Gear slick falling through

Guys and girls. Want to make sure I get this correct before buying parts.

Took a friend in the car tonight and he could not find reverse. While pushing down on the gear leaver it sort of fell through the floor.

Is the the oval ball joint piece on vw heritage or something else. Need to order and fit parts urgently for mot before the AGM.

Thanks for your input

Craig


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Hi mate.. is the circlip still in the slot groove on the stick. If not pull up the gear stick till you see groove slot fit a circlip  for temp strength add a jubibee clip just above it and tighten as tight as you can. That will stop gear stick falling.

Just re-do the lot mate

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Comprehensive-Gear-Shift-Repair-Kit-5-Speed-For-VW-GOLF-MK1-CAB-SCIROCCO-JETTA/352332317887?epid=1978006409&hash=item5208a484bf:g:VHMAAOSwBp9acuDd

It's worth it, it'll feel so much better.

Ian

Ordered and for the sake of 30 notes replacement it is.


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Setting it up can be a bit of pain, but there is a little trick.

In neutral the gear stick needs to be centred on the plate that the plastic hook goes against and 15mm off it.

Get everything in and secured except the collar clamp that goes onto the end of the long shift rod that goes back to the gear stick

Get a little piece of wood or something similar and place it against the metal plate (you'll see hoe the hook goes under the plate when you press down to get reverse)  and then measure and centre the gear selector.

Then do up the collar tight onto the end of the selector. A help is useful to hold the gear stick in position if you can find one.

Should then work ok. It'll either take 2 mins or all day.

Good luck

Ian

So taken it apart and not sure how to get the rest of the lever it needs to go up rather than down as there is a spot weld that is in the way.





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Does it not just slide up past the thread where gear knob goes

I don’t think it will as the lever us a black plastic sheath covering it which won’t let it. I am thinking sinking it in boiling water and see if the slips off


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So little update I have got the black plastic sleeve off and the rest now all cleaned and ready for new parts.


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So it turns out this was a real easy job all accessed from the top (rest of the linkage kit to be fitted but main broken bit fixed).

Unfortunately no circlip in the kit I received and the ebayer does not seem bothered.

Anyone know the exact circlip size so I can order one.

At least it’s drivable for now though


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