rear coupler replacement on 73 sb vert

[bug-man]

Anyone out there know, if you want to change the rear coupler only do you have to push the rod towards the front of the car which is much more work, you would have to remove the shifter, access plate and so on. People have told me and seen some videos where you remove the old coupler pull out the shift rod a little bit to disengage from the coupler and the replace the coupler, end of story.
orientation a issue?

thanks

[beetlenut]

If you're removing the shift rod coupler, to I assume replace the pads, you just need to undo the thru bolt and pull it out. You now just decoupled the shift rod from the transmission. If you do replace the shift rod coupler pads, don't "Upgrade" to urethane. Stay with stock OEM in this area.
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[bug-man]

why no urethane?

[glutamodo]

urethane is too firm, doesn't have the same profile that the stock plastic/rubber bushings had. You might get a nice firm feel for the shifter, but you also will probably get vibration issues and the car might even pop out of gear on bumps.
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[bug-man]

Purchased a whole new unit including the yoke. want to remove the existing coupler completely and replace with new. Will the shift rod pull out of the old one and it then can be put into the new one?

[bug-man]

I got the urethane piece thought it would hold up better

[bug-man]

anyone had a positive experience with urethane?

[Volcrew]

I found urethane in wide use and the oem rubber types are hard to find unless you want to buy an entire coupler.

I measured both my old rubber ones (original VW) and the Empi 16-5104-0 urethanes. There is a slight dimensional difference in the thickness.

OEM:
Overall thickness 12.9-13.7 mm (variation due to worn spots)
Flange thickness: 1.5 mm

Empi:
Overall thickness 12.8 mm
Flange thickness: 2.1 mm

Despite the differences, the urethane still had a snug fit on the shift rod.

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[bug-man]

Thanks for the pics answered a lot of questions. I think the coupler is my problem everything else seems ok i.e. shift rod bushing and everything in line with that.

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[Volcrew]

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[bug-man]

do you lubricate the assembly. Meaning where the shift rod connects at the coupler? I would assume it is ok to lube the input shaft to the tranny, at least on the inside part. Anywhere else?
Thanks to all

[jeffrey8164]

[Volcrew]

[The Vos]

[Zundfolge1432]

Don’t be surprised when using urethane you get dreaded shift rod rattle that comes and goes depending on RPM. Everything ain’t better w/ urethane.

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[bug-man]

BTW
When I disconnected the old coupler the car was in second gear. Since then the car has not been moved, the input shaft was not moved and the shift rod is in the same position. Anyone foresee a problem when I go to connect the new one ?. Suggestions ?