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Offline valintino46

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stiff gearbox
« on: 08 March 2010, 06:38 »
 my 96 golf gti 8v has a gearbox that is stiff to change in all gears and is at its worse when cold, all gears select fine and there is no noise when changing or in drive, i suspect it could be oil related but just wondered if this is common place with this model. :huh:

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Re: stiff gearbox
« Reply #1 on: 08 March 2010, 13:06 »
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Re: stiff gearbox
« Reply #2 on: 08 March 2010, 15:59 »
sounds like oil if you said every gear, and when you change it make sure you get the right viscosity.

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Re: stiff gearbox
« Reply #3 on: 08 March 2010, 17:48 »
swap the gearbox oil for 75/90 synthetic...but also check the bushes/linkages as any of these being stiff could give issues (although i would expect bad selection issues too)
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