Gear shift weight linkge bar?

[Deefadog]

Do these actually work, reducing/eliminating the 2nd gear crunch?

[benmk1]

dont think they eliminate the crunch......think that'd be your synchomesh going, poss your gearbox on its way out? has it done over 100K or been badly screwed?

think they just improve the feel of the gearstick, giving it a more chunky positive feel, but there you go i could be wrong on both!

[...joe]

no they don't eliminate the crunch but as matey above said they do make the shift 'feel' better. cheap for genuine vag too!

[Deefadog]

Thanks1 how much are they? and where from - VAG?

[...joe]

yeah genuine vag from any vw garage i think mine cost about ?8 with the vat. they are a standard mk3 gti part but are the same dimensions as the mk 2 so are a perfect fit. only thing you may have to change is if you have a short shift kit you have to bend one of the ends but its no big problem, i've been using mine for about 2 or 3 years now. these seem to come up on ebay every now and then and people pay way over the odds for them, for once vw come up trumps!

[Deefadog]

Thanks, i was looking on ebay! seems a bit steep compare to VAG (for once) so i got to oder the mk3 one thn? I'll take a pic in for themas they are  bt slow in my local VAG shop

[...joe]

no worries mate, if you get them to bring it up on etka you can clearly see the bit your after. if i was feeling extra nice i'd try and get a part number, but its cold and dark so it aint gonna happen!!!

[Deefadog]

no worries i know how you feel it's bloody cold now

cheers

[Gambit]

they dont eliminate 2nd gear crunch but they do dampen it down

this is the part number you need
1HO 711 183

its ?11+vat

[Gambit]

also, i find putting the clutch fully in when the car is cold will prevent the crunch in 2nd

most of the time i can get away with using about 1/2 the pedal distance to slip up n down the gears. and thats been the way on both my 16v's