>Hey all,
>
>I got a Neuspeed short shift kit for my GTI-VR6.  My buddy who works on VWs
>installed it and the shift throw was SHORT, I mean REALLY SHORT.  This was
>fine by me as I happen to like it that way.  It did need some adjustment
>however because it was not going completely into 2nd.  He told me he needed
>to ask a friend of his how to adjust it properly.
>
>Anyway, I took the car to the VW dealer to have a new reverse light switch
>put in at about the same time.  The tech told me that he also fixed the
>shifter by using a centering tool (in fact, he had to modify the tool to fit
>over the shifter, he says).  Well, the shifter is no longer as short as it
>was.  It is still shorter than stock and I like it, but my QUESTION
>(finally) is that I'd like to know if it can be re-adjusted to where it was
>when my buddy installed it or at least closer to where it was without having
>the same problems.  I can't blame him for the problems when he installed it.
> The directions from Neuspeed said nothing about a "centering tool" being
>required to do the job.
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance!
>
>Anthony Tambourino
>1997 GTI-VR6, Sequoia Green
>atambourinoREMOVETHIS.mediaone (you know what to do!)

Well, the instructions included with the kit are pretty straight forward, so
technically all your answers lie there.  However, we have found that a number
of our customersl had shifting difficulties after installing our kit, without
realizing that a cable adjuctment was the solution.  So in our revised
instruction sheets, I have broken down this procedure into simpler terms:

14.   IMPORTANT!!: If at any time gear engagement becomes difficult, a slight
adjustment of the shift cables may be in order.  If  the shift lever gets
"caught" when shifting out of reverse,  then the driver side cable needs to be
adjusted.  Pop the hood and locate the silver accordion-looking cables
beginning at the firewall.  Follow them towards the front of the car to the
shift selector mechanism on the trans.  The driver side cable terminates at the
shift weight lever.   Note the position of the cable end to the transmission
lever on the transmission.  Loosen the bolt (removal of shift weight may be
required on some cars) and slide the cable toward the front of the car in small
increments until the lever does not hang up on the reverse lockout.  A
millimeter of difference can have a huge impact on the shift pattern.
Retighten the bolt to 18ft/lbs. If 1st/2nd or 5th gears are hard to access,
then the passenger side cable must be adjusted.  The passenger side cable sits
higher than the driver side at the trans shift selector.  Note position of
cable end on transmission lever.  Loosen the bolt and slide the cable rearward
in small increments for better alignment for 1st gear.  Slide the cable forward
for 5th gear alignment.  Retighten the bolt to 11ft/lbs.  MOST SHIFTING
DIFFICULTIES CAN BE CORRECTED BY A SMALL ALIGNMENT OF THE SHIFT CABLES.



Todd
Air & Water
VW Tuning
Philadelphia