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noisy/rattle in gear stick

gvangalen - March 29th, 2020 at 08:43 AM

Hi All, I have a 67 1300 bug with a rattle in the gear stick when in gear. I move the stick and it ill stop for a short while then come back .
I have fitted the plastic front gear bushing , then replaced it with the brass bushing that I purchased online with tool to fit .
It did stop the noise for a short while but the noise came back after a few weeks .
Any idea of a solution that I may have missed??
thanks Graeme

AA003 - March 29th, 2020 at 09:41 AM

How is the gearbox rubber nose mount?

gvangalen - March 29th, 2020 at 10:03 AM

Not sure ? Could this be a cause of it is worn? I will check this though. Thanks

bushed - March 29th, 2020 at 11:42 AM

do you have the rubber cover tightly over the base, not cracked ? check JustKampers pics

vw54 - March 29th, 2020 at 05:20 PM

Is the lower gear selector plate under gear shifter in correct position

And if the front gearbox mount is gone you will have to pull the motor to change so also replace the rear or banana mounts as well

1303Steve - April 1st, 2020 at 05:59 PM

A rattle appeared on my sons bug, took me a while to find it. The seat belt bolts were touching the shift rod

bushed - April 2nd, 2020 at 10:08 AM

so shrrten the bolts or place spacer (washers) under them (for Learners in Dubbing)

hotboostgt - April 15th, 2020 at 05:04 PM

Nice great tip