Hey all,
The work on my Rabbit continues! The guy who owned it before me installed a 5 speed manual transmission into my 1981 Rabbit Diesel. Apparently he didn't do it correctly because I don't have a reverse anymore. After speaking to the good people at the VW parts place I was led to believe that I do NOT need to replace my clutch and tranny to fix the issue- that it is a simple linkage problem and a relatively cheap fix.
Can anyone give me a step by step on tackling this issue? My diesel mechanic and I are getting together over the next week to wrench on it, he correctly identified the issue as a linkage problem but is unfamiliar with a solution. Anything to help us wade our way through this mess would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Chris
The work on my Rabbit continues! The guy who owned it before me installed a 5 speed manual transmission into my 1981 Rabbit Diesel. Apparently he didn't do it correctly because I don't have a reverse anymore. After speaking to the good people at the VW parts place I was led to believe that I do NOT need to replace my clutch and tranny to fix the issue- that it is a simple linkage problem and a relatively cheap fix.
Can anyone give me a step by step on tackling this issue? My diesel mechanic and I are getting together over the next week to wrench on it, he correctly identified the issue as a linkage problem but is unfamiliar with a solution. Anything to help us wade our way through this mess would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Chris