Bloomin VW parts!! Gearbox lever

Post by **Louey** » 13 Apr 2006, 16:05

I asked for part number 9 and got a part that matched it - goody

BUT

the part on my van looks like the followng

what a pain, the splined holes are different sizes - anyone else come across this problem and do you know a fix? Yes, I'm going to contact VW, but can't get up to the shop till Tuesday

Post by **Louey** » 13 Apr 2006, 16:06

bloody gits have gone home!!!!!

Post by **Cate** » 13 Apr 2006, 16:13

Thats pooh, bet you'd planned to do that this weekend too.
I need to order a new boot for mine, that fits over the onion, thats a next week job.

Post by **Ivorblueun** » 13 Apr 2006, 17:21

Jk sell the type you need last time I looked not that that helps and I think you will find its square peg round hole with what you have. better to chill out and get the right part.

Post by **Louey** » 13 Apr 2006, 19:12

I'll ring the VW van centre tomorrow (been told they are open) and if they haven't got an alternative then I'll go to JK

Cate, I was getting a friend to do it as I've got so much uni work to do plus my mate has just opened a small garage, but my van won't fit in his unit

plus the polo's brakes failed today, luckily heather noticed the light going off and that the brakes weren't working as well as normal, so thats another job to, at least my mate will get some work out of all this

Post by **Cate** » 13 Apr 2006, 19:28

the camper and the polo playing up, thats typical, union vehicles, one out... all out!

Good job Heather noticed the brakes going bad!

Post by **Louey** » 13 Apr 2006, 20:11

Heather was on the M6 and got her brother to ring me and I told her to pull of the motorway ASAP, luckily they weren't far from me or a junction so I popped on my cape and grabbed a pair of pants of the old lady next door's washing line and put them over my combats and drove up to investigate, but it was an RAC job alas, but I diagnosed the problem in seconds

I've always wanted to be Captain Chaos

Post by **Cate** » 13 Apr 2006, 20:15

did you get a pic of you in next door knickers and a cape?

Post by **Louey** » 13 Apr 2006, 20:27

Post by **Cate** » 13 Apr 2006, 20:31

Wow Louey, You've put on a lot of weight in the last couple of weeks!

Post by **Louey** » 23 Apr 2006, 19:54

Cate, I'm getting man boobs with all this sitting around in front of the PC and eating lots of snacky foods - can't weight (get it?

) to shed it all in the summer.

Finally got this part sorted. The VW parts bloke, who is very patient and helpful, spent 20 minutes checking every year of T25's on EKTA and asked a few of the mechanics but he was stumped. Oddly, thanks to someone off BY, Just Kampers only seem to sell the type of lever I'm after and not the one VW sell

Anyway got the part and spent 30 mins yesterday replacing it - a big big improvement - no fighting to find 1st and 2nd. When I have more time I'll sort out the rest of the linkage

Success

Post by **Cate** » 23 Apr 2006, 19:57

Well done Louey, jobs a goodun then.