John, this should be no problem at all.  Just mark things before you
take them apart.  There are two holes in the bottom of the shifter
plate.  Use a pen or something you can see to color in these holes.
When you go to put things back line  up the holes with your marks and
you should be golden.  That is about it.  Hope this helps,

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com

John Rodgers wrote:
> Volks,
>
> I will shortly replace the plastic shifter parts for the shifter stick
> up front on my manual tranny 88 GL. I've heard it can be a bit tricky
> getting things working right again after disturbing the adjustments.
>
> If anyone has any tips and tricks on how best to do this, pitfalls, best
> lubricant for the parts, etc., I would really appreciate hearing from
> you about it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
> Chelsea, AL
>