Gear Selector Arm Fouling Gti6 Manifold

[chris 417 mi 34 2 Cars]

Has anyone has this problem ?? i have a shortshift kit fitted and so the 'L' shaped arm which bolts to the subframe is fouling the manifold and preventing the main long linkage being fitted, i only had a quick look at this tonight before wrappin tools etc up till tomorrow but it seems i may need to go back to a standard shorter bracket ?? or can i get away with some reshaping ??

[chris 417 mi 34 2 Cars]

anyone ?

[All Praise The GTI 3]

not sure why its catching it depends how your engine was fitted but you could bend the selector arm down slightly so it clears, a bodge but shouldnt cause any probs

[engine killer 6]

I guess by bending the linkage rod a bit may also cure the problem. Alternatively, you can work on the gear selector lever to make the bottom side a bit longer. The below pict shows the one I bought afew years back from TAS, the idea works fine but not the product from TAS.

[Cameron 16]

Just bend it out the way.

[welshpug 1,661]

fit a standard one and move the other ball closer to the pivot, a few members on here will sell you an already altered one, Baz one of them IIRC.

[Paul_13 212 1 Cars]

I know the part your on about, I had one fitted. It was a bodge from constella.

 

Just remove it and relocate the ball on the short side of the 'L' bracket (as WP says ^), 17mm inwards from memory. Miles sells the balls.

 

This product?

 

 

Bit off topic but look at this bodge! This can't work

BODGE!

Edited March 5, 2010 by Paul_13

[welshpug 1,661]

it does "work" goodness knows why you'd want to fit that and how much less power/torque you'd get

[chris 417 mi 34 2 Cars]

How mine looks

 

[chris 417 mi 34 2 Cars]

 

mine actually has other points to move the ball, might have to cut the end off it though .....

[Alastairh 47]

Has your manifold been reangled too much? Or is the engine tilted etc?

 

Al

[chris 417 mi 34 2 Cars]

have used the lower rs2000 engine mount and dropped thre box mount slightly which thinking about it wont have helped, but others have used this method and noone has mentioned any problems ??

[All Praise The GTI 3]

i originally used an rs2000 mount on its own it lowers the engine WAY too much you need atleast 10mm of washers too so you are only dropping it about 10mm. although i started killing driveshafts so now im getting a reangled manifold off miles