1st 2nd and reverse sometimes a right pain!!

[VW_08]

only had my GTi a month but sometimes i could sit for 2-3mins trying to engage reverse, but most times it goes in first time.

The sometimes first and 2nd wont go in, just seems like you hit a brick wall and it just wont go in, i normally double clutch it and it goes in ok then most the time.

Whats the issue here?

[golfmk31993]

mines abit like this in my 1.4,

feels like when u put it in 2nd u hit a wall and then it slides in , why does it do that? is it somthing to do with the linkage? is it easy to fix?

[Rmachines]

do you ever get a clunk/crunch when you put it into 2nd while driving?  It soulds like it could be s syncro but mabey a linkage?  try a good oil change! that can work wonders.

[VW_08]

Its just had a service mate.

It doesnt clunk/crunch at all, no noises can be heard what so ever, just sometimes refuses to engage these gears

[dubmad]

wats it like wen cars not running.i had a simler prob with mine it was down to a worn linkage /or make sure theres nothing under the gear stick. my mate ad a lighter stuck in his no one could find the prob til he went to change the gear stick for a shortend one. and ther it was the green lighter. the lighter was not the prob for mine but the linkage was. other prob could be gearbox mount av gone causing it to drop back and putin weight on linkage or clucth and thrush bearin.but you normly get a crunchin sound as yours a'int makin such a sound i would go for the linkage.hope this helps

[fitkin]

hi mate does it go into gear with the enigine off n the clutch pressed ok? if not its the clutch? not sure if the clutch sytem is hydrolic or not.if so you could try bleeding the clutch.check ur gear box oil level aswell. if all thats ok could b either the gear linkage or the gear box it self hope that helps

[Pete Taylor]

get the cables adjusted

[VW_08]

reading some of these replys has set my mind at rest a little, when i asked a chap at the VW dealer when i was buying oil he reckoned the car had probably been driven hard in the past and its normally 1st and 2nd that take the most abuse................. makes sense but none of you guys think the gears are shagged?
Im not mechanical what so ever so it would have to go into my local garage for the mechanics to look at.

I think for now its ok, i do about 10miles a day and dont have much problem with 1st and 2nd, just when it DOES happen its a right pain thats all and i dont like forcing it in, but most times double clutching makes it go in.

[dubmad]

now thats sounds clucth related. ie worn cable, they r not adjustable so you would av to replace it.or its the actual clucth and pressure plate. you r looking at round £190 fitted at garage.

[VW_08]

ouch.

But if its on certain gears then wouldnt that mean its gear related? if it was clutch id be having a hard time selecting anything wouldnt i?