MK3 GTi 16v Gear Selection Problems

[garfayliu]

http://www.houseofthud.com/shifting_gti.htm
Found this in on a 'sticky'. I tried it on my car over the weekend and it seems to have done the trick. I was having problems finding third sometimes, and also stiff going into fifth.

That sounds like a nice detailed guide, but real shame there are no pictures to go with it. Does the VR6 use the 02a cable shift gear box too? because some of the things described in that guide doesn't sound like what i see on my mk3 16v ABF with 02a cable shift gearbox.

[Big Al2]

http://www.houseofthud.com/shifting_gti.htm
Found this in on a 'sticky'. I tried it on my car over the weekend and it seems to have done the trick. I was having problems finding third sometimes, and also stiff going into fifth.

That sounds like a nice detailed guide, but real shame there are no pictures to go with it. Does the VR6 use the 02a cable shift gear box too? because some of the things described in that guide doesn't sound like what i see on my mk3 16v ABF with 02a cable shift gearbox.

How old is your car? It all worked for me, but the cable set up did change slightly on later cars.

[Pete Taylor]

the 02a box is the same in the 16v and VR6, also the same box used in one of the Corrados too, G60 i think