sideways play in gear stick

[jakex181]

I have a small amount of sideways play in my gear stick, so when moving the stick left and right there is play. I have tried resetting the adjusters and it does go into gear easier but I still have the small amount of play, just wondering if this is normal or how I can remove the play. I used a nail when resetting the adjusters not a dowel and the nail was not the exact size required, could this add to the issue? Cheers

[th3_f15t]

I don't think mine is rigidly in place when in gear, but its only a few millimetres of movement which I assume is normal on a gearbox that's covered a few laps of the earth.

[StuF]

I had some pretty sloppy shifting so I installed a Forge Short Shift Kit



You can see the comparison of the OEM plastic version and the uprated Forge one - only took me 20mins to change



Great well made upgrade that has tightened up the gear stick
Got it from the link below

http://shop.lvsracing.co.uk/fmvwsqs-vag-6-speed-quick-shift-lateral-914-p.asp