Struggling to find 1st & reverse??

[arran.concept]

Help !! Can anyone tell me the fix for this problem I've having, it's really annoying me! Is it the linkages you reckon? Or what really embarrassing having to push car out of parking spaces lol cos I can't find reverse haha

[Leroy]

My valver couldn't find 1st or reverse when i picked it up and i thought i needed a new one/reconditioned, turned out it just needed linkages sorting out. But thats a different gearbox to the 8v.

[steve5624]

Help !! Can anyone tell me the fix for this problem I've having, it's really annoying me! Is it the linkages you reckon? Or what really embarrassing having to push car out of parking spaces lol cos I can't find reverse haha

Possibly gear selector shaft and bearing worn

[boneybradley]

try checking this thread

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=180447.0

yours will be an 020 box

[Adezmk3]

I am fairly certain you just need to adjust or repair your linkage. This happened on an old 8v of mine. Very easy to do, 1 spanner in the haynes manual probably lol, although changing the ball joint at the bottom of the gear stick looked like a mare to change so I didn't bother with changing that.