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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: madsb on 19 January 2013, 22:21

Title: No synchro on first and second? Or broken?
Post by: madsb on 19 January 2013, 22:21

Hi guys.

My car literally has to be still for me to be able to change to first gear... Second gear is only possible in low speeds. E.g. when I'm coming out of a roundabout, it'd much rather go to third, which is a bit annoying, cause releasing the gear will set you off with around 900 rpm, unless you go down hard on the speeder when releasing.

So does my gearbox have sychros on these gears, or are they "broken"?

Thanks

Title: Re: No synchro on first and second? Or broken?
Post by: Screech16v on 19 January 2013, 22:58

Sounds broken mate all your gears apart from revervse have synchros unless you've got a landrover 2a box in your golf  :laugh:

Title: Re: No synchro on first and second? Or broken?
Post by: GOLF-MK3-GTI on 19 January 2013, 22:59

I would have thought gear linkages need aligning

Title: Re: No synchro on first and second? Or broken?
Post by: madsb on 19 January 2013, 23:44

So what do I need to do exactly? Change the entire gearbox?

Title: Re: No synchro on first and second? Or broken?
Post by: CJA321 on 20 January 2013, 09:03

Drain the gearbox oil into a clean bucket, then check it for any metal fileingss or metalic pieces that would be my first step. Then re fill with clean oil. Worth a shot.