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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: mk4melv on 07 June 2013, 19:54
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Hi all
My agu seam to not like going into 1st and 3rd gear all the others are fine when going into first somtimes I haft to to 2nd then into 1st quickly and 3rd gear when changing fast just seams like its not there almost like a metal bar in front the gear stick sort of thing can anyone shed any light on this please its doing my head in I've tryed adjusting the cables and doesn't seam to make any difference tho :cry:
Thank in advance for any help
Melv
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sheTKD03hmo
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My golf don't have the same cable system as in the video mate I don't have the plastic adjusters
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oh right, ok. could you give us more information. like what gof you have etc?.
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mk4 gti turbo 5 door engine code agu 1999 mate
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My golf don't have the same cable system as in the video mate I don't have the plastic adjusters
Are you sure?
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My golf don't have the same cable system as in the video mate I don't have the plastic adjusters
Are you sure?
after re-reading the topic, my thoughts exactly.
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can you take a pic and post it?.. of the gear linkage bit of the gearbox that is :smiley:
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pretty sure yeah ill haft to take a pic tomorrow tho and wont be able to upload till tomorrow eve
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Yup he is correct, the original gearbox I had on my 99 AGU was the old style connectors. It is pretty much a gearbox from the mk3 on the very first mk4s.
You will have to spend lots of time fiddling about with the adjustment, and possibly buy new plastic/rubber parts for the shifter mechanism to remove any slack.
Alternatively you can buy a newer shifter mechanism with newer connectors and the appropriate shift tower to go with it. It is pretty easy to lift out the shift tower from the gearbox however you have to remove the exhaust to replace the shifter mechanism
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cool thanks jin_c also just a nother stab in the dark would you no if my agu would have a daul mass flywheel or a solid mass ?? sorry to bombard you all just got a lot of problems with the car :cry:
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Also could there be a possibility that little or no gear box oil could cause the same problems I haven't checked yet but it's on my to do list
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Unless it has been upgraded it will be a dual mass.
I wouldn't think that the oil would cause the issue however it wouldn't harm changing it considering its age.
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cool thanks ive tryed adjusting the cables and no luck ive noticed a lot of slop on all the parts so going to replace all the bushings ect with new i dont fancy getiing a second hand unit from a newer golf as you can not garentee that it will be any better than what ive already tbh
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What box code you got?
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well went into vw today to price up some bits and asked the guys in there and they said get a second hand gear box as they seem to think that the sincro mesh has gone even tho they havnt seen the car at all is this lickly to be the case ? they also said the gear box code is ECW cant really see how the gear box has gone as my last golf was on over 200 thou on the original gear box
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Definately can align linkages.
What year is yours?
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1999 mate
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http://hostapix.co.uk/VAG-PDFs/Servicing%20gear%20selector%20mechanism%20up%20to%2005.99.pdf
does that help?
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yeah that does thank you will have a go at doing it that way over the weekend thanks again
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well ive been adjusting the cables over the last couple of days and all i can say is thank you guys its so much better :smiley: still not perfect but a dam sight better tho thinking about bleading the clutch tho as i seam to have a lot of free play at the top of the pedal (never had that befor) and my other halfs passat doesnt have any play at the top of the pedal only noticed as been driving it over the last couple of weeks what do you guys recon any how to's on bleading it is like bleading brakes ? ive only ever bled brakes and blood :rolleyes: lol