Hey all!
I currently own a 73 L Bug (click Zelda in my signature for thread), but her gearstick is somewhat, loose.
I talk about it here in the thread...
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91039&page=5#pid852141
I'm just curious as to whether this is normal behaviour for a stock shifter and if I got a new one, this issue would disappear?
In terms of loose, do you mean when you select each gear there is still a lot of give in every direction?
Exactly that!
And when I say a lot, I mean a crapload!
It's like if the car was in neutral...
your shift bush in the tunnel is the first place id be looking. not hard to replace, joel has a pic guide to doing it on here
I got used to the ol' loose Gearknob with the first bug. Funnily enough when I came back to getting in a dub after a while of not having one, it felt
like home 
Baris, I took a look and it definitely looks like a day job from my end and with my little experience. I wonder if I bought the replacement bush and
got my mechanic to do it, he'd actually do it...
Ollie, I have learnt how to drive a manual in Zelda, but have always struggled to get from third to fourth. It seems they're a lot closer and I just
kept slotting the gearstick into fourth by accident.
Would purchasing a quick shift kit resolve my problem or should I definitely do this bush replacement before I even consider doing anything such as a
quick shift kit?
bush first then the quick shift
Alright, bush first it is then.
How dead simple is the removal of the seats? If I'm going to do it, I'll do it right.
back seat is a piece of piss. just lifts out. the fronts done even need to come out
Alright, too easy then, I'll have a play on Wednesday to see what I can do!
Going to have to do something about my indicators too... But, that'll be another thread!
Is this what I'm going to need to replace it with?
http://www.justkampersaustralia.com/shop/gear-shift-rod-bush-j15136.html
that looks like the little bastard. one hint, mark the position of the gearstick before even thinking of loosening the bolts. it gives you something to line up with when putting it back together
I'll definitely keep that in mind, I just need to get it done, currently I got from third to first to second and then release the clutch,
it likes to go into fourth if I got from third to second 