> I put my van in a shop this morning to get a starter installed.  In the
> process of driving the van the 8 feet from the parking space to
> the bay, the mechanic broke something in my shifter. He said he
> called "all over the place" looking for this little plastic part but
couldn't find it.
> said, in the cockiest tone he could muster "If you can get the
> part, I'll put it in for you...".

Well, if he "called all over the place, " then one would suppose that he
first identified its part number.  What is that number?  Most of the shifter
parts are still available from VW (and from us), and most of the "little
plastic" ones are rather inexpensive to boot.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot�, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215) 234-VWVW

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