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Gearbox coupling

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64vwmark · 10 Oct 2006, 11:08 pm

I got a call from my wife at work saying that her car (70 Semi auto Beetle) is stuck in second gear........

.....went and had a look at the car, the rubber bushing for the gearbox coupling had fallen out! I had a go at fitting another coupling but it's just too fiddly in the dark.

Does anyone have any tips for making my job easier?

VWCOOL · 11 Oct 2006, 9:32 am

use some daylight:P

ctefeh · 11 Oct 2006, 10:46 am

64vwmark,
Does the coupling still have the spring on the through bolt? Take a length of old coat hanger or something to loop through the end and for removal/re-attaching it.

Ctefeh

Anthiron · 11 Oct 2006, 7:36 pm

are u having trouble getting the ends over the rod mark?

i had to sand my new coupler a little on the inner surfaces to get it to slip on.

otherwise just rig up a light or get the family out there...one torch each from a few angles and give it another go.

bitch of a job

64vwmark · 11 Oct 2006, 9:37 pm

It's all back together now. A bit of daylight certainly helped!

I removed the spring from the shift rod which made it heaps easier. I left the spring off and now gear changes are much easier too. This is something I would recommend to other semi auto owners out there.

thanks for the tips people