Newbie enquiring about sticky gear changes/new gear box

[Wayne]

Have the exact same problem.Doesnt feel like clutch.Mines a 1.8t had the vr6clutch and g60 flywheel done 18months ago.It all depends how you change gear and doesnt happen all the time.Mines always 1st and 3rd.As you said no problems stationary.Just seem like an allignment thing.Let me know if you get yours sorted and i will if i get mine..cheers jay

3rd gives me the most problems, I have to knock it a little shade to the right when I'm putting it into gear, and its position is almost exactly where 5th is (sometimes if I'm trying to go into 5th I knock it into 3rd without noticing).

Also there is sometimes, in the low gears, a knock after I put it into gear and let the clutch out, along with a slight rattle when the clutch is in! I hope I don't need a gear box, fly wheel, or clutch change, so hopefully I can get these little problems sorted one by one.

On further inspection, it actually 'knocks/clunks' when I press down / release the accelerator pedal. Hopefully that sheds some light to someone somewhere!

Could be a engine mount has failed which could in a roundabout way affect your gear change.

[+49]

Have the exact same problem.Doesnt feel like clutch.Mines a 1.8t had the vr6clutch and g60 flywheel done 18months ago.It all depends how you change gear and doesnt happen all the time.Mines always 1st and 3rd.As you said no problems stationary.Just seem like an allignment thing.Let me know if you get yours sorted and i will if i get mine..cheers jay

3rd gives me the most problems, I have to knock it a little shade to the right when I'm putting it into gear, and its position is almost exactly where 5th is (sometimes if I'm trying to go into 5th I knock it into 3rd without noticing).

Also there is sometimes, in the low gears, a knock after I put it into gear and let the clutch out, along with a slight rattle when the clutch is in! I hope I don't need a gear box, fly wheel, or clutch change, so hopefully I can get these little problems sorted one by one.

On further inspection, it actually 'knocks/clunks' when I press down / release the accelerator pedal. Hopefully that sheds some light to someone somewhere!

Where abouts are you located dude?I'm sure people on here could recommend 101 half decent VW mech's locally.They shouldn't charge you much just to diagnose the problem and tell you if it will be £100 or £500 then you can decide to go ahead with any repairs.
 

[rikmayall]

Have the exact same problem.Doesnt feel like clutch.Mines a 1.8t had the vr6clutch and g60 flywheel done 18months ago.It all depends how you change gear and doesnt happen all the time.Mines always 1st and 3rd.As you said no problems stationary.Just seem like an allignment thing.Let me know if you get yours sorted and i will if i get mine..cheers jay

3rd gives me the most problems, I have to knock it a little shade to the right when I'm putting it into gear, and its position is almost exactly where 5th is (sometimes if I'm trying to go into 5th I knock it into 3rd without noticing).

Also there is sometimes, in the low gears, a knock after I put it into gear and let the clutch out, along with a slight rattle when the clutch is in! I hope I don't need a gear box, fly wheel, or clutch change, so hopefully I can get these little problems sorted one by one.

On further inspection, it actually 'knocks/clunks' when I press down / release the accelerator pedal. Hopefully that sheds some light to someone somewhere!

Where abouts are you located dude?I'm sure people on here could recommend 101 half decent VW mech's locally.They shouldn't charge you much just to diagnose the problem and tell you if it will be £100 or £500 then you can decide to go ahead with any repairs.
 

I'm in Belfast. Just had a quick search through the forums there, and this thread http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/346996/2357515.aspx, seems to be relevant to my interests!