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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: wuzzy on 27 January 2008, 20:56
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hi there yep im a newbie and yep i need advice! so the question is i,ve just bought my second gti 8v and this one is sporting a 4 speed box does anyone have experience with this, i have never come across this before and was wondering if i should leave it in? :huh:
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i should of mentioned that the shifting is a bit of a bugger its like a game of hide and seek is there anything i can do to rectify this :laugh:
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Welcome :wink:
you sure its a 4 speed, not a 5 speed that has lost its gear? Does it go into fifth gate, or is it just 4 gates plus reverse. Common for 5th to go with shortage of oil!! you can buy a selector repair kit and set up tool from ebay to fix the notchiness.
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just 4 gates no 5th to be found but man did i try! i think its off a smaller model cos it seems to be reving to high to get up to decent speed but great 1.4 mile lol
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there is no notchiness whatsoever its all down to good luck very loose!
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I wouldn't imagine an 8v would have a 4 speed box matey, there is an issue on the mk2 gearbox if you look at the top of the box there are 2 rods with ball sockets on the end, the shorter one is prone to cracking on the ball housing(scrotum>>?? :D) this can stop you been able to get fifth and might explain the hide n seek gears :) think they are pence or pounds rather than 10's from VW dealership or Euro Car Parts, GSF etc :)
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sorry thats a no ive checked them cos they whent on my other gti last summer this one genually seems to have a 4 speed box fitted unless its totaly shot ive had another look on the net but the only one i can find is a 1.4 standard golf. i know this so called mod was done to nova,s to make them a bit quicker from start but never heard of it in a golf
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but i think i,ll invest 99 squid in a refurbed box with 5 gears i hope, i dont like the sloppy shift on this and i can get into reverse without pushing down.
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is it screaming for it's mum at 70? could try lining it back up again and then giving it some grief see if you can get 5th might be there, a gearbox code might help us ID it RJ has them all commited to memory, it'll take him moments!!
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i,ll have to wait till tommorow its to dark now unfortunatly i,d like to find out thanks for that,but my probs with this golf are far from over i think i,ll be spending most evenings here looking for tips and advice as this is my first major project. :drool:
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hehe i recognise that mast in the photo its not far in fact if i look out of my window i can see it lol.
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Here's as good a place as any :)
It's Holme Moss you live up this way do you?
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aimed at monzablue sorry forgot to mention what photo. :laugh:
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nearly just off the other side rochdale :cry:
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or have i made a tit of myself by thinking its the one near me? :laugh:
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Nope thats the one mate :0)
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ooopss sorry thought it was the one over this side that will teach me to post before reading all the reply but ive been up that way aswell :grin:
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awsome chippys up that way! :smiley:
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just 4 gates no 5th to be found but man did i try! i think its off a smaller model cos it seems to be reving to high to get up to decent speed but great 1.4 mile lol
You could have a very badly set up gear linkage. You will lose 5th if so. The gear linkage mechanism is behind the engine and is a series of rods. You need a helper and a haynes to set it up properly, but also make sure the ball spacer is present within the linkage, otherwise you will feel like you are stirring a rice pudding with the gearstick.
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check my linkage FAQ, I doubt its got a 4 speed box, they are quite rare! See if you can find 5th from the actual box leaver. Its common to loose 5th if the shot linkage rod has a crack in 1 end, that coupled with a shot linkage will make 5th impossible to find!
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hi there i,m back and thanks for the info i think you are right and the 5th is just not to be found at the moment i will try checking this week. i was just a bit worried about it having a 4 speed box cos the speedo cable isnt fitted and the gasket doesnt seem to fit right on the motor block but that could all be just bad repairs! but you are right about the feeling of stiring rice pudding lol. :grin: