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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: ramps on 22 January 2010, 16:07

Title: I only have 3rd and 4th gear!!
Post by: ramps on 22 January 2010, 16:07

To be honest I havnt had a looksie at it yet but the other night going from forth to fith gear the stick went all floppy. I pulled over to find I could engage third and forth but no reverse or any other gear. When I work up the courage to go out to it what should I look for? I hoping a linkage or something has popped off or snapped.

Title: Re: I only have 3rd and 4th gear!!
Post by: Steve_B on 22 January 2010, 16:40

There's a gear linkage thread in the maintenance section, have a look at that first.

Title: Re: I only have 3rd and 4th gear!!
Post by: rubjonny on 25 January 2010, 10:05

aye, chances are you have a snapped rod. on mine when this happened it was the long one, loads of duck tape round the afflicted end got it sorted till new VW rod ordered. (pattern one I ordered was looser than a loose thing, the old VW fitted better!)