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On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 17:21, Kevin Guarnotta wrote: > I think my shift rod bushing is probably cracked or missing...due to the > clunky feel of the shifter. I had this same problem with my bus-actually i > was under my bus noticed it was cracked, and replaced it-thereafter the > shifting was much smoother. > > i checked the bentley on replacing this-it looks pretty straight forward. > What I am not clear on is how you access this thing from underneath? or do I > not need to? > Unhook the shifter coupling from underneath the car. Tie a piece of wire or heavy cord to the end ot the rod to help you guide it back in later. The shifter bushing holder is fastened to a plate that is bolted to the top of the tunnel. YOu should be able to replace the bushing without taking the rod all the way out if you are lucky. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org