gear linkage bushes question

[mr mk2]

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?

[sprout99]

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

[mr mk2]

picture of mine if this helps

[sprout99]

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

[mr mk2]

cheers bud, i knew it dint look right but didnt know what it was

[mr mk2]

cheers bud, i knew it dint look right but didnt know what it was

[jackytwoshoes]

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.

[mr mk2]

all sorted and fitted now and WOW does it make a differance feels proper nice now

[sprout99]

i changed the other 2 selector rods with white ends and a weighted mk3 shift rod - lovely now.

[mr mk2]

yeh i put a weighted shift rod on at the same time and it feel proper nice  , i did 4get to do the pinch bolt up FT and got stuck in 3rd tho