Whoever came up with this fix is a damn genius!!! A whole lot easier than dropping the downpipe.. exhaust.. heat shield..etc..and then dropping the assembly out the bottom..I just diesel geek fixed mine this morning..damn I must say it was easy..

I purchased the kit and washed the videos and everything went smooth, got it done. This really works just follow every step in the video . Thanks Dieselgeek im very thankful for your help.

@jeremypena8786

11 ай бұрын

How long did it take you to do? Any clue what it would cost to hire someone to do this?

@jeremypena8786

11 ай бұрын

How long did it take you to do? Any clue what it would cost to hire someone to do this?

@davidross-oo2vh

8 ай бұрын

@@jeremypena8786 took me about two hours due to the two t25 torx bit bolts that hold the shifter in totally rounded out..other than that probably in about an hour and a half..I had a shop charge me 462$ to replace one plastic bushing for first gear..talk about a ripoff..

@jeremypena8786

8 ай бұрын

@davidross-oo2vh I ended up doing this myself too just after making this comment. Not exactly sure how long it took but overall it wasn't bad. Was a tad tricky working the the saw hole but luckily I had no issues with the hex screws.

@davidross-oo2vh

8 ай бұрын

@@jeremypena8786 And then when I finished the shifter..the window regulator cable broke..again..that's the third one so far

Finally installed my kit after having it for a year. Thanks for making the kit and video.

Cool stuff!

Link of video where u do the actual replacement please

I found that the lower shaft bushing didn’t work. Anytime I pushed the shifter down it would get stuck and I’d have to pull up on it. Even re assembled it did it. Put back in the old bushing and had no problem with it.

@dieselgeekdotcom

Жыл бұрын

This is a somewhat common complaint. The solution, every time, is to remove the debris in the stick housing forcing the bushing closed which binds the stick. Usually the debris are degraded bits of the original bushing. Compressed air and a bit of brake clean can work wonders.

Unfortunately I stripped out the t-25 torx screw holding the bracket on. Tried every trick in the book to get it out. Is drilling the screw out an option or would that damage the shifter?

Is this gonna work if i can't go to 2-nd gear instead of first? And if so, do i have to swap all the bushings or just one or two?

@dieselgeekdotcom

Жыл бұрын

Yes, principals are all the same.

Do you know the bolt size and thread size of the bolt that holds that arm that keeps that first gear getter in? My car won’t go in 1st easily and won’t go in reverse at all because of that bushing but my bolt is stripped and I can get any bolt from the local hardware store

@dieselgeekdotcom

Жыл бұрын

M5x12. We include one with the FGG because it's easy to strip the T25

@philpots3216

Жыл бұрын

Hi, I had this problem, step 1, tryand adjust your cables, literally a micro movement is all it may take, reverse is the high up cable end and 1st through 6th is the lower nearest to front end of car cable end,, step 2 its a safer bet to select 2nd gear first then go into 1st or reverse if its not engaging at that moment, it will save you damaging your bushings and other components down the line..

For the one bushing underneath with the snap ring clamp - is it bad to reuse the factory snap on clip thing?

@dieselgeekdotcom

11 ай бұрын

If you don't use the external retaining ring that comes with the bushing the cable will fall off again.

Hi, please ..can you advise on a vw golf mk 4 actual gear stick replacement as i think mine is broken inside as i can only select gears 3&4 .. is it a gearbox out kinda job or can be done from inside the car .. it all looks plastic and moulded to a large degree ! Thanks

@dieselgeekdotcom

7 ай бұрын

Sounds like a side to side cable problem. Use Jim's locating slop video to diagnose. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aXx2p5evqcbNXZc.html

How did you guys take off the torx bolt? I just tried with the right sized t25 and immediately stripped part of it....

@dieselgeekdotcom

8 ай бұрын

Just drill the head about 1/8 in deep with a 3/32 inch bit. Once the head is off, the shank will spin out by hand

@Snowmad0

8 ай бұрын

@@dieselgeekdotcom if I strip it completely ill give that a whirl, thanks! Going to try and impact it off rather than keep trying with the ratchet first

Would this be easier to go at from underneath the car and dropping exhaust?

@dieselgeekdotcom

Жыл бұрын

I don't think so. Especially on an all-wheel drive car.

@andrewlewis4253

Жыл бұрын

I had the shifter out since it was going into a Corrado. If you remove the shifter box the sheetmetal "floor" comes off quick and easy with needlenose pliers. Makes swapping bushing inside the box a piece of cake.

@luislopez-un5dp

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewlewis4253 so i can take out the whole shifter to make it easier

@mk4geo822

Жыл бұрын

@@luislopez-un5dp it will be a lot easier to do with the whole box out of the car

@sweetsimon

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Removing the entire shift pod is definitely worth the effort

1.8t 5 speed i cant go into 5th will this be my solution?

@toolmaster120

Ай бұрын

Looks like you posted 11 months ago, so probably already fixed it, but my guess would be that it's a broken shifter cable end up on the transmission.

@DuelistWave

Ай бұрын

@@toolmaster120 trans was toast I can adjust these shifters in my sleep now

Will I have to drill into the Audi TT shift box as well for this fix?

@dieselgeekdotcom

7 ай бұрын

Yes mk1 tt is the same box, different stick.

Is there any other way of taking the shifter stick out without drilling a hole? Not the best solution in making a hole in the standard shifter mechanisim.

@dieselgeekdotcom

11 ай бұрын

You can either drill the hole or you can take the box out of the car. Drilling the access hole poses no problem whatsoever.

@davidross-oo2vh

9 ай бұрын

Either drill the hole..or take the downpipe off.. catalytic converter off.. heat shield off..the entire belly pan heat shield that is..and then remove the shift box from under the car on a lift ...ugh you had better get the drill lol

Do you guys sell a bushing kit for 2012 new beetle? On your site it says 2000 to 2010.

@dieselgeekdotcom

11 ай бұрын

12 Beetle uses the 08-14 MK6 kit.

Does the kit work for a 2001 vw golf mk4 GL?

@dieselgeekdotcom

3 ай бұрын

Sure does!

Do you have a video for the shifter for a 99-05 Audi TT?

@dieselgeekdotcom

Ай бұрын

MK1 TT is the same as MK4 except without serviceable shift bushings.

@damien7964

Ай бұрын

​So we can't do this on the mk1 TT? ​@@dieselgeekdotcom

Will this kit work on the vr6 gti 6spd shifter?

@dieselgeekdotcom

10 ай бұрын

Yes, all mk4

So how to I remove that stripped torx?

@dieselgeekdotcom

10 ай бұрын

Drill the head and spin the shank out by hand.

Hola referencia para poder pedirlo?

@dieselgeekdotcom

8 ай бұрын

dieselgeek.com/collections/vw-shifter-bushings/products/deluxe-vw-shifter-bushing-kit-for-mk4-golf-jetta-gti-new-beetle

I'm a new owner of a 2002 beetle turbo s with no reverse firrst or second gear. I plan on replacing the clutch anyway so my question is can these bushings be changed easier with the transmission dropped

@dieselgeekdotcom

Жыл бұрын

Hi Gregory - all the bushings in the DLX kit are for the interior of the car. Having the trans removed doesn't help.

@GregorySkorupski-ng9pm

Жыл бұрын

@dieselgeekdotcom in my brilliance I thought it was an awd car 🤣

I bought this kit but your 5mm adjustment pin does not fit. I have an mk4 gti and the holes are smaller. I measured them. They are exatly 4.7 mm a 4.5 mm allen will fit but there is some play. Your pin will absolutley not fit! I would have to drill the holes out in order for your pin to fit.

@dieselgeekdotcom

Жыл бұрын

Hi, that's a new one to us. Maybe you have an after market cabin shifter. I'm curious to see what you have going on there. Please email us directly at sales at dieselgeek dot com -tyler

@andrewlewis4253

Жыл бұрын

I just ripped a shifter from a junkyard Mk4 GTI and it had 5mm holes. I've installed a few 02J shifters in older cars and never seen one with smaller holes. You must get part numbers off those bits so we can see what's up.

@vdubsterw2516

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewlewis4253 ok i will investigate that further and see if i can get a part number.

@juan51121

8 ай бұрын

Referencia

I literally used a T20, nearly stripped the screw, got it out, hit play and heard "don't use a T20, it'll strip the screw, that's why we include this one," ROFL. Gotta watch the directions FIRST!

@dieselgeekdotcom

11 ай бұрын

That's funny. Way back in 2006 I was installing a panzer plate for a customer. I was having a bad time. I called Jim and the first thing he asked me was "did you read the instructions?" -tyler

I have a different kind of gearshift

@dieselgeekdotcom

7 ай бұрын

If you contact us directly we can probably help. Sales @ dieselgeek dot com