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by rs007
Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:48 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] Gearbox Selector issue - odd one?
Replies: 13
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Gearbox Selector issue - odd one?

Great info Karl, hope you are right!!! I'll get the bush back in tonight hopefully. I bought bearings to replace the cruddy rubber bushes on the cable ends, got a kit cheap enough on ebay - are these OK? Actual ball bearing sealed units, with spacing washers etc? One step ahead of you buddy on the f...
by rs007
Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:40 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] Gearbox Selector issue - odd one?
Replies: 13
Views: 3098

Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Gearbox Selector issue - odd one?

Well this is looking very promising - found another fairly major issue, again just down to careless workmanship in the past... its had a recon box fitted (have receipt, not saying who fitted) and whoever put it in have missed a few things - I've already put right a good few things since getting the ...
by rs007
Mon Sep 10, 2012 3:07 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] Gearbox Selector issue - odd one?
Replies: 13
Views: 3098

Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Gearbox Selector issue - odd one?

Got a good lead to check up on thanks to KarlBristol - I can post URLs yet, but he pointed me to a thread showing the shifter mech and in particular discussing a part referred to as "the square of death" :D I know for sure I have an issue with this, because it fell out when I was groping a...
by rs007
Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:51 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] Gearbox Selector issue - odd one?
Replies: 13
Views: 3098

[Mk2] [Turbo] Gearbox Selector issue - odd one?

Hey folks! I know gearbox issues and niggles seem to be pretty common on these from what I've read so far - but my situ / symptoms seem a little different from most... My gut feeling tells me it is going to be something inherently simple, but inaccessible to fix and needing gearbox out!!! Basically,...

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