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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: +49 on 16 January 2007, 20:58

Title: Gearchange into 5th?
Post by: +49 on 16 January 2007, 20:58

My 16v engages every gear perfectly no crunchs , no resistants even into reverse and from cold, only problem is i find it really hard to find 5th? i mean studidly hard(i seem to go from 4th to 3rd) , now i've driven proberly over 20 diff cars in my time and never found it this hard in a car , i think i had the hang of it today by kinda pressing down and pulling towards me ? it worked ok , and when i do find it , it  doesn't crunch or anything engages perfect? strange?



is this car problem ? or just a thing bout driving a 1990's car? lol

Title: Re: Gearchange into 5th?
Post by: Uruk Hai on 16 January 2007, 21:02

I think its to do with the gear linkage and probably a small linkage rod wearing out or the gear linkage alignmnet that causes you to have a hard time getting 5th gear !

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=33100.0

See if this helps ?

Title: Re: Gearchange into 5th?
Post by: sesterfield on 17 January 2007, 01:29

It happened to my car too - it was one of the white plastic linkage inside the engine bay - I'll get a picture tomorrow if you like?

Title: Re: Gearchange into 5th?
Post by: rubjonny on 17 January 2007, 09:38

yup snapped end on a linkage, usually the small one.
http://www.vwspares.co.uk, or nick one from your local scrappy :)

Title: Re: Gearchange into 5th?
Post by: +49 on 17 January 2007, 09:46

Quote from: sesterfield on 17 January 2007, 01:29

It happened to my car too - it was one of the white plastic linkage inside the engine bay - I'll get a picture tomorrow if you like?

yeah that would be great if you could m8, is this hard to change?  i'm hopfully getting a m8s dad who works at citroen dealership whos  gonna get the car on the ramps for me.

Title: Re: Gearchange into 5th?
Post by: rubjonny on 17 January 2007, 09:57

dont bother putting it up on ramps, this will make it harder to see the linkage :grin:
Check out the link Uruk Hai posted, this shows the linkage, along with the 2 plastic rods etc.  Also gives you a complete guide on how to repair the linkage, which you might as well do at the same time :)