chris g 0 Posted April 19, 2005 Just bought my first ever Corrado, pick it up tomorrow. Only thing I found wrong with it is when its in gear you can wobble the gearstick side to side quite a bit. My mate has a corrado and his gearbox feels very precise, nothing like mine. Any ideas what would cause this? Thanks Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolrado 0 Posted April 19, 2005 worn gear linkage bushes maybe? i think you can get a kit to re-furb it for quite cheap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris g 0 Posted April 19, 2005 Where would i get something like that? Would a short shift kit sort it also? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolrado 0 Posted April 19, 2005 i think they are quite cheap from vw dealers (shocking i know) a mate of mine has just got a set for his mk2 gti 16v and they cost less than 10 quid i will check tomorrow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted April 19, 2005 lift up the surround around the gear knob (pull up where the Karmann badge is) You can then see the gear lever mechanism. I'll bet that on the left hand side of the pivot for the forwards/backwards movement there's no circlip... ;) The little clip is supposed to stop the lever from sliding along it's pivot, but it often comes off/breaks and so the lever gains a large amount of side to side travel as it slides where it's not supposed to... Good news is that the clip is about 20p from VW! 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolrado 0 Posted April 19, 2005 doh!!! forgot about that clip Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris g 0 Posted April 19, 2005 Cool, cheers guys. I'll check it tomorrow when I pick the car up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves16v 1 Posted April 19, 2005 Unfortunately VW never have them in stock. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted April 19, 2005 True, but they only take a day or so to come into stock once you've ordered it and at least the car is still drivable when the clip's not fitted... ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LarryDuff 0 Posted April 19, 2005 Has anyone got a picture of what this should look like by any chance? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves16v 1 Posted April 19, 2005 There are two types, early and late. Late has a small locating hole in the centre that drops over a small 'nipple' on the pivot shaft. I think I have one of each lying around. I'll try and get a pic of them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves16v 1 Posted April 19, 2005 Just run out to the shed with camera in hand. Have a look at the pivot shaft end on the shifter. If it has the afore mentioned 'nipple' then you need the later clip. They are not interchangeable so identify the right one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LarryDuff 0 Posted April 19, 2005 Much appreciated! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
