I forgot to tell you that the shifter ball doesn't necessarily have to be from a MK2. All 2l 8V MK3 Jettas and Golfs use the same shifter ball (shifting assembly), so you may be able to get one from a used parts place. I'd put money down saying that the orange bushing on the shift rod/main shaft (passing through the firewall) is worn out and giving you extra movement in your shifting. Take a look.
Mark Reda. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darner" <[email protected]> To: "Mark Reda" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 9:55 PM Subject: Re: [A2-16v] Shifter relay lever ball > Thanks, Mark! > > I had already considered doing an epoxy ball, or cutting one from a plastic > (I have a wood lathe that would work), but I'd like to match the original > size pretty closely for best results. I may still build one up with epoxy. > Local places don't seem to have may VWs in them, and the ones that they do > have get stripped out pretty fast. Thanks again for the suggestion. > Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Reda" <[email protected]> > To: "a2list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 8:25 PM > Subject: Re: [A2-16v] Shifter relay lever ball > > > Try a VW used parts place, you'll probably be able to get a decent ball for > $5. > If the new ball you get isn't 100% just get some epoxy and start building > layers on it, it'll be back to its origional size in no time. > > Mark Reda. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Darner" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 9:14 PM > Subject: [A2-16v] Shifter relay lever ball > > > > Howdy, all- > > I know that I saw someone a while back offering just the ball itself, > > to snap onto an existing relay lever. Anyone know where? I tried > searching > > Adirondack & Virtual World Parts sites w/o luck (they have the full kits, > or > > levers & balls). My lever is fine, but the ball was totally shot: all > > that remained was the ribbed inner piece. I pushed a short length of very > > heavy duty hydraulic hose over it to fill out most of the space, and I > > shaved the edges to give clearance, but this is temporary, only! It does > > work, though. > > Ron > > > > _______________________________________________ > > A2-16v mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > _______________________________________________ > A2-16v mailing list > [email protected] > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > >
