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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: MAT ed30 on 18 May 2008, 11:11
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been out for a blast in the mk2 and just get stuck in 3rd and will not come out :cry: i think the box must be fooked as it will not come out of 3rd no matter how hard i try :sad:. The car is a 1991 mk2 golf gti 16v
any help would be good and how easy is it to change the box on the golf?
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My mate's driver got stuck in first. We couldn't get it out of gear at all, he scrapped the car after that!
That said, are you sure it is stuck in gear? Have you tried moving the linkages in the engine bay yourself as it could just be a dodgy linkage not allowing enough movement on the stick.
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My mate's driver got stuck in first. We couldn't get it out of gear at all, he scrapped the car after that!
That said, are you sure it is stuck in gear? Have you tried moving the linkages in the engine bay yourself as it could just be a dodgy linkage not allowing enough movement on the stick.
yep took all the linkages off and still nothing just will not budge :sad:
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Assuming its a cable clutch check the cable that heads in throught the top, I know you should be able to pull a car out of gear however you never know what might work, as you probably know its not uncommon for the gearboxes to Fook up, just absolute wank :undecided:
Hope you get it fixed mate
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its fooked :sad: so anyone got one for sale around west yorkshire for a 1991 16v 020 box please :smiley:
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Mine got stuck in third, took about 30mins of hitting the lever arm on the box and swearing a lot and it free'd back up...
...I think it was the swearing that helped.
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Mine got stuck in third, took about 30mins of hitting the lever arm on the box and swearing a lot and it free'd back up...
...I think it was the swearing that helped.
well i dropped the oil and its got bits of metal in the oil so i am going to pull it out tonight and have it looked at by a gearbox man i know and will see what he says :smiley:
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ahh the bits of metal sound like the sycro-mesh has blown up. These 020s can be repaired, just not an econical repair if you get me. Cheaper to buy a new one unfortuntely
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well i have had the box rebuilt today and it only cost £145 parts and labour :smiley: from a gearbox firm i have used for years in Leeds.
this is what broke
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d122/mat138l/brokenmk2gearboxparts002.jpg)
the little ball bearing goes inside that big bolt and is captive well not mine it fell out and got stuck lol
i had them replace any thing that looked worn aswell just incase
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Wow, £145! I got my 2nd hand box for £40...works just fine :)
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it made more sense to get it rebuilt as the car is completely original and has a rebuilt engine in it aswell :smiley:. I was going to get a second hand box but you never know it might be fooked from the get go or it last 2 months :wink:
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Whats the name of the company who rebuilt it please? :smiley:
Its always handy to have a good company at hand
tHANKS
Adam
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Whats the name of the company who rebuilt it please? :smiley:
Its always handy to have a good company at hand
tHANKS
Adam
S.A Brear, Leeds, 01132 632073
these guys know there stuff and they must have had 6 golf boxes being rebuilt when i took mine in.They dont charge you to have a look and see whats wrong they only charge you when its being rebuilt and after they have rung you with a price for it doing. Tell them Mat sent you
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Wow, £145! I got my 2nd hand box for £40...works just fine :)
lmao