I've got a 67 kombi, IRS with Lbug box. I have an empi trigger shifter that has been working fine for a couple of years. Today I was driving in traffic and I started having trouble selecting 1st and 2nd. It got to the point where I could hardly get them. Then I found that if I pulled the trigger on the shifter I could get 1st and 2nd but absolutely not reverse. Then as I'm driving along I change from 2nd to 3rd and I find 1st instead bringing me to a screeching halt from about 70k's. The shifter is not loose on the floor and even after loosening it and trying to adjust its positioning I have the same problem. Does anbody have any ideas as to what is going on?
bajachris88 ·
Is ther any grinds?
Is it still hard to shift with the engine off?
Hows the bushes / selector coupler rubber (in particular)?
Anthiron ·
sounds like the coupler is stuffed. where the shift rod attaches to the gearbox selector shaft. too much play here and u wont be able to select gears. the shifter will also feel sloppy.
vw54 ·
start at the back
check the bushes in the selector housing
check the coupler
check the sleeves along the shifter rod
check the indet plate under the shifter
vwsteve ·
my 74 kombi has the same problem, its a new trigger shifter which has had trouble since day 1, the standard gearstick worked better.Mine works better when i loosen the stick from the floor a little, i even put a spacer between it to help it, shortly after i fitted it the trigger thing made no difference for reverse and i was crunching reverse trying to find second, it turned out the welds broke in the base of the new shifter so i rewelded it.Great quality.....NOT!