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Another purchase I'm planning on is a shifter bushing rebuild kit.
Who has the most complete kit? The one for sale at parts4vws.com seems
to have everything I'll need. Is there another distributor I should
consider? Thanks for the 411.
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Ive been fortunate to find a local VW repair shop (Gene's - Broomall PA)
that sells OEM parts at much lower costs than the dealer. They do
something similar to what Adirondak does.
http://www.germanautoparts.com/
Heres what OEM means..
http://www.germanautoparts.com/oemdef.html
Anyway - I rebuilt the shifter in an A2 with a GX engine - although
from what I can gather the shifters are the same.
There are several "kits" that I have seen.
Bushing Kit - 191-798-211A (I paid $6)
This is all the bushings for all the linkages in the
under hood area. It does NOT include new linkages
(like the "dogbone") or the "rubber ball" item.
For some reason, this DOES include a new
bushing for the shift rod that is in the shifter "box"
in the center tunnel. Weird in that if yer gonna do that
much work (aka drop the exhaust) you might as well get:
Shifter Kit - 191-798-116A (I paid $10)
This has the "ball" that goes in the bottom
of the shift rod. Its this ball that "locks out" the
reverse. If you can shift into reverse w/o pushing
down on the stick, or you get first/reverse/third
mixed up - this will help (unless you also broke the
"ear" off of the shifter rod).
Some other "kits" include the "dog bone" and
other links.
For example - the plastic "dog bone" is listed as
Front shift linkage - 171-798-211B ($1.49)
in Rock Mountian Motorsports Catalog
Now - if yer rebuild the linkage - it makes
sense to install the short throw kit at this time
to as the labor is the same. (if thats what you want)
However - the "all inclusive" Techtonics kit
is $110!!!
Deducting the $45 cost for the short throw kit still
means that over $50 of linkage parts - many of
which are probably still servicable. (i.e. the dog bone etc)
Autotech also sells the "delux" kit seperately from
the short shifter. Part # 10.715.100K
They charge - $70!
And the picture does NOT show the all important
191-798-116A parts that are required for the
shift rod thats in the centeral tunnel!!!
It appears that Autotech packages:
Bushing Kit - 191-798-211A (I paid $6)
Front shift linkage - 171-798-211B ($1.49 from Rocky Mtn)
Shift rod, long angled - 191-171-574 ($4.95 from Rocky Mtn)
Trans relay shaft with ball - 191-711-173B ($39.75 from Rocky Mtn)
Also, the "main shift rod bushing" that Autotech claims
comes as part of a $25 bracket but they get it special for
you - comes with the Bushing Kit - 191-798-211A that
I mentioned before as being kinda weird because
of the work it takes to fix that...
There is also a "shift linkage alignment" tool
that you can get from the VW dealer for about $15
or from Techtonics (VW part #3104) for $12.
It isnt necessary if yer replacing the "ball"
thats under the shifter (Shifter Kit - 191-798-116A)
becuase the linkage will be stiff enough that it
will stay in place; or if you have a second person
to hold the linkage for you.
Be aware that do to the shifter ball in the central tunnel
(aka to install 191-798-116A) you have to drop
the exhaust - a real PITA (I happen to be replacing
the mid muffler at the time so I had it out anyway)
My recomendation - get the two "ceaper" busing kits
and you'll find a world of difference...
EWong
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