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On 6 Aug 2001, at 7:47, Scott Taylor wrote: > >>Is it HARD to get into 2nd, or just hard to find the right 2nd gear > spot?<< > > Hard to get into gear, as if there's no gear there to engage. It's > completely random, sometimes it's just fine, other times there just is > no 2nd there. The surprise 4th gear thing is odd because when it happens > I only find out when I let the clutch out, the position of the shifter > seems consistent with 2nd. As of yesterday upshifts into 2nd are also > iffy, so things seem to be progressing. Also check the set screws on the shift coupling at the rear end of the shift rod. If one of them is working its way out then you could be losing control of the shift arm position as it goes into the tranny. There is supposed to be a safety wire thru these screws so that they can't do this. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe