I have a 2005.5 Jetta with ~230,000 on it. It was starting to get a little fussy shifting so I adjust the linkage. Pretty easy. Now I have having other issues and it seems to be coming from the shifter itself not the linkage at the transmission. When shifting sometimes it feels like the linkage "slips" on the cables and will not allow you to shift into a gear. You try and it will not engage or the shifter will not move. You pull over and do some "persuasion" with the shifter and then it seems to find the right gears after feeling like it slips back in place and you can go through all the gears again. Just feels like a plastic holder is sliding over a threaded rod kind of feel. Is there any linkage by the shifter inside the car that needs to be adjust or can slip? I know by the transmission the spring loaded plastic holders can wear and slid over the threaded cable end (I know this because i had to replace one that wore and would not hold). I know this is not currently the issue because I don't have to re-adjust anything after it throws it shifting fit
Any help would be appreciated before I start to rip things out
Any help would be appreciated before I start to rip things out