Problem solved! First thing this morning, I stopped by my flVWd to check the
price of a new shift stick. It was only aprox. $80, so why mess with an old
used stick when I can get a new for not too much? Btw, the syncro stick is
the same as the 4-speed, they had the same p/n, the 5-speed had a different
p/n.

Per Lindgren

Per Lindgren wrote:

> I guess all of you reading the subject thought "well, that was another
> Syncro 'box", but this was another kind of problem, the one I least
> thought would happen.
> Yesterday, while driving around, I noticed the distance between 1-2 and
> 3-4 speeds began to be too long, always banging the stick into the
> CD-player while putting it into 3rd.
> I figured it to be a coupler on the rods underneath, and finally had to
> drive home (about 3 miles) in 2nd speed, because I couldnt get it to
> neutral. When I got home I got a friend of mine to move the stick, while
> I looked under. Suddenly, I heard him go "ooops", and he told me to look
> at this. When I got out from underneath the van, he stood there with a
> strange smile, and the stick in his hand!
> My question to you all is: Is the stick on the syncro similar to the
> 4-speed or the 5-speed?
> One shop I talked to said that the Syncro and 5-speed used the same
> stick, and the 4-speed were different, but they didnt have any for sale
> :-( , while the other shop(the had a Syncro car, but was not sure wether
> they was going to part it out) said that it was the other way around,
> that I could use one from a 4-speed.
> If you have any info on this I sure would appreciate this, as this is my
> only car, and it is so hard to get to and from work.
>
> Per Lindgren
> 88 Syncro