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it looks to me, like some kind of weighted rocker arm. im told its part of the shift linkage. its the only broken part on this car im looking at, and i need to know what its called so i can get a replacement piece. its to a 96 VW Golf VR6, and he says its accessed through the engine bay. he tells me its a bolt on piece, but its snapped and needs to be replaced before it can be driven. any clues?
lol so you got your car I see
it looks like the shifter arm, that goes on the transmission that those two cables from the shifter will attach to. but i didnt think on that year it was a counterweighted swingarm like that.
the picture is not that great. but i think it is this:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ems/part15.jpg
as long as the two cable portions are interacting with the transmission it will be drivable. but it will need to be "forced" into gear.
i think diesel geek makes a short shift replacement?
but the stock piece is available used on vortex..
for example
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?c ... id=3523422
so judging from the picture you posted, it looks like it doesnt attach at the top. but in the picture the guy sent me,it looks snapped at the top. is the top of the control free to spin?Quote:
Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit
not yet. i still need to get the money together, and find this part to replace lolQuote:
Originally Posted by thehunterooo
the top of the control is the counterweight, nothing more.
but if the counterweight is broken free, odds are the splined hole that actually turns the shaft on the transmission or one of the ends on the shifter cables is broken, the ends on the cable are available aftermarket, but you can use zipties, they will last a while. (had one that was ziptied for 4 years).
the counterweight keeps the shifter from feeling too notchy, but if the two cable ends and the rest of the shifter arm are attached, AND the arm isnt damaged anywhere else, it will be drivable..
if you could get better pictures it would help..
i'd have better info to give you, hadi seen this car in person. trouble is, the car is in allentown, a good 2 hours from here in Hanover. i always get lost in Allentown QQQuote:
Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit
Yeah it is difficult to be certain with just one picture.
if you need a shop, i know a guy who runs a vw shop in coopersburg who will be able to help you out.
his name is Josh, and he owns a shop called "Nothing Leaves Stock"
He is excellent, and very willing to help out, and probably has that part on the shelf, and is "local" to the car.
can i ask how much you are paying for the car?
my friend is sellings a 2001 jetta 1.8T for @3700.. and a 2000? VR6 GTI for 3000..
both has minor issues. but are runners (the gti is Salvage, mechanics lien not wrecked)
this guy wants $1500 for it, which i cant turn down. im going to have to borrow the 1500, but now i wish i had 3000 lol. i love the MK4's too. whats this guy's shop number? i'd love to call and see how cheap this part has to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit
Is your linkage on the back of your motor next to the firewall. I think that is part of the linkage but I'm not sure. My mk2's linkage looks like this:
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b.../ebay21132.jpg
http://nothingleavesstock.com/Quote:
Originally Posted by AveoBlack
610-282-5487 Ask for Josh.
that mk2 linkage does not carry over to VR6, if you look beside the part they are holding, you can see the ends of the shift cables.
i called that guy today, and he's a real weirdo. i told him i didnt know the name of the part, and explained what it looked like and did, and he said it was a thingy-mah-doo and he had 10 in stock. he also said they cost a billion dollars each. but after that he said there was a VW salvage yard in Allentown called LNT Enterprise that would def have what i was looking for. gotta call tomorrow and hope i dont get the busy signal all day again.Quote:
Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit
:lol:
sorry i think that is funny..
and even though he was making fun, he told you where to get it.
be that as it may, he didnt know what the little ****er was called either lolQuote:
Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit
i think it would be the shifter pivot arm.. swing arm.. input arm...
i called that Salvage yard that specializes in VW's, and when i told the guy what i needed, he gave me the same description i'v been giving everyone i called lol. then he went to give me a quote, and when he came back, he gave me another description to narrow it down. i guess VW never gave this part a name??Quote:
Originally Posted by petrified.rabbit
you would need to look it up on etka to know the specific name.
but i can't say i know too many manufacturers that give their own parts names.
typically parts names come from post parts people.. who need to find replacements and have replaced enough of the same part that the general name is used.
or buy a new aveo and do not worry about all this :P JK, good luck in your part hunt