Shift rod bushing

[rich67vw]

So, while waiting for my next package from CIP, the PO of my Glow-Bug gave me a new stock shifter when I got the car. The car stays in all gears, but seems to have even more free play in it than the MacPherson slut front-end at the moment. I've been doin my readin and there seems to be a bushing and clip on the shift rod that turns to nothing after time. Looks like a good time to replace this is when I pull the shifter. Is this a easy thing to do, just alot of time? I'm getting tired of this car sitting in my garage and missing some of the club stuff - I'm choosing the stuff that will get the Glow-Bug on the road faster, and if this takes a saturday, I'd rather work on the things that have a bigger payoff.
Except for pulling all that stupid EGR crap off, I had to do that on principle. BO**


Just wondering... s#r

[braidmeister]

It is easy. Pull the back seat and remove the access panel running down the center of the tunnel. Remove & replace the bushing, making sure that you get the set screw tip into the divot on the nose cone shaft.

It's worth doing...now you can find gears without putting stress on the shift forks/hockey sticks in the nose cone.

-Brady

[rich67vw]

Brady, thx!
I thought the bushing was up by the shifter, guess I'm backwards.
So you dont have to pull the shift rod out of the car?
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[Bugaru "JAY"]

Rich yes the bushing is up front just behind the shifter, and slightly foward of the hand brake. But it is a real pain in the A#@ to get to and replace. Your need to remove your shifter, disconnect your shiftrod at the rear of the tunnel, and try to slide the shift rod foward out the front of the car. Then after the shift rod is removed your have fun trying to remove and replace the new shift bushing. Then while your shift rod is removed clean it really good so that it is noce and smooth, and apply some greese to the length of the rod and beging slidding the rod or try to slide the rod back into place. This is the fun part and is much easer done with assistance as the new bushing will keep popping out on you. Hint, tie a length of thin fishing line to the new bushing because once it falls inside of that tunnel good luck retreiving it. Hey they are cheap so buy a few. After you get your shift rod replace comes the next fun and games, and that is making sure that your shifter, and shift coupler is aligned properly for soild gear engaugement, if not you won't get all gears, or it will pop out of some gears, it's much tricker then it appears.  :icon_thumright:
Good Luck.
Jay 

[rich67vw]

Jay,

Ok, thx, I'm thinking about something that has been told to me many times " If it aint broke..." I think I just remember reading that on a recent post from Jack.

So, maybe, just maybe, after I replace the rear shocks, stare at the pushrods, replace the exhaust, do the brakes, fix the speedo, finish the bodywork, finish the interior, stare at the pushrods again, do something about the MacPherson Sluts, and agree to go clothes shopping with my wife for a day, I'll decide to torture myself with this.  screwey))

[braidmeister]

Ohh...THAT shift bushing  888

Thanks for the clearing that up, Jay.

I described replacing the shift coupler...which unless you know has been replaced, is most likely beat.

-Brady

[slowtwitch]

Actually, it's not that bad of a job. What makes it easier is using a tool to guide the rod back in. I'm at work right now, but, I'll post a picture of something I made up, to make this job easier.

[Bugaru "JAY"]

 

Ohh...THAT shift bushing  888

Thanks for the clearing that up, Jay.

I described replacing the shift coupler...which unless you know has been replaced, is most likely beat.

-Brady

Yea-aaa if your going to do it replace both as Brady mentioned the rear coupler is often where much of the shift slop comes from.

[braidmeister]

FYI, I saw this: http://www.thebugshop.org/bsfqshft.htm