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Offline drivebycar

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5th Gear Issues!
« on: 08 February 2008, 09:30 »
When im driving round a left hand corner it wont slot into 5th? Is this a bush or what?
ta  :wink:
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Offline Steve_B

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Re: 5th Gear Issues!
« Reply #1 on: 08 February 2008, 10:08 »
There is a selector rod in the gear linkage that's just for 5th gear, that's the first thing I'd look at as its easy to get to and only costs about a quid to replace. A white plastic thing about 2 or 3 inches long.

Look at rubjonny's gear linkage guide in the maintenance section for more info.
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Re: 5th Gear Issues!
« Reply #2 on: 08 February 2008, 10:27 »
nice one mate  :wink:
wheres the easiest place to get one from do you reckon?
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Re: 5th Gear Issues!
« Reply #3 on: 08 February 2008, 11:07 »
euro caqr parts or gsf of Egay. thats where i would start, i got a full kit, including all bushes link rods and new ball housing off ebay, wasnt expensive either,took an afternoon to fit. easy to do, and with a mk3 weighted shift rod (do a search if u dont know what one is) its an extreamly satisfying mod along with the new linkage kit.
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Re: 5th Gear Issues!
« Reply #4 on: 08 February 2008, 11:18 »
ah nice one mate. cheers for the help  :smug:
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Re: 5th Gear Issues!
« Reply #5 on: 08 February 2008, 11:21 »
I had a similar issue, but I couldn't get 2nd! The gearbox mount was shafted :)
check the 2 link rods with the plastic ends, loosing 5th is a common symptom of a damaged short linkage
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