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Re: [T3] Floating shifter


On 10 Aug 98, at 18:05, Gurrola_J wrote:

> I have been having a problem with my shifter.   What happens is that it
> feels as if it is just floating. Lets say you're in 3rd and shifting
> into 4th.  You reach for the shifter and pull down to put it in fourth
> and all you feel is this stick that you can move 360 degrees.

There should be a pin protruding from the ball at the bottom of the 
shift lever.  This pin engages in the slot in the socket in the end 
of the shift rod and keeps the shift lever from rotating.  I have 
seen this pin fall out, so that might be part of your problem.  This 
will make your lever feel funny, but I wouldn't expect it to make it 
hard to shift.

Is it possible that your shift coupling has (also?) come lose?  It is 
accessible from below; there is an inspection plate in the belly pan 
just in front of the nose of the transmission.

Jim
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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