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Answering to myself, the fix was easier than what first thought.. The small rubber piece between the front and rear gear linkage segments(between seats) had perished so that it seemed to be in ok condition at first sight, but actually was missing the whole bottom half and thus didn´t allow the linkage tube to turn enough. A new piece was cut from some similar piece of rubber and reverse gear was found again.

Hello! A year has passed but i didn´t manage to do the rear brake overhaul so it is to be done this summer. The car developed quite a problem, for some reason reverse gear does not want to be found. All forward gears work without a hitch but when trying to select reverse, the gearbox just goes to fourth gear and gear stick returns to the fourth gears place. If i hammer the gear stick to right, i might sometimes be able to get to reverse but as the car is my wife´s summer car and she is the one to drive it, that is no option. What kind of adjustments are there for gear selecting? Those four bolts that secure the gear stick can be adjusted but they don´t help here.. also the plastic ball at the bottom of the stick is good.

Hello again! The Skoda got an MOT today with no problems except that rear brakes are a bit sticky, so rear brake overhaul it is. Drums seem to need a hefty puller to get out, any ideas where i could source on out? I´ve heard that some have fabricated a puller tool from an old wheel but haven´t seen any pictures of one. Any suggestions? I have a pretty heavy duty 3-leg puller but it could not get the drums to release even when hitting the drum with a big hammer. I will replace all the pipes aswell as the alloy 3-way connector just will not let pipes loose..

Hello and greetings from Finland! My wife has a 1983 model 120L with some minor issues that i need help with. First, the gearbox leaks oil a bit from the front where gear linkage goes in and the rubber boot has almost disappeared. What kind of seal and boot i need to fix this? Second, i would like to lower the front by replacing original springs with shorter ones. I have hears from somewhere that Ascona B´s rear springs would fit, could that be true? Third, how big of a job is to change the timing chain? Thanks!