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Offline weazgti

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notchy gearbox
« on: 30 October 2010, 14:56 »
After replacing most of the gear linkage bushes my gear change is still extremely notchy. After some investigation i noticed that the arm going into the gearbox is the culprit,the one that the linkage connects to. Would changing the gear oil help?
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Re: notchy gearbox
« Reply #1 on: 01 November 2010, 09:52 »
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Re: notchy gearbox
« Reply #2 on: 02 November 2010, 10:20 »
Sorry. 8 v digi mk 2. Crap description i know but dunno what you call that bit. If i move it by hand its quite notchy.
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Re: notchy gearbox
« Reply #3 on: 02 November 2010, 11:09 »
gear oil is worth a try, redline mtl is recommended.  not sure it will help you though :(
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Re: notchy gearbox
« Reply #4 on: 02 November 2010, 11:38 »
Changing the gear oil nearly always makes for an improvement, it may not solve your problem though.
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Re: notchy gearbox
« Reply #5 on: 02 November 2010, 12:56 »
Ok its worth a go. Any idea what it could be? Is my gearbox on its way out?
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Re: notchy gearbox
« Reply #6 on: 02 November 2010, 13:38 »
thats pretty much all it could be, you might be able to fix it by replacing the selector on top of the box, but its hard to say without a better idea of what the problem is
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Re: notchy gearbox
« Reply #7 on: 02 November 2010, 15:02 »
Ill post a pic up later of what part i mean
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Re: notchy gearbox
« Reply #8 on: 02 November 2010, 21:23 »
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oh for phuck sake, i dont even know how to draw a ring round it on the pic.
The rod and arm at the top of the picture on the right which the linkage connects to is what i mean. I moved it by hand and pushed the rod in and out the box and it isnt a smooth operation like i ve noticed on other golfs. Its not undrivable but a lot of the time i have to let the clutch up with my hand against the stick to get 1st gear. I ve changed evrything that was worn on the linkage but left the big orange bush alone because i didnt have an alignment tool.
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Re: notchy gearbox
« Reply #9 on: 08 November 2010, 09:59 »
yeah thats the selector.  can change the selector unit (http://www.brokevw.com) thats about it for easy things. if that doesnt help box needs to be stripped down to look at it inside
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