RE: [T3] Floating shifter

[Gurrola_J <Gurrola_J@BLS.GOV>]

Jim replied:
" There should be a pin protruding from the ball at the bottom of the
shift lever."  

The pin is there and the coupler is attached and a cursory inspection
tells me it is operating as it should.  To be more specific, I can
actually rotate the shifter on its axis; spin it around like a top with
very slight resistance.

What about the housing?  I looked at that and there was the typical wear
pattern.  Nothing out of the ordinary.  I'm assuiming, also, that this
is the original shifter.  

Any other suggestions?  

> ----------
> From: 	Jim Adney[SMTP:jadney@vwtype3.org]
> Sent: 	Monday, August 10, 1998 10:37 PM
> To: 	Type3@vwtype3.org
> Subject: 	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
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