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  • Mk4 shifter links question ......

    Hey all , I have a mk4 golf with a 1.6 AKL motor and 5 speed box.

    The last few weeks the shifter has become extremely sloppy you can put it in gear and then move it back to the Centre and move it in a circle motion all while in gear and some times it's hard to select a gear.

    Now this leads me to believe that the bushes in the my shifter links are buggered I was looking looking on ebay last night and found 2 different "repair" kits for this one is a oem style with bushes the other is uprated style that's has no bushes (I will supply links for both as soon as I can get on a computer)

    If I was to buy this would this fix my problem and make my shifter firm again or will it remain sloppy ?

    Also they say to replace this other item(3rd picture) when doing the shifter links but I'm not 100% on what it dose and if I need it ?

    Any thoughs or input would be great thanks

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  • #2
    Keep in mind there is multiple shifter types for mk4s across the years and engines.
    I have no experience with refreshing them and what's good/not good though , just thought I'd put that out there for you
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    • #3
      its for the 1.6 akl engine , im pretty sure its the only one that doesn't have shifter cables and has the metal rod instead , im also now thinking that my problem may lie with in the shifter box its self as the bushes in there are prob shagged

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      • #4
        For my 1,6L AKL got the link kit at the top (OEM style with the plastic bushes) and fixed the sloppy shifter issues 100% good as new. Worth a try for less than ~ $100, right?

        In my eBay searches I couldn't find a bushing kit for the shift tower for the AKL ..... heaps for the shifter cable type, like here: VWVortex.com - DIY: Shifter Tower Bearing & Bushing Repair

        I'm not sure if it's the same in our crappy shift rod versions
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        • #5
          Originally posted by YellowLemon View Post
          For my 1,6L AKL got the link kit at the top (OEM style with the plastic bushes) and fixed the sloppy shifter issues 100% good as new. Worth a try for less than ~ $100, right?

          In my eBay searches I couldn't find a bushing kit for the shift tower for the AKL ..... heaps for the shifter cable type, like here: VWVortex.com - DIY: Shifter Tower Bearing & Bushing Repair

          I'm not sure if it's the same in our crappy shift rod versions
          Thanks for the feed back yellow lemon , that's great to hear I'll order some tomrrow and give it a go , I mean mine are almost 170xxx old so they really need doing any way do you think the other style link rod would work about the same ?

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          • #6
            Found the problem to my sloppy shifter seems I'm totally missing a Bush and this was loose and just sitting there .... parts are on order to fix it

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            • #7
              Oh, do you have a link to the kits you posted the image of? I did the little bushes on the end fo my shift weights which helped improve the shifter for about a month (felt like brand new) but then now it is feeling sloppy again and I can do the row around in circles while in gear like you mentioned.

              I know that my big round bush which I think you are saying was missing (round golf ball looking thing - was that what was missing?) is worn on mine, and so are the ends of those rods you pop off

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              • #8
                The little round cream bush above is meant to have another bush around it and mine was missing so i had to replace the whole part to fix bush ... here a pic of how it should look

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                i also had to modify the new part as it had a counter weight on it that's not meant to be there , im now just waiting on my new links like in the first post i bought the metal one , will report back once i have them and there fitted,

                the bush i replace got rid of a lot of back and forward moment but no side to side as for the links i bought them from , it was just off ebay.co.uk
                Last edited by aaron001au; 08-10-2014, 03:01 PM.

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                • #9
                  Should have left the counterweight if there was room. WOuld have given a very sporty shift feel I reckon.
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                  • #10
                    I could it was hitting exhuast , fire wall and the counterweight all ready on the box

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                    • #11
                      What was the part number of that bracket with the counter weight? And what did that set you back? Struggling to find it with the part numbers I have.

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                      • #12
                        Ill have to have a look when i get home , was about $270ish all up as i bout the part that gos on the shift rod too

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