Transmission shifting- reverse too close to 1st

tonbra · Post by **tonbra** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:56 pm

So I ended up pulling the 5 speed Diesel trans out of my 91 Jetta and put it into my 88 Cabriolet Diesel (to replace a leaky 4 speed). I had it shifting OK for about 20 miles then ended up having to take it to a shop to have some work on the trans done. They removed the trans and resealed it. When I got it back, I notice now if I am not VERY careful going into first, I can eaisly go into reverse and not know it. Is there a way to no make this so easy to do? Is it just a linkage deal or is there an adjustment I can make to better isolate first gear from reverse?

VWCaddy · Post by **VWCaddy** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 1:12 pm

Probably need to adjust the reverse finger gap:
- http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/ ... html#FAQ10

rabbit_man · Post by **rabbit_man** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:51 pm

VWCaddy wrote:Probably need to adjust the reverse finger gap:
- http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/ForSale/ ... html#FAQ10

What he said........you should HAVE to push the shifter down and over to hit reverse. Once you look at how it works it's pretty simple.