That was a pain to be squatting there trying to work in the tunnel getting an old part off that was on there for 50 years - I needed a pull hammer and then to put it in reverse to have the right angle to thread the pin through - but amazingly the shifting now feels totally crisp!
Man that’s a hell of complicated work! I can imagine trying to drive home and not being able to shift and put it into right gear! That must have sucked! Great job on finding out the source of the problem, and great job replacing it!
Thanks - it is only tricky because of the small space you have to work in and the awkward position you have to sort of squat in. But once replaced, the shifting feels really solid - it must have been just a bit loose and sloppy even before it broke all the way…
Love your videos. But you did make a bit of a pigs ear of this one. You could have unbolted the gear shifter lever so you could turn the shift rod around and get the bolt in and out easier. Personally for reason I can’t explain I would have put the new rubber/silicone blocks back in the original cradle and used the original bolt. Thanks for all the videos you post.
Yes! I considered using the original as well. But the replacement seemed to have thicker metal. The original was solid only because the thinner metal had bends in the profile. Anyway - I had to decide on the replacement bracket and the pin - which to use. Let me just say, the “feel” of the gear shifter is awesome after the replacement…. Everyone has to make their own call as to what is the better part, I suppose…
Wow really? I compared the EMPI one with the OEM one and the metal was actually thicker on the aftermarket one. Anyway it seems to work great - and the shifter feels way better and more solid than before, so I’ll consider it a win…
The easiest is to pull the gear shift back in like 2nd which separates the rods. Then put one side of the coupler on and then put it into neutral or 1st/4th and it pushes the rods together so you can line up the coupling. It is a little tight in that compartment, so the angle is useful if you need to change from 1st to 4th to gain access to the side of the coupler. Good luck!
@@mikelarson6305 Ive looked at the whole thing several times. You cant see what Im referring to. On jbugs film clip “installing the transmission, right at the end you see the right way. Im not gonna comment anymore. Good luck
Ok, no problem - I’ll look at that video. I thought you just meant looping a safety wire around the rod and through the hole in the square screw - since I made sure to do that on both the beetle and bus (bus has 2 while bug has 1). Let me check out the JBugs video and see what I am doing wrong…. Thanks for the info!
Worst video ever! I needed to see how you got the bolt in you fast forward through that but put all about the dirty part and the new 🆕 art but not the actual placement!
Oh, sorry about that. I didn’t know that I was skipping over an important part. From what I can remember, it was critical to move the shifter left and right for the angle, and forward and back to push the coupler together. Then you can manipulate the angles a bit and when you push the rod into position in the coupler. Sorry again for fast forwarding over the critical part…
Thanks for posting this, I'm sure it's something many of us have to look forward to! Nicely done.
That was a pain to be squatting there trying to work in the tunnel getting an old part off that was on there for 50 years - I needed a pull hammer and then to put it in reverse to have the right angle to thread the pin through - but amazingly the shifting now feels totally crisp!
Man that’s a hell of complicated work! I can imagine trying to drive home and not being able to shift and put it into right gear! That must have sucked! Great job on finding out the source of the problem, and great job replacing it!
Thanks - it is only tricky because of the small space you have to work in and the awkward position you have to sort of squat in. But once replaced, the shifting feels really solid - it must have been just a bit loose and sloppy even before it broke all the way…
Love your videos. But you did make a bit of a pigs ear of this one. You could have unbolted the gear shifter lever so you could turn the shift rod around and get the bolt in and out easier. Personally for reason I can’t explain I would have put the new rubber/silicone blocks back in the original cradle and used the original bolt.
Thanks for all the videos you post.
Yes! I considered using the original as well. But the replacement seemed to have thicker metal. The original was solid only because the thinner metal had bends in the profile. Anyway - I had to decide on the replacement bracket and the pin - which to use. Let me just say, the “feel” of the gear shifter is awesome after the replacement…. Everyone has to make their own call as to what is the better part, I suppose…
The only parts I would have used from that Empi kit, would be the red bushings. I have heard and read that the Empi cage fall apart.
Wow really? I compared the EMPI one with the OEM one and the metal was actually thicker on the aftermarket one. Anyway it seems to work great - and the shifter feels way better and more solid than before, so I’ll consider it a win…
Do you have the car in gear while changing the coupler of in neutral?
The easiest is to pull the gear shift back in like 2nd which separates the rods. Then put one side of the coupler on and then put it into neutral or 1st/4th and it pushes the rods together so you can line up the coupling. It is a little tight in that compartment, so the angle is useful if you need to change from 1st to 4th to gain access to the side of the coupler. Good luck!
You need a headlamp
Yes! I bought one - I need to use it on the next video. I also have a head GoPro mount now…
U did not tie that screw down
What? Look at 17:50 - I totally twisted a wire around it…
@@LarsonSplitBus- U need to wrap the wire around the coupling and thru the hole on the screw.
@@orionrogers8690 Look at 17:10 in the video! I the wire goes around the rod and through the hole and is twisted together!
@@mikelarson6305 Ive looked at the whole thing several times. You cant see what Im referring to. On jbugs film clip “installing the transmission, right at the end you see the right way. Im not gonna comment anymore. Good luck
Ok, no problem - I’ll look at that video. I thought you just meant looping a safety wire around the rod and through the hole in the square screw - since I made sure to do that on both the beetle and bus (bus has 2 while bug has 1). Let me check out the JBugs video and see what I am doing wrong…. Thanks for the info!
Worst video ever! I needed to see how you got the bolt in you fast forward through that but put all about the dirty part and the new 🆕 art but not the actual placement!
Oh, sorry about that. I didn’t know that I was skipping over an important part. From what I can remember, it was critical to move the shifter left and right for the angle, and forward and back to push the coupler together. Then you can manipulate the angles a bit and when you push the rod into position in the coupler. Sorry again for fast forwarding over the critical part…