84 diesel rabbit 5 spd shifter problem

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12-09-2010, 08:50 PM

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84 diesel rabbit 5 spd shifter problem

I have a 84 diesel rabbit with a 5spd and today i went to go into the reverse and the shifter fell straight down and now it is a pain in the butt to get into any gear. what might have happend?

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03-06-2011, 07:50 PM

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the shifter sits on mounts, move your heat shields underneath and see if they broke off, theyre only rubber mated to steel, and after this many years probably rusted