How do you remove shifter to replace spring and parts?
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How do you remove shifter to replace spring and parts?
86 golf 5-spd 1.6 n/a I bought a shifter rebuild kit with spring and replacement parts. Is there any easy way to replace parts or do I have to unhook shifter from the bottom of the car to get the shifter apart? I have already replaced most of the linkage parts and bushings.
Thanks
Robert
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Robert
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I have some tips for that on my web page:
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Re: How do you remove shifter to replace spring and parts?
If you're talking about replacing parts of the linkage that are inside the car (shift knob spring etc) the exhaust has to come out and then the shift rod is lowered from under the car.mtnbob wrote:86 golf 5-spd 1.6 n/a I bought a shifter rebuild kit with spring and replacement parts. Is there any easy way to replace parts or do I have to unhook shifter from the bottom of the car to get the shifter apart? I have already replaced most of the linkage parts and bushings.
Thanks
Robert
Yep.
The exhaust has to come out. 15 bucks worth of parts... hours of misery.
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Yep, on the A2 you need to drop the exhaust,.. and the heat shield.
You might want to get some new heat shield retainers before you start.
They are almost always junk when I get to em.
Little discs that go over the studs.
Real noisy when the shield falls down on the exhaust.
You might want to get some new heat shield retainers before you start.
They are almost always junk when I get to em.
Little discs that go over the studs.
Real noisy when the shield falls down on the exhaust.
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If you check in special tools you will see how some people have removed the c-clamps. They reverse a 2" exhaust clamp and open it up.
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I guess I don't think about it any more because I know where it is. Its called List Your Homemade VW Specialty Tools Hear!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The exhaust c-clips come off easily,.. at least for me, by twisting them out with a screwdriver.
I usually stick a phillips screwdriver in the small hole and twist.
I usually stick a phillips screwdriver in the small hole and twist.
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2003 TDI wagon
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Just did this
I just finished this job. 86 Jetta. It is pretty bad. Have to disconnect exhaust from the manifold. I didn't do anything else with the exhaust - so it was pretty tight. Removed exhaust heat shield. Have to undo bolts (4) underneath vehicle to lower the shifter box assembly. Getting it out at this point is pretty easy.
Now the hard part. I would recommend that if you do not need to uncompress the spring on the shifter then DON'T. In hind sight, all I needed to do was replace the very bottom cup (to prevent accidently reverse gear selection). You have to push the cup up into the vehicle to remove it. If I had JUST done this I would have saved hours of work.
Getting the pin in on the end of the shaft while fighting against spring compression is pretty bad. I used a piece of wire to compress the spring, used a small punch to get the roll pin started and finally a slide hammer to get it all the way in.
Besides the pin, the rest is pretty simple. Remember to install the little plate over the shifter ball BEFORE you put the pin in. (else you'll be taking it back out)
Good luck.
Andy
Now the hard part. I would recommend that if you do not need to uncompress the spring on the shifter then DON'T. In hind sight, all I needed to do was replace the very bottom cup (to prevent accidently reverse gear selection). You have to push the cup up into the vehicle to remove it. If I had JUST done this I would have saved hours of work.
Getting the pin in on the end of the shaft while fighting against spring compression is pretty bad. I used a piece of wire to compress the spring, used a small punch to get the roll pin started and finally a slide hammer to get it all the way in.
Besides the pin, the rest is pretty simple. Remember to install the little plate over the shifter ball BEFORE you put the pin in. (else you'll be taking it back out)
Good luck.
Andy