I've had a replacement bushing in my garage for years. This video reminds me of why I haven't replaced it yet...

Thanks guys. Just did it. There are a couple of omissions nether are show stoppers but still I wouldn’t have been able to get it done without the video. Thanks!

Chris I bought a 67 and have to replace that bushing. I have done it in the past but, not as efficient as you all did. Thanks for sharing this video.

Thanks for the new tutorial!

Never seen it done that way. I never had much trouble getting the rod back in to use a string. Clean the rod real good and use a lot of grease is all I have ever done.

That second piece of music is really starting to grow on me!

awesome video. Im just about to do this to my beetle but I'm also changing the rear coupling and middle bushing. Its as loose as a middle aged hooker at the moment

I did not understand why the line came off before the rod reached the back of the chassis. Great video, thanks.

I did this on my 66 and it was a tad more difficult to do than it appears on a rolling chassis. I remember being impressed as to how much difference installing a new plastic shift bushing made to the feel of the gear selection process. The urethane bushed coupler however was a different story. It was so poorly made I ended up reusing the original VW one. I kept the aftermarket one just to remind me to always be on the hunt for OEM parts, rusty or otherwise.

The braid music hits

Oh my goodness what a difficult job. I thought im gonna do this in like an hour. Hell do I have to remove the whole body?

I need to have that done on my ‘64.

I have a 1955 oval, different procedure?

Great video. Thnks, Chris! Question: my 72 beetle pops out of 3rd gear from time to time when I let off the gas and get back on it. Hoping that replacing the coupling and the bushing will fix that. Do you think that will help?

I had to watch this video just to remind me that I never want to look at another shift rod bushing again! This was so annoying to do. Wish I had this video back then

Hi Chris, always enjoy your videos. Question, is that the correct shift rod coupler for chassis 5 627 903 (the chassis in the video)? I'm about to do this procedure on my 63' chassis 5 575 414 and my homework so far indicates these chassis would use the older, circular style coupler? Does it matter which coupler you use? Thanks!

Hello Chris, first i want to say thank you! i found your videos years ago and it helped to inspire my addiction LOL.. i have 7 air cooled now :-). I am in desperate need of some advice. I have a 57 beetle and the PO cut and welded the shift coupler to the shift rod. I'm looking to replace everything. this is my dream car and it shifts very poorly even with a new transmission and the gene berg shifter.. how do i find the correct shift rod for a 57? i see them available for 55-64 on some sites. then others sell that same one for 59-64. can you give me some advice please... or sell me the correct one if you have a spare? :-). Your channel has helped me so much. i just want to say thank you again!

You would think with how smart germans are with their engineering that they would have had a little more practical design, my original coupler was so rusted on from over time i had to cut it off with an angle grinder and start from scratch

Wow i dread this

INGENIOUS

It looks easy, but without a helper, I'm scared I'll be stuck halfway through with no way to get to work.

Getting mine replaced as we speak. I'm not doing it. LOL

Is it okay to use normal gray grease? Or do I need to use red grease like what's in the video?

Chris, I know it's not stock but there is a guy that makes this bushing in brass and he says you'll never have to replace this bushing again. Are you familiar with the brass bushing or do you have any thoughts, comments on using it? Thanks and Happy Holidays!!

Do you have to grease the new bushing ?

Hey Chris, in the morning when i start my bug in the morning after letting it idle for a bit and ready to take off when taking off in first & second gear there is a brief scraping noise. for some reason this only started happening after i changed my starter recently my bug starts up fine but i dont know where this scraping sound comes from and its only for a few minutes after driving a while its hardly noticeable, as well as a prior problem before my starter my bug would grind really bad when going from 1st to 2nd gear almost as if a bad sync. Any advice?

I think it is a bad practice to lubricate the union between the shift box axle and the union couple to the shift tube, there is a risk to loose the mechanical fix.

What year bugs is this for? Is the same procedure for oval bugs?

find it funny how i just did this 2 days ago...

I just tried to put a shifter bushing in a 1960 convertible I’m building and it did not have one, nor would a bushing fit in the hole. It looks like the hole in the hanger was flanged or something but there was no way a bushing was gonna fit. It looks like it was that way from the factory because there are no cuts in the tunnel.

Chris,,still I love your videos..but.. Come on.most of us don't have a body off resto tp work with. Show real world bushing r&r like I just went through..with a body in the way..and a bumper, etc..it was a b@$ch, but, next time,,it will be easy as pie!

LOL I just noticed that on my trike, it needed a bushing, and what I have done, is wrapped an old yoghurt pot around the rod to take up the slack... Its worked great for about 2000 miles now. But I think I just realised why I need to readjust the gearshifting yet again??? The gear lever right now has far too much play and its inside the right angle bit ( Im clearly no mechanic but no one wil help me fix my trike and I ride trieks because Im disabled - thats absolute hell to do )

not sure I understand why you used the line...looks like you can just push the rod back in

I've done this job before, when the whole car is still together. It's a real pain!

I'd rather cut and reweld the damn thing lol

Minute 3:35 🤤

Dang, I gotta take the body off to do this repair? German engineering....

Ugh. I hated doing this.

🤣 What kind of comedy show is this ? What’s the string for ? The ramped bevel on the trans side of the shift shaft is there to aid the installation of the bushing. You load the new bushing onto the shift shaft just far enough for the ring clamp to hold it in place, with the bushing loaded onto the shaft MAKE SURE the bushing ramped section ALIGNS with the shaft ramp section. With both ramped sections aligned slightly lube the bushing ramp area INSTALL the bushing and shaft as a complete unit. Rotate the shaft when it hits the mount perch to insure the beveled section of the bushing is through the hole PUSH THE RING SIDIE OF THE BUSHING AND SHAFT AS ONE UNIT INTO THE PERCH HOLE and there ya go bushing is installed and shaft too all in one shot takes about 30 minutes to do start to finish !!!

Far to involved for the average person!