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Offline daniel-1986

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Difficult 2nd gear when cold
« on: 12 January 2009, 23:34 »
as title says but its fine once its warmed up. its for the 5-speed (085) gearbox
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Offline OakeyDoak16v

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Re: Difficult 2nd gear when cold
« Reply #1 on: 13 January 2009, 00:49 »
The're all buggers when the're cold, wouldn't worry too much unless it's a problem when warm. Just try moving the stick a tad slower into 2nd as its dead easy to ram it in from first all the time and they can be quite uncooperative when treated the wrong way. Rather like a lady woman. :grin:
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Re: Difficult 2nd gear when cold
« Reply #2 on: 13 January 2009, 07:19 »
Quote from: OakeyDoak16v on 13 January 2009, 00:49
Rather like a lady woman.

LOL


My 020 box is fine even when its sub-zero.  Perhaps yours could do with a bush kit change?

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Re: Difficult 2nd gear when cold
« Reply #3 on: 13 January 2009, 07:22 »
the bush kit didn't help mine

neither did the gearbox additive i was told to use

i'm just used to it now , never does it when the car is warm  :wink: :wink:
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Re: Difficult 2nd gear when cold
« Reply #4 on: 14 January 2009, 09:28 »
085 gear linkage setup is totally different to the 1.6+ ones, but grab your gearstick & lift it upwards.  If you have any play the housing under the car is worn, see the 2nd part of my linkage FAQ on how to fix it.  A worn housing can effect the alignment :)
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