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Need help with euro short shifter install

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#1 ·
Help! I’m installing the European VW short shifter in my 6MT car. I followed shopdap’s diy video but the shifter has no lateral play.

IE, I can only shift into third gear, not over to the right or left to get the other gears.

When I go to the transmission I can move the arm and get it to move side/side and up/down but then it locks again.

What am I missing here? Everything is hooked up properly as far as I can tell.
 
#4 ·
So it turns out I didn't have the cable end pushed on far enough and couldn't tell because my cable end has a rubber boot on it. So, for everyone who watches the ShopDap video, he leaves out a pretty important piece of info, which is you should carefully pull the rubber boot back before you pop off the plastic clip so you can mark the location of the plastic end.

Then pop off the plastic end and when you put the new one back on, use your mark to get it back where it was before...
 
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