Where to buy parts from transmission repair

[Nerdkiller]

I have a 1998 beetle tdi 5 speed. One of my shift cables that changes gears on my manual transmission is broken.

Does anyone know where to buy a 1j0711265b?

 

[mittzlepick]

Out of a newer one in a junkyard with updated shift tower. Jetta golf beetle all the same. They rarely break.

 

[Nerdkiller]

Out of a newer one in a junkyard with updated shift tower. Jetta golf beetle all the same. They rarely break.

What years and models will work? I have heard there is a write up on how to do this, but I have not seen it.

 

[Zak99b5]

Is the cable actually broken (rare), or is one or more end bushing shot (much more common)?

DieselGeek sells a kit to repair the bushings if they are shot.

 

[BobnOH]

The '98, '99 shifters are different. Can be updated, but it's more than just the cables.
ID parts sells these for the early shifters, My old 99.5 Jetta broke the shift lever and the shift actuator, those are what the 2 cables operate.
Folks recommend updating the early shifters, more work than a cable repair.

 

[oilhammer]

The early (through '99) shifters are garbage. It is worth the effort to upgrade the whole thing, from the shift tower to the knob. Find any 2000+ 4cyl A4 Golf, Jetta, or NB for parts. You'll need to swap the reverse lamp switch connector, too (easy, just two wires).

The whole shift tower slides up and out of the gearbox, just two bolts hold it in.

 

[Nerdkiller]

The early (through '99) shifters are garbage. It is worth the effort to upgrade the whole thing, from the shift tower to the knob. Find any 2000+ 4cyl A4 Golf, Jetta, or NB for parts. You'll need to swap the reverse lamp switch connector, too (easy, just two wires).

The whole shift tower slides up and out of the gearbox, just two bolts hold it in.

Thank you! I appreciate the information.

The end of the cable where it connects to the manual transmission is broken, I cannot find a replacement cable for sale.

Is there a write up on the tdiclub on this transmission shift swap?

 

[csstevej]

The hardest part is dropping the down pipe from turbo to coupling after the cat to change out the shifter box.
It pretty easy otherwise……

 

[BobnOH]

Is there a write up on the tdiclub on this transmission shift swap?

Should be
VW TDI Search Engine

 

[Nerdkiller]

Should be
VW TDI Search Engine

I have already searched TDICLUB several times. I was asking if anyone already knew that a write up did exist. Manual transmissions rarely have problems so there is not a lot of information available.

 

[BobnOH]

Shhesh killer, here's the first one I found. Heard it's pretty easy, big improvement in shift feel.
HOW-TO: 1999.5 MK4 02J Shift Linkage Upgrade
All the forum search engines (on several) suck........

 

[oilhammer]

When I finally got my '99.5 Golf shifter out, the POS stamped steel shifter box was CRACKED in several places, it was literally ready to break off and fall out the bottom of the car. The one cable end was essentially gone, just the round part bouncing around, and the little plastic deal atop the gearbox was cracked and came off in two pieces. At the time, the car had only 220k miles on it. My 2000 Golf, with over 600k, has a perfectly acceptable shifter still.

The early A4 cars got leftover (mostly) A3 shifter bits.... which were crap in the A3, but most of those have long since rusted away or fallen to pieces, so often the gear shift setup was able to at least last as long as the car, albeit with loose and vague and rattly shifters. But the A4 cars, mostly due to the availability of the ALH, the Chuck Norris of the TDI world, are true champions of seemingly endless longevity. So the early cars are often in need of an upgrade at some point.

 

[Nerdkiller]

Shhesh killer, here's the first one I found. Heard it's pretty easy, big improvement in shift feel.
HOW-TO: 1999.5 MK4 02J Shift Linkage Upgrade
All the forum search engines (on several) suck........

Thank you! I am surprised I did not find this myself. I searched just within the MK4 forum.

 

[wonneber]

The search engine in post 4 works for me.