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Title: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: vw_golf_nutter on 05 August 2012, 19:23

hi all,
ive just bought myself a running project for the summer, its a 1996 Golf 2.0 Avantgarde Cabriolet. It pulls well in 1st-5th and sounds good but in reverse it makes a sort of 'chink...chink...chink' noise. it does drive smooth in reverse its just a noise but my guess is it sounds a bit like missing teeth in the reverse gear? Im no mechanic, im just a mere women but im wondering whether anyone might of had this before and whether its a recon box job or whether it can just be used as is.

thanks for any help.

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: danmusic24 on 05 August 2012, 20:11

Sounds like your reversing over a Chinese bloke :smiley:

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: Wayne on 05 August 2012, 20:21

Gearbox on it's last legs.

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: vw_golf_nutter on 05 August 2012, 20:39

i was waiting for the chinese joke! lol

on its last legs :-( thats no good. will it be a case of reverse gear being lost or the whole thing going caput? any idea what the noise is exactly and is it common? the car has 129k on the clock

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: vw_golf_nutter on 05 August 2012, 23:43

After more googling it sounds like a noisy clicking in reverse is common and it could be the reverse idler gear having missing teeth. Im going to get the gearbox oil changed to make sure there are no bits in the oil. If its ok will it survive with missing teeth or will it keep wearing away, will i only lose reverse?
Any idea on cost of labour £/hours to replace a gearbox?

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: VW BUSH on 06 August 2012, 00:26

Start to worry when it jumps out of gear, cost around £200 to fix

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: vw_golf_nutter on 06 August 2012, 05:16

Ok thanks alot for your help. Gonna get it looked at, its a nice car so worth fixing it i reckon, they are getting rarer

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: mrsaunders on 06 August 2012, 07:59

My friends mk2s reverse has been like this for aslong as I can remember, probably last for ages

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: nedward on 06 August 2012, 08:42

I have an avantgarde cabriolet, mine also has a chipped reverse gear.
Apart form sounding awful its never been a problem.
I have had my car for two years and its still going strong

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: GOLF-MK3-GTI on 06 August 2012, 10:08

I have this same problem with my gearbox, But the good news is i have another one which im giving in some time soon to get re-conditioned.

I dont know if this is true, But i have heard that everytime it jumps out of reverse, your actually knocking a tooth of the reverse idler, which will soon or later wear off and you will not have a reverse gear at all,

Could someone confirm this?

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: vw_golf_nutter on 06 August 2012, 13:09

Quote from: nedward on 06 August 2012, 08:42

I have an avantgarde cabriolet, mine also has a chipped reverse gear.
Apart form sounding awful its never been a problem.
I have had my car for two years and its still going strong

2yrs! do you have to be careful with it and treat it differently? is yours loud?
the thing is, im debating whether to keep this car or sell it on, i bought it to sell on in which case i would need to sort it but if i decide to keep it and sell my 1.4 daily then it doesnt matter if its a bit noisy and i can take my time getting the box replaced. hhmmm what to do!

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: dubstar9 on 06 August 2012, 19:28

Keep it, fix it properly and then enjoy it :wink:

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Post by: vw_golf_nutter on 06 August 2012, 21:20

yeah think im leaning that way, just dont want it to be a moneypit like my old Audi A3 was! lol
ive been offered a gearbox from a 1993 1.8 golf, will this fit?

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: nedward on 07 August 2012, 14:02

It embarrassingly loud. If I kept a little pressure on the clutch it keeps it quiet.
I've learned to live with it, id like to get it changed.

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: vw_golf_nutter on 08 August 2012, 00:19

do you not worry about the bits of metal in the gearbox doing further damage?

Title: Re: noise when reversing, any ideas?
Post by: nedward on 08 August 2012, 13:03

Didn't think of that  :rolleyes:.

I'm sure someone told me there is a magnet in the gear box to collect swarf but i could be wrong.