Thankfully I have been able to do most of this myself so it hasn't cost me much in labour & my local dealer gives me a decent discount, so I can't complain, but as you can imagine it's really starting to wear away at my love for my car.
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Installed new clutch master cylinder & bled all air from the system.Installed new clutch slave cylinder & bled all air from the system.Installed 42DD bushing kit for both shift cable ends.Installed 42DD bushing kit for the shift cable relay bracket.Installed DieselGeek First Gear Getter (Previous and Current Revision), Cable Saver Bushings & S2S Shifter Pivot Bushes (1J0 711 067L) & aligned with alignment pin multiple times.Completely rebuilt everything on top of the shift tower ( Brand new TT short shift counter-weight, later clip type bowden catches, shift tower top O2J 301 232 B).Replaced the shift cup with the later MK5 version & shimmed shift cup.Replaced the clutch/flywheel with the VR6/G60 setup.In an attempt to fix my issue, I have so far: Long story short: shifting (intermittently) feels like I'm trying to shift through a brick wall that suddenly turns into liquid a few seconds later, allowing me to move into the gear I was attempting to shift into - this is pretty intermittent though & seems to happen more in winter than in summer. I own a MK4 Golf 1.8t o) but both these & the TDI's of the same era use the same transmission setups, so I'm hoping that someone over here may have the answer to my woes. Shifter bushings machined from billet bronze for years of maintenance free operation.So, first post here but long time lurker!.Shifter bushing side plates black anodized for corrosion resistance.Shifter bushing side plates machined from billet 6061 aluminum.Tightens shifter feel and improves shifter actuation by eliminating compliant rubber bushings.
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Installation is very easy, making this a very affordable performance upgrade for the DIY mechanic that offers an immediately noticeable improvement in shifter feel and shifting accuracy. The 034Motorsport Billet Solid Shifter Bushing Kit is precision CNC machined from billet 6061 aluminum to fit perfectly in the factory shift linkage ends, with CNC machined bronze sleeve bearings for years of maintenance free operation. Get intimately in touch with your manual transmission and enjoy fast, clean, and precise shifts through the gears! This kit eliminates the compliance of the factory rubber bushings, providing a much more direct feel and actuation of the shifter linkage. The 034Motorsport Billet Solid Shifter Bushing Kit replaces the factory rubber shifter linkage bushings with precision machined billet aluminum and bronze components.