New (used) Jetta, and some repair questions

["Jacob Warner" <jakegw2@hotmail.com>]

I recently purchased a used jetta (94) and discovered a few problems that 
I'd like to repair myself.  Since I've noticed that the problems have been 
mentioned on this list I was wondering if there is anyone out there who has 
self-perfomed the work and could give me some pointers.  Here are the 
problems

1 - steering wheel is off-center to the left.  I know this is probably a tie 
rod issue (or alignment), but are there any more details as to what exactly 
went wrong with the tie rod?  If I have a new one installed, will have a 
different design that corrects the problem?

2 - ventilation fan control (aka heater fan, a/c fan).  The #1 setting on 
the fan doesn't work.  What is the most likely part that failed, where is it 
located, and how to I get to it?

3 - the boot surrounding the gear shift lever (5 spd) is ripped.  How do I 
remove it to install a new one?

4 - the horizontal airflow slots on the drivers-side window vent 
air-director are broken, how do I remove the vent air-director to replace 
it?

I know there are a lot of questions here, but it would be a huge help if 
anyone who has experience with the above problems could let me know what 
they did, or what the dealer said they did, to repair them.

Thanks,
Jacob

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