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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: birch on 02 July 2011, 10:33
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ive got a 1993 8v gti engine code 2e, i took the car in to my local mechanic for an engine issue ( unrelated ) when i picked it up i drove away from the garage and put it in 3rd gear and when i tried to change back down into 2nd it was jammed in third! i coasted to a halt and stopped the engine, i pushed the clutch in and after a couple of minutes of trying i got it into neutral, i drove away and it got stuck in 3rd again straight away, managed to get it back into neutral again with engine turned off. took it back to the garage and told them jamming in 3rd. mechanic found a linkage ( like a golf ball on a relay linkage, the ball was cracked and a piece was missing ) and it was replaced. still gets stuck in 3rd gear and now the only way to get it out of 3rd if i forget and put it into 3rd is to stop lift the bonnet and grab the weighted part of the linkage and push and pull until it pops out of 3rd. any advice would be much appreciated! could it be another linkage problem? no noises at all from gearbox all changes up and down are perfect! just wont come out of 3rd! thanks!
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you could try a complete new linkage kit and not just the ball. Sounds like the rest is shagged.