Date:         Sat, 28 Oct 2000 07:20:13 -0400
Reply-To:     puzerewski <puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         puzerewski <puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Organization: Microsoft Corporation
Subject:      Shift rod install on 81

Listees,
    I am having trouble getting my linkage right, and I figure that a few
transmission people, or others may have gone thru this as well.

    I have had the motor out a few times, and learned the hard way that it
is advisable to remove the final section of linkage from the transmission,
or you may bend it BTDT.

Well, before removing linkage this time, notched the union where the middle
and rear pieces joined and took off the car.

Put back on, lined up marks, and when I try to go in reverse, the thing
jambs in gear, and upon looking at the spot where the linkage joins the
transmission, can see that the shift rod appears to be going too far back,
thus jamming the little nylon balls in the linkage.

The Bentley/Haynes method is not very helpful, so looking for greater logic.

TIA
Adam Puzerewski
81 westy
74 beetle
86 cabrio
Vanagon Partsmobiles