On Fri, 3 Oct 1997, Stanley, Roderick (strg) wrote:

> I have a '93 EV MV in which I just lost all gears except 3rd&4th. The
> shifter went completely "limp" or very sloppy. I suspected problems
with
> the linkage. Sure enough a $1.75 nylon bushing on top of the
> transmission fell apart. This allowed part of the linkake to come out
of
> the bushing therefore causing the inability to shift. The bushing has
a
> raised lip on each end. Anyone ever have this problem? How do I get
the
> new bushing into it's metal holder with lips on both ends?

Rod--

I can't help you, but I had something similar happen. I had a
bolt fall out of the linkage resulting in losing gears 1,2 and 5. And
the
shifter went really limp! Since I was on warranty and the free autoclub,

I had it towed and the dealer fixed for free.

I wonder if there's a design flaw here.

--Drew
95 EV-C

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My 95 EVC 5 speed had a similar trouble at 20k mi.
In late June, after 3 days in Death Valley's heat, my gear shift
refused to find 1st and 2nd; made it to VW through downtown Las Vegas
stop lights in 3rd: the mechanic found that the screws holding down
the shift plate had popped. Was a simple fix under warranty.

andy mera