How to rebuild your Mk3 12v Vr6 O2A shifter

[@michaelrennie2958]

Christian im rebuilding a cabrio mk 3.5 youve saved my ass more than once just saying... THANKS....

[@ameermansor7879]

can you send a link of the parts that you used to rebuild the gear shifter

[@NousagiMechanic]

That's a major benefit of the 02J shifter. About half the moving parts to rebuild when you have to replace bushings. XD

[@JohnCT64]

Nice job with both your rebuild and video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@salemjungwirth704]

I’m really glad you made this, I just had to do this for my mk3. There were no videos on it and I found a really old forum that had instructions. It’s actually really easy taking the whole box in and out. 2 hours and you have a brand new shifter

[@salemjungwirth704]

Also it’s fine if that little lockout tab breaks, you can slide a tiny bolt in one of the holes and use it

[@ronnybarz]

Christian you should look into the shift tower upgrade from USRT!

[@janelhanlon2697]

the cotter pin that you took off from in the box (male piece into the female piece of the shift cable...could you show a better shot of it? i have a B&M short shifter that the bolt comes loose and there is no cotter pin on the male piece so it comes apart randomly while driving. NGP installed it so ive never seen it. but im hoping with a closer look i may be able to remedy it.

[@jdubsvr6]

Honestly the 02A shifter, even after a refresh, is junk compared to an 02J shifter tower and shifter. Upgrading to the 02J shifter assembly is one of the most satisfying mods I've done to my mk2 VR6. Pair the 02J shifter with a dieselgeek bushing kit and sigma shifter is the ONLY way to go IMO.

[@lynwoodcampbell2270]

Hay bro. When u do that does it shorten ur shift?

[@54bruschifan]

I have everything in my cart from Urotuning except for those bushings. Do you have a part number by any chance? Can't seem to find them on there. Nice videos! I am working on a 92 Corrado

[@sniperpaintcorrection]

I just typed 95 cabrio Mk3 short shifter kit. And it came up

[@sniperpaintcorrection]

How do I get the box and cables out on my 95

[@boostedfoxbodypowerdyne1521]

Awesome video lot's of good to knows, off topic but have you done an auto to manual swap on mk3 before

[@joshandseb]

Under your awesome headliner fabric do you still have foam underneath that or just the fabric what do you recommend?

[@calvinmarty4528]

More videos like this please!

[@danadandridge903]

Totally of subject but what kind of clips do you use on the top 2 parts of the mirror cover on door panels?

[@LucidAutowerks]

Dana Dandridge the little triangles? There should be inserts in the door but they sometimes come out with the trim when you remove it.

[@janelhanlon2697]

it was at 4:54 minutes

[@chaibbobakar5304]

Chenj kabl lembiriyaj polo isens 1.4 16v 2001

[@Edwinhernandez-ec4xy]

Wish I seen this 3 months ago. But it wasn’t hard building it at all

[@jdubsvr6]

Dieselgeek sells an upgraded bushing kit for the 02A shifter assembly now. www.dieselgeek.com/collections/vw-shifter-bushings/products/02a-cabin-side-bushing-set-for-1992-1999-mk3-and-mk4-cars

[@jakobrkerr]

Why no 02j?

[@NousagiMechanic]

Jakob Kerr Probably because he already has the 02A. Plus a VR6 02J has shorter gear ratios, meaning higher fuel consumption at most speeds.

[@jakobrkerr]

Robert Saphir no the shift tower not the whole trans. It's a common upgrade

[@jakobrkerr]

Robert Saphir plus Mk3 02a gears are way too long anyways.

[@NousagiMechanic]

Jakob Kerr Ah, yeah. Already have the Polo housing and 02J shifter for my TDi box. Pairing it with a K03S-charged AEB. Should be a solid daily build. XD

[@jullyanek.4122]

I upgraded to the o2j tower and linkage soon to be paired with a dieselgeek sigma 5