Date:         Fri, 9 Jul 1999 08:38:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Brad Anderson <BAnderso@STARBUCKS.COM>
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From:         Brad Anderson <BAnderso@STARBUCKS.COM>
Subject:      Rattling shifter fixed
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Just wanted to drop a line and tell everyone about my success.
There was a thread a few weeks ago about a shifter that rattled at highway
speeds in the most annoying way. After listening to many exchanges, I saw
someone mention a boot where the linkage meets the tranny, and I thought to
myself, 'I don't remeber a boot there'. You see, only weeks before I had
changed the transmission fluid, which requires removing that end of the
linkage to get a clear shot at the filler port.
So, long story short, I bought the replacement boot for $2 at the dealer,
pulled the back end of the linkage down, removed the fragments of the old
boot, filled the little cup/socket with grease, and wragled the new boot on.
Problem solved.
If you want to save a little time, pay close attention to how the linkage
mounts to the tranny, because its easy to put it back together in slightly
the wrong way, which effectively limits you to 1st, 3rd, and reverse gears.
Now I just need to stick in the radiator resistor Ron sent me and my noisy
fan days may be over too. I'll comment later on how that goes!

>       [Brad Anderson]
>       87 Vanagon Syncro (148k)
>       87 Golf GL (155k)
>