On Tue, Jan 04, 2000 at 10:42:23AM -0500, [email protected] wrote: > 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). >
FWIW, I recently fixed my shifter lockout on my GLi. My problem was not the ball, but the lock out "finger" or "Ear" on the shifter rod itself. I had to get a new shifter rod ($29 from the dealer). The parts guy told me that lots of people will replace the ball under the shift rod to try to fix the lockout, but he said the ball rarely fails or wears out, that it's almost always the finger on the shifter rod. (I think the ball is only like $11 from the dealer) I wrote up the whole procedure if anyone's interested: http://www.erf.net/brd/jhetta/reverse_lockout.html One other thing for someone considering shifter work. I found dropping the exhaust and heat shield to get to the shifter box to not be that big a deal, though I'd been scared by reading what a PITA it is. I just put my car on jackstands and used a floorjack to lower the exhaust, and the exhaust bolts weren't rusted. Laters, Brian '89 GLi -- The 21st century begins on January 1, 2001. _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
