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Subject:Re: badly rusted mystery part
From:neil N
Date:Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:04:05 -0800

right of course.

Thanks. I was stuck in air cooled thought processes..... or something --- ;^)

Neil.

On 12/11/07, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote:
> The shift linkage change does not follow years, it follows transmission
> types. The way it attaches and works is very different at the tranny end
> and can't be interchanged without swapping to the matching tranny type.
> The early type was used on all aircooled and many diesels only. The
> later type was used on all waterboxers. An additional variation was for
> 5 speeds, same later setup at the tranny end but very different in the
> front lever area.
>
> Mark
>
> neil N wrote:
>
> > " Jetta donor car ? I'm sorry !"
> > Pffff! LOL ! --- ;^)
> >
> > Yup. Thanks. Got all that stuff out. Doors will be last before body taken
> > away. Won't be keeping the metal dash as the area above radio was f'n
> > mutilated by PO. A shame.
> >
> > Funny thing though. It appears to have the newer style shift linkage
> (P34.6
> > 34.7 Bentley) but has the older style lower control arm (P. 40.2) on the
> > front suspension. I know there were changes mid year. Maybe PO put in the
> > newer style shift linkage.
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 11, 2007 12:53 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam
> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
> > wrote:
> > .............
> >>Pedal assembly !
> >>I would definitely get that if it's  a manual trans.
> >>And if manual trans, the entire shift linkage. It's much better than the
> >>80 to 84 shift linkage and makes a fine retrofit.  ...............
>

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