Singletrack

Finally got this from my parts department:

00 model: 8D0-711-117
01 model: 8d0-711-117-G

This is supposedly the part number for the shaft/rod (whatever you want to call it) that the shift **** screws in to. I ordered one for my 2.7T ($19.95) which should be here by Friday, I'll let people know if this is the right part, but the guy on the phone seemed pretty confident.

Hope this helps,

-st

Captain Picard

Innovator simply takes the stock shaft, and cuts the first 1.5" off of it.

spider418

What's the thread size and where did you get the die for rethreading?

Hal_TT::CBP

new threads to screw the shift **** onto when you shorten. The "up-to-early '01" shifter can be shortened 1.25" w/o problems and the newer '01-02 shifter can be shortened almost 1.5" w/o problems.

Use the shifter boot sleeve(take the boot off and turn it inside out to see the length of the sleeve) to determine how far you can cut off the rod. You will need to remove the same ammount from the shift boot sleeve as well. Do NOT cut more off the rod than is removable from the boot or you will lose your reverse engage travel space.

Also may need to adjust the pivot bolt on the lower shifter housing to center the shifter again. Easy to do, cheaper, and the shifter remains stock on the transmission.

BTW - this is info only for your education. Any actions you do and the end result are your doings.

Hal_TT::CBP

Oh, get the dye at a hardware store like TrueValue or PepBoys Auto

Singletrack

...go back to the stock height.

Singletrack

Yeah, pepboys carries it, just called them.

cmos9

that you use a big pair of vice grips to hold the shifter from moving while using the die so as to not damage the assembly (i.e. I did not remove my shifter but rather did it all installed in the car)
-p

Singletrack

Why would I do that though, the shaft is removable correct? Also, how did you cut it in the car? TIA