Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:11:43 -0800
Reply-To: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
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From: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Transmission -- hard to get in first
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Quick shifter fix. If getting into first ain't easy- ie you have to push
down and 'half' go into the reverse slot... here is what i have done
twice...
take two 13mm wrenches (box or open), channel locks or the sort, and a big
flat blade screwdriver and shimmy yourself under the bus from the sliding
door side, about 1/3 way back between the front and rear tire. Under
there you should see a 5/8 or so inch bar that goes from above the gas
tank to the side of the transaxle. And you should also see an adjustable
fitting there too. What you need to do is loosen the collor clamp- need
the two 13's for that- and turn one of the halves of the shift rod about
one or two clicks- this is a job for the channel locks. You may need the
flat blade screwdrive to pry the the collor open a bit. WAIT, i forgot,
take some of the liquid paper that you were sniffing and mark the two
pieces that come together before you move them. Turn a few clicks one way,
tighten the clamp, crawl out, dust off, hop in the drivers seat, and see
if you can shift. Then start the bus and see if the gears you THINK you
are in are actually the gear you are in. I will often get third in the
first spot and first in the reverse spot. If it is correct, hot damn! Go
back under and make sure all is tight. If you are wrong, adjust a few
clicks the other way and try it again. This is why the liquid paper is a
bonus!
It is a bit frustrating to do, but nothing that a pabst blue ribbon can't
fix! Sorry, i'm a poor student...
cheers
Matthew
84 weekender
moscow
Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
Dept. of Chemistry http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
University of Idaho http://www.uidaho.edu
On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Michael Townsend wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a 90 Carat 4spd. with a VW rebuilt transmission (supposedly) that was
> put in by the D.P.O. (I have the receipt showing they replaced it, but it
> was done at one of THOSE dealerships and appears to be a spray-paint
> rebuild). I have had synthetic GL-5 in it for 6 months now, and for the
> longest time it worked fairly well, and the only problem was the "grind into
> second when cold" syndrome. (Yes, I have since learned that I should have
> used GL-4, and GL-5 will dissolve something in 60,000 miles).
>
> Anyway, it is now getting hard to get into first gear when sitting at
> stoplights, even with double-clutching from neutral. I don't see any
> obvious leaks with the clutch master or slave cylinder, and the other gears
> seem to go in fine -- even though you do have to push the clutch ALL the way
> down to do it. I remember a previous thread where there is an adjustment on
> the shifter to make, and that if you slightly push straight down on the
> shifter it goes into first easier. This trick allowed me to finish my trip
> in the rush hour traffic, but it was very tiring. I could actually hear Ken
> saying "I told you so!" in my head as I was recalling the latest auto vs.
> manual debate -- and I was wondering if a tiptronic would be a decent
> compromise!
>
> I tried searching the archives for the thread on how to adjust the shifter
> when it is hard to get into first. The archives worked great, but I
> couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. Does anybody remember the
> fix? I am of course assuming that it is not the transmission itself!
>
> Thanks,
> Michael Townsend
> Durham NC
>
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