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Title: notchy gearbox
Post by: weazgti on 30 October 2010, 14:56

After replacing most of the gear linkage bushes my gear change is still extremely notchy. After some investigation i noticed that the arm going into the gearbox is the culprit,the one that the linkage connects to. Would changing the gear oil help?

Title: Re: notchy gearbox
Post by: rubjonny on 01 November 2010, 09:52

car?

Title: Re: notchy gearbox
Post by: weazgti on 02 November 2010, 10:20

Sorry. 8 v digi mk 2. Crap description i know but dunno what you call that bit. If i move it by hand its quite notchy.

Title: Re: notchy gearbox
Post by: rubjonny on 02 November 2010, 11:09

gear oil is worth a try, redline mtl is recommended.  not sure it will help you though :(

Title: Re: notchy gearbox
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 02 November 2010, 11:38

Changing the gear oil nearly always makes for an improvement, it may not solve your problem though.

Title: Re: notchy gearbox
Post by: weazgti on 02 November 2010, 12:56

Ok its worth a go. Any idea what it could be? Is my gearbox on its way out?

Title: Re: notchy gearbox
Post by: rubjonny on 02 November 2010, 13:38

thats pretty much all it could be, you might be able to fix it by replacing the selector on top of the box, but its hard to say without a better idea of what the problem is

Title: Re: notchy gearbox
Post by: weazgti on 02 November 2010, 15:02

Ill post a pic up later of what part i mean

Title: Re: notchy gearbox
Post by: weazgti on 02 November 2010, 21:23

stolen pic


(http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae214/weazgti/DSC07017.jpg)

oh for phuck sake, i dont even know how to draw a ring round it on the pic.
The rod and arm at the top of the picture on the right which the linkage connects to is what i mean. I moved it by hand and pushed the rod in and out the box and it isnt a smooth operation like i ve noticed on other golfs. Its not undrivable but a lot of the time i have to let the clutch up with my hand against the stick to get 1st gear. I ve changed evrything that was worn on the linkage but left the big orange bush alone because i didnt have an alignment tool.

Title: Re: notchy gearbox
Post by: rubjonny on 08 November 2010, 09:59

yeah thats the selector.  can change the selector unit (http://www.brokevw.com) thats about it for easy things. if that doesnt help box needs to be stripped down to look at it inside