Gear linkage assembly

Does anyone have a picture of items 38/46 installed?

I suspect im being dumb but for the life of me cant get them fitted - specifically item 38.

Both parts fit inside the car (unless this is where im going wrong) and screw into captive nuts on the underside of the shell. I just cant see how item 38 fits on top of item 46 and still fit through the hole in the shell??!

I think 38 (the exhaust heat shield) fits to the underside of the car?

I did retro fit one to my Mk1 Scirocco as it did not come with one, I think the fixings are already there as it did not fit from above..

I'll see if I've any pictures…

 I have a picture - I've done mine in last year and didn't experience any issues from memory 

Haven't seen that before. Mine hasn't one as well. What possible problems could it solve then? Is that shield being reproduced somewhere?

It just stopped the rubber boot from getting cooked by the exhaust over time.

They do appear on eBay every now and then.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Golf-Mk1-GTi-shift-lever-Heat-Shield-Cover-plate-/255075381785?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338268676&toolid=10044&customid=EAIaIQobChMIrZLppu788gIVgxoGAB3iaALxEAQYAiABEgLpZ_D_BwE

I paid less than the 1 above in the link, another one may or may not appear again…  A new rubber boot is readily available for the same price as the shield above so you could just replace the boot?…  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391807403656?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=391807403656&targetid=1280441980681&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9045664&poi=&campaignid=12126078219&mkgroupid=120032726582&rlsatarget=pla-1280441980681&abcId=9300480&merchantid=9954874&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvs2e3O788gIVnhoGAB2cbgBHEAQYAiABEgLOmvD_BwE

Yes - it's just to deflect exhaust heat off the thin rubber boot over the gear linkage. 

Guess they corrode very easily and either fall off or removed as they are quite thin - mine had the odd peppered area which I treated and then painted with heat resistant silver paint.

Thanks for the URLs Mark.

I'll ask my body shop how much it would be to make one their own and decide whether I install it or not. Running an 1.8 16v but never had an issue before.

Sorry for breaking into your topic Baggins 😇

mark1gls said

I think 38 (the exhaust heat shield) fits to the underside of the car?

I did retro fit one to my Mk1 Scirocco as it did not come with one, I think the fixings are already there as it did not fit from above..

I'll see if I've any pictures…

Thanks for confirming - the diagram is a bit misleading in that case! When i tried offering it up underneath the captive nut appeared to be in the way, ill try again.

Cheers

adolf said

 I have a picture - I've done mine in last year and didn't experience any issues from memory 

Thanks mate!   

ReinoutMK1 said

Thanks for the URLs Mark.

I'll ask my body shop how much it would be to make one their own and decide whether I install it or not. Running an 1.8 16v but never had an issue before.

Sorry for breaking into your topic Baggins 😇

 

ReinoutMK1 said

Thanks for the URLs Mark.

I'll ask my body shop how much it would be to make one their own and decide whether I install it or not. Running an 1.8 16v but never had an issue before.

Sorry for breaking into your topic Baggins 😇

I made my own - it's somewhere in my build thread, had to make some modifications to it once I had the exhaust in place though. It was easy enough for me - I'm no fabricator!