New Owner Advice, My first but not last question!

[mashman]

Thanks for the insight into photobucket, thats where i was going wrong, picture of my linkage bushes that i made up, shifts sweet now

[golfmeup]

Sweet mate. I'm waiting on price from Camden GTi for a OEM one but what you have made is inspiring!
Can I ask how you made them? Did you use a mold or just cut the urethane?
How easy was it to disassemble and re install?
Cheers ,
Locky

[RedMk2Gti]

Did you use a mold or just cut the urethane?

Obviously he's in that kind of trade according to the look of the finish, well done !

[mashman]

Thanks guys for the praise, but it wasnt that hard, just used a lathe witha bit of help from my neighbor and some teflon/nylon i had, i do have a hoist which makes getting the piece in and out alot easier, but u could do it with a ramp. Took me a couple of goes on the linkage adjustment to get that right when i put it back in, but now i have all my gears, then i had a slight crunch from 1st to second if i changed quick (couldnt do that before) but have solved that by dumping the gearbox oil and using ATF to help the syncro rings work. I am a dual trade Instrument tech/ electrician so ive only ever done minimal training with a lathe (week course 20yrs ago). if you can wind a handle and use a vernier you can make theses bushes. The kit does come with the bush closer to the shifter aswell i think and a heap of other little bits, mine all look ok. good luck.

[golfmeup]

Thanks guys for the praise, but it wasnt that hard, just used a lathe witha bit of help from my neighbor and some teflon/nylon i had, i do have a hoist which makes getting the piece in and out alot easier, but u could do it with a ramp. Took me a couple of goes on the linkage adjustment to get that right when i put it back in, but now i have all my gears, then i had a slight crunch from 1st to second if i changed quick (couldnt do that before) but have solved that by dumping the gearbox oil and using ATF to help the syncro rings work. I am a dual trade Instrument tech/ electrician so ive only ever done minimal training with a lathe (week course 20yrs ago). if you can wind a handle and use a vernier you can make theses bushes. The kit does come with the bush closer to the shifter aswell i think and a heap of other little bits, mine all look ok. good luck.

I'm not that handy with a lathe- only what I learned in wood work 20 odd years ago too!! haha, plus I dont have access to one.

I Still havent heard back from Camden GTI on a OEM set so..might have to wait to order one from GAP.
Anybody else know where to track a set?

I will do the change over myself though.. that is a challenge I will take on!

I changed the oil to Penzoil SIN ( fully Synthetic ) day before yesterday and have noticed a difference in the shift. Still have the second gear crunch if you change to quickly. 5th gear is a bastard to find sometimes cause of the worn out bushing but really smooth change otherwise.

[mashman]

yeah, i couldnt get reverse and had to bloody push the car backward out of a park, but am pretty chuffed that the ATF got rid of the crunch 1st to 2nd in about 1/2 hr of driving. I remembered ford doing it in the 80s with their less than perfect 4 speeds for the same reasons, i will have to change it out more regulary than you would with the synthetic, but its not a daily drive anyway, plus i had the ATF in the shed.Veedub machine in the UK do a kit aswell as someone pointed out to me earlier.

[golfmeup]

yeah, i couldnt get reverse and had to bloody push the car backward out of a park, but am pretty chuffed that the ATF got rid of the crunch 1st to 2nd in about 1/2 hr of driving. I remembered ford doing it in the 80s with their less than perfect 4 speeds for the same reasons, i will have to change it out more regulary than you would with the synthetic, but its not a daily drive anyway, plus i had the ATF in the shed.Veedub machine in the UK do a kit aswell as someone pointed out to me earlier.

Yep- I will have to look at an upgrade kit at the same time. GAP have one probably the same- has a shift weight included for shorter throw.
Cheers.
Off to play change oil pan gaskets and filter and a few other things!