Brent,

I'm planning to replace all the plastic and spring
goodies that make up the shifting control assembly on
my 89 Syncro Westy.  My wife cusses when she can't
find the right gear. I have no problem but there is a
lot of play so I will be upgrading and repacking this
with the messy graphite grease.  soon!

If you have a Bentley manual, turn to page 34.20 and
check out the exploded diagram.

Starting from the top on the gear shaft:

The gear shift lever just unscrews

Bushing  - Usually OK
Top Spring  (real soft) part number 251 711 145
then you are in the Lever bearing assembly
Housing  Usually OK
Upper ball half   part number 82 371 843A
Sping  Usually OK but a nice strong spring part number
251 711145
Lower ball half  part number 251 711 645
Shell half  need 2 part number 823 711 255
Rubber guide  Part number 171 711 279
Spacer Ring  Part number 171 711 227A

Hope this helps - Dont know if these are Rabbit or
Scirroco part numbers but remember its a Syncro so
just slightly different.

Let me know if you had any pitfalls and any lessons
learned.  I can track down the cost of all these if I
find the parts slip from VW.  The best bet is to call
the guys in Phoenix and tell them your problem, they
will know all the right parts that you need.  I think
that you can do this for around 20 - 25 dollars.

Joel Cort
89 Westy Syncro GL
In snowy Rochester  Yeh!

--- Brent Christensen <bpchristensen1@HOME.COM> wrote:
> The shifter on my 5-spd (Syncro) seems to have a lot
> of side-to-side play
> when in gear and in neutral.  In looking at the
> Bentley, I see several
> plastic parts that look suspiciously like the
> shifter guts of my old
> Scirocco.  Any suggestions on what needs replacing
> to tighten up the
> shifting?  (I just had the linkages adjusted by a
> very competent mechanic,
> so I am confident that is not the problem).
>
> If replacement of the parts is suggested, anyone
> know the part numbers?  Are
> they the same as in the Scirocco/Rabbit?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Brent Christensen
> '89 GL Syncro Westy "Klaus"
> Santa Barbara, CA
>

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