Hey guys, i bought this item http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151402562022 thinking it would fit to my mk1 VRS, after waiting for damn 3 weeks shipping, i tried to put it in tonight, and no luck, as you can see in my pic, mine is the "taller" linkage, so it didnt fit. i made the error of not taking a pic while the stock one was in because when i was putting the stock one in again i had no idea the position of the spring adjustment, so i couldnt put it in any gears, so after 40mins of adjusting the spring i was able to put it in all gears, but Reverse is real stubborn and hard to get in and out, and 3-5 are sometimes also hard.

 

http://imgur.com/Zzh4LS9

 

• why is that ? while removing the old linkage, did i yank something out of place inside the case, or isit just issue of setting the spring correct ?

• and why didnt that AUDI linkage work ? after googling it looked like the 8j0711046E should work in the mk1 VRS ?

 

 

 

thanks in advance boys ...

 

The linkage you bought is for the newer MQ350 gearboxes, as in the mk2 VRS. I think you will need another one that suits your gearbox.

Yep it's for the wrong car. If you'd put your car into the compatibility section on the auction you'd have seen it comes up as does not fit mk1 Octavia.  I doubt you'll get much joy on a refund.

There are several linkage set up guide's on youtube for mkiv Golf, which is the same as the Octavia.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/NEU-Tuning-R32-VW-Golf-4-Bora-GTI-TDI-Schaltwegverkurzung-6-Gang-Schalthebel-OVP-/221195742752?hash=item33804b2e20

 

This might be the one that fits, but I dont know how much the difference with the original is.​

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http://www.ebay.de/itm/NEU-Tuning-R32-VW-Golf-4-Bora-GTI-TDI-Schaltwegverkurzung-6-Gang-Schalthebel-OVP-/221195742752?hash=item33804b2e20

 

This might be the one that fits, but I dont know how much the difference with the original is.​

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hmm ya, by the pictures i doubt this will fit, there is alot of clearing issues there, really tight spot ..

 

i thought that i had read somewhere on this forum that that AUDI partnumber would fit the mk1 vrs :( oh well

 

 

to bad there is just something like Forge short shift linkages, they are really exspensive

 

 

 

but do you guy have any idea why its hard to get to Reverse after removing and installing again the original linkage ? iam thinking something must have gone a tad out of place, its like some locking mechanism is spomewhat blocking the shifter to goto R

 

maybe the shaft or some of these items are out of place ?

 

http://workshop-manuals.com/skoda/octavia-mk1/images/octavia-mk1-5050.png

Edited 13 August, 201510 yr by siggik

Do a gear linkage alignment. It's fairly straightforward, full process is on YouTube. On my mobile so not so easy to find but its covered in a how to guide on here or just google mk4 golf gear alignment.

 

Edit: Try looking through http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/186540-gear-linkage-adjustment-video-no-longer-available/

Creation motorsport sell the one you need for about £40

Do a gear linkage alignment. It's fairly straightforward, full process is on YouTube. On my mobile so not so easy to find but its covered in a how to guide on here or just google mk4 golf gear alignment.

 

Edit: Try looking through http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/186540-gear-linkage-adjustment-video-no-longer-available/

 

Creation motorsport sell the one you need for about £40

 

 

thanks for the info guys, i will check these out