Shifter

[96TSi_Chris]

Ok, bare w/ me b/c i cant think of all the correct names right now b/c im pissed and tired. But anyway, i was driving home and got no more then about a mile from my friends house when my shifter snapped and left me in neutral stranded. Well i got some friends help and got it into a parking lot to find that the shifter, the actual shift rod connecting to the knob broke away from the piece that has the gear selector arm on it. So basically i had no way of even getting it into a gear to get it home. My question is after i get it towed, is there an easy fix or can someone shed a little light on the subject. It was dark so i couldnt see much, but it looks like a threaded bolt snapped off. It was covered w/ grease lube and i couldnt see it to well b/c of the darkness. Sorry its so vague, its hard to describe. Thanks in advance.

 

[turboholic]

-If it's broke off at the weld then it shouldn't be too hard to reweld it, just be careful not to set your car on fire. There's a short shifter (B&M ?) for the 2G if you don't want to fix the broken one.

 

[96TSi_Chris]

Its not at the weld or your right, it wouldnt be hard at all. Its broke off at what looks like a threaded bolt. I dont know enough about shifters to tell what exactly is broken, but i do know it broke off right where it connects to the piece holding the gear selector arm, making it undrivable.