Hi guys. Just wanted to say hi to you all as i am finally the owner of a mk4. This is the 7th VW that i've owned so lets hope it stays around 
And his little bro
The rabbit is currently not running and I've got mixed feelings about this whole car payment thing.
I've had the golf for a little over a month and i love it but its got 96k on the clock and i'm already trying to muster the balls up to do the timing belt myself. A shop quoted me $900 something for the job which is cheap but i'd rather save the money and do it for $300
The reason I'm really posting
I did buy the bentley for this car and i've been trying to read up on the shift linkage on this 02j transaxle but my shifter needs a little bit of adjustment and this new cable mechanism is confusing me.
The problem: Reverse is pretty damned difficult to get into. Its kind of a back and forth, back and forth motion with some deal of force. Even when i stop in a forward gear to stop the output shaft from moving.
I'd also like to point out that 5th gear has a slight difficulty getting out of gear when i come to a stop from highway speeds. I try to pull out of gear while im still moving which seems to help. If i've stopped, i have to pull pretty hard.
Both symptoms dont seem to be any better when the trans is hot. My daily 1 way commute is just under 30 miles so it has a chance to warm up for sure.
Edit: I should point out that i am comfortable with adjusting the linkage on 020 trannys and have done so on several of mine
I no longer have a garage and its getting ugly outside so a transmission oil flush will have to wait till next spring
Why oh why did i lock myself into this car payment for the next 5 years?! Oh yeah, cause this TDI is awesome!!
And his little bro
The rabbit is currently not running and I've got mixed feelings about this whole car payment thing.
I've had the golf for a little over a month and i love it but its got 96k on the clock and i'm already trying to muster the balls up to do the timing belt myself. A shop quoted me $900 something for the job which is cheap but i'd rather save the money and do it for $300
The reason I'm really posting
I did buy the bentley for this car and i've been trying to read up on the shift linkage on this 02j transaxle but my shifter needs a little bit of adjustment and this new cable mechanism is confusing me.
The problem: Reverse is pretty damned difficult to get into. Its kind of a back and forth, back and forth motion with some deal of force. Even when i stop in a forward gear to stop the output shaft from moving.
I'd also like to point out that 5th gear has a slight difficulty getting out of gear when i come to a stop from highway speeds. I try to pull out of gear while im still moving which seems to help. If i've stopped, i have to pull pretty hard.
Both symptoms dont seem to be any better when the trans is hot. My daily 1 way commute is just under 30 miles so it has a chance to warm up for sure.
Edit: I should point out that i am comfortable with adjusting the linkage on 020 trannys and have done so on several of mine
I no longer have a garage and its getting ugly outside so a transmission oil flush will have to wait till next spring
Why oh why did i lock myself into this car payment for the next 5 years?! Oh yeah, cause this TDI is awesome!!
