2001 Volkswagen Golf "sloppy shift linkage" Questions

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...Sloppy gear lever/shift Just bought this car and I'm not sure whether the sloppy feel of the gear lever is normal, or whether some adjustment can be made. All gears engage, but it doesn't feel anyway ...

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...sloppy and all over the place. Are there bushings or something that can be replaced to tighten the shift pattern Manual or automatic? Both have bushings. Automatics, you may have a hard time finding ...

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jimmy shifts from park to r,n,d,2,1 no problem but have to get under truck and shift back to park by hand Sloppy linkage or stretched cable. Linkage is replace grommets, cable is replace cable.

...very sloppy,and we cannot get in into a lower gear, seems stuck in 2nd or 3rd. Help!!!! could it be the bushings are done or maybe the shift linkage? ck linkage if ok is shift forks inside

...sloppy" shift lever with similar bushing problems may be the problem. Shifter bushing loose prevent you from going to reverse to it in first gear if the shifter move more the half a inch change those ...

...it is sloppy and moves around..If so its loose inside trans..Another possible cause the linkage from column to trans may be binding up when trying to shift..Hope this helps you and Have A Great ...

...sloppy as everything has been modified for the c-6 to operate in a 63 galaxie. Sounds more like a linkage issue. Try tightening the linkage links, replacing any loose bushings. (The detents, or ...

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shift lever put shifting lever back in standard transmission and now can not get reverse or 5 gear you have the two pawls jammed.. get under there and click them both into neutral by hand.. then set ...

shift linkage is inside the steering column. There are 2 black nylon/plastic bushings that wear out, and when they do, the shifting gets sloppy first, and then the silly thing falls apart, and you get

...and transfer case linkage systems. Out of adjustment linkage and bushings of said linkage can cause strange behavior. The shift lever/s may have similar issues with their pivots if they are

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