Golf MK3 Gear linkage sloppy (Cables)

If you have cables your MK3 must either be a VR6, 16V or TDI as they were the only ones fitted with the 02A gearbox.

Its common for the plastic slider to wear or fall out completely on the shift tower/tree on top of the gearbox.

Best thing to do is to get a friend to wiggle the gear stick play, and look at the shift tower yourself as it will be quite obvious whats worn when you look at it, and replace the worn parts.

You can convert to the 02J tower, but you will also need the shift box (gear lever etc) & cables as well. And the shift box will need slight mods to fit in the MK3 tunnel

Huzzah, this is what I love about RR. So MK4 golf gear linkage complete. Sweet.

Now to change the shifter linkage I will need to remove the exhaust....

* hunts out welder and steel tubing *

It's not quite as simple as fitting a MK4 gear linkage.

From my rusty memory you will require:

O2J shifter tower
Polo Gti, Polo TDI or Lupo GtI gear change "box"
Any MK4 gear lever mechanism
MK4 5 speed cables and end pieces that match the tower
Additionally, you could also fit an Audi TT short shift

There are some slight variances amongst the mod, a few ways to skin the cat. With a bit of reasearch you'll be fine.

I'm sure there's a couple of good write ups online, they've even got the associated part numbers.

Just google, "02J shifter mod" or "02J short shifter".

Huzzah, after a long time in an auto I do yearn for a lush short shifter mechanism.

What is this?

I know what the rest of the stuff is, tower is the bit that goes on the gearbox. Cables + Lever are obvious.

Is this the bit that bolts onto the tunnel?