benbus Slammed & Awesome Dubber
80 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·
Hey everybody, my wifes squareback has a really soggy gear shifter. How do you, if they have any ,change the bushes or linkages on the gear shift rod? any info would be much appreciated.
Soggy gear shifter
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
it should be similar to a beetle shifter rod bush
its a small nylon bush that sits in the tunnel below the gear shifter and slightly to the rear...
its one of the most unliked jobs on a beetle although if You can do it yourself it will only cost You about $10
plus abit of lithium based Moly grease...
check out Rob & Daves website
http://www.vw-resource.com/
for details how to do it on a beetle..
surely someone on here can help you with the details for a type 3...
cheers
LEE
its a small nylon bush that sits in the tunnel below the gear shifter and slightly to the rear...
its one of the most unliked jobs on a beetle although if You can do it yourself it will only cost You about $10
plus abit of lithium based Moly grease...
check out Rob & Daves website
http://www.vw-resource.com/
for details how to do it on a beetle..
surely someone on here can help you with the details for a type 3...
cheers
LEE
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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home
8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·
Type 3 is easier than a beetle. The shift rod hanger where the bush sits comes out of the pan/tunnel if you undo the mounting plate that is under the shifter. The shift rod should be removed for installation of the bush.
Before you get too far, check the shifter coupling has tight grub screws and the bushes arn't flogged, this is accessed from underneath the car where the front of the box goes into the pan.
Before you get too far, check the shifter coupling has tight grub screws and the bushes arn't flogged, this is accessed from underneath the car where the front of the box goes into the pan.
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PurpleT3 Fahrvergnugen
880 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
1) Inside car - remove shifter assembly by undoing the two bolts. Leave the base in for now. Be aware as the shifter assembly is spring loaded so you need to hold it down while you undo the bolts.
2) Under rear of car, just in front of transmission remove the cover plate. It's often covered in grease and gunk so can be hard to find. It's a bit of an odd shape.
3) Disconect shift rod coupling. This is one screw with a square head which should be held in place by a bit of wire. Now , rotate the coupling so you can undo the screw which holds the coupling onto the rod. Undo the coupling from the rod and remove coupling. Push rod as far forward as you can.
4) Front of car from above- remove spare wheel. remove the round cover piece in the front panel by undoing the small nut which holds the two halves together. Remove the buckety type thing the spare wheel sits in.
5) Front of car from under - Remove the square cover plate on the bulkhead by undoing the two bolts. It's a PITA becasue the master cylinder, brake lines and fuel hoses get in the way.
6) Now it's a matter of working between the inside and the front of the car to push and pull the rod out through the front. It comes out of the hole in the bulk head then needs to be fed through the hole where the spare wheel sits then through the round hole in the front panel where you removed the round cover plate.
Be careful pulling the rod out because it's aluminium and you don't want to scratch or mark it as this will make it harder to push through the bush.
Once you've got the rod out you can pull the shifter base out. Remove the plastic bush, if it's still there and throw it in the bin. Check the base and hanger for damage and make sure it's straight and square.
A new coupler, even in polyurethane is only $25 and a new bush is $5. I prefer to reuse the old coupler holder as they tend to be more solid than the aftermarket ones. Clean everything up. Paint the coupler holder if you want. Clean the shift rod and make sure it's nice and smooth, give it a bit of a polish if you're keen. Slot the new bush into the shifter base (it's a plastic thing with a metal ring), push the coupler bushes into the holder. Now it's just a matter of putting everything back together. Lightly grease the rod before you put it back in.
While you have it out, clean up and regreasse the shifter assembly.
Reinstall everything and realign your shifter (the procedure for this was cover in a post not that long ago)
This is one job that is simple eneough for most amateur mechaincs to do easily and will make a big difference for very little money.
2) Under rear of car, just in front of transmission remove the cover plate. It's often covered in grease and gunk so can be hard to find. It's a bit of an odd shape.
3) Disconect shift rod coupling. This is one screw with a square head which should be held in place by a bit of wire. Now , rotate the coupling so you can undo the screw which holds the coupling onto the rod. Undo the coupling from the rod and remove coupling. Push rod as far forward as you can.
4) Front of car from above- remove spare wheel. remove the round cover piece in the front panel by undoing the small nut which holds the two halves together. Remove the buckety type thing the spare wheel sits in.
5) Front of car from under - Remove the square cover plate on the bulkhead by undoing the two bolts. It's a PITA becasue the master cylinder, brake lines and fuel hoses get in the way.
6) Now it's a matter of working between the inside and the front of the car to push and pull the rod out through the front. It comes out of the hole in the bulk head then needs to be fed through the hole where the spare wheel sits then through the round hole in the front panel where you removed the round cover plate.
Be careful pulling the rod out because it's aluminium and you don't want to scratch or mark it as this will make it harder to push through the bush.
Once you've got the rod out you can pull the shifter base out. Remove the plastic bush, if it's still there and throw it in the bin. Check the base and hanger for damage and make sure it's straight and square.
A new coupler, even in polyurethane is only $25 and a new bush is $5. I prefer to reuse the old coupler holder as they tend to be more solid than the aftermarket ones. Clean everything up. Paint the coupler holder if you want. Clean the shift rod and make sure it's nice and smooth, give it a bit of a polish if you're keen. Slot the new bush into the shifter base (it's a plastic thing with a metal ring), push the coupler bushes into the holder. Now it's just a matter of putting everything back together. Lightly grease the rod before you put it back in.
While you have it out, clean up and regreasse the shifter assembly.
Reinstall everything and realign your shifter (the procedure for this was cover in a post not that long ago)
This is one job that is simple eneough for most amateur mechaincs to do easily and will make a big difference for very little money.
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benbus Slammed & Awesome Dubber
80 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·
Thanks heaps for that. it will comein very handy this wend.
Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang
9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·
hey Ben
i did it in my bug a few months back
theres pics if u wanna see what ur up against
but a type3 is bit easier
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=68078#pid636978
i did it in my bug a few months back
theres pics if u wanna see what ur up against
but a type3 is bit easier
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=68078#pid636978