thats the one :smiley:
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can a mod move this to the 'mk1 maintenance + info section' - this is useful for mk1 owners.
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cheers for the info people I'm a bit more clued up now
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can a mod move this to the 'mk1 maintenance + info section' - this is useful for mk1 owners.
Done. :afro:
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This is worth a look too, very handy >> http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=44
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This is worth a look too, very handy >> http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=44
This link doesn't work :sad:
It seems that forum is having issues today!
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Give it a try now, seems to be working ok :rolleyes: