That adjustment could get really squirrel. First you got an old part everyplace you look. I just let mine scrape (8 years now); true its eventually going to wear through. This is the first time in 8 years that I've had 4 new motor mounts at the same time. It quit scraping ................ true. I think that it will be temporary. Stan On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:34:29 -0600 Owen Brand <olists@THEBRANDS.ORG> writes: > I have found on my '84 that 4th gear sounds a bit like smooth metal, > hopefully lubed, quietly rubbing together. When I take the knob and > move up > and over to the right again it quiets down. Any experience with > that? I > chalked it up to your quite funny diagnosis below and decided to > focus my > efforts elsewhere for fear of "adjusting" it to a worse state. > Otherwise it > does the job it was designed to do. If it is doing damage then I > guess I > will attack the adjustment. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stan Wilder" > Subject: Re: stick lube > > > > I think your problem is that somebody put a Vanagon on your gear > shifter. > > > andy > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > > Only $9.95 per month! > > Visit www.juno.com > > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com |
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