High gear

internal issue. Did you check the gear oil level?

find out the reason why the battery was dead first, and fix that. The see what happens.

Read the 2 replies so far. Not applicable in one case, no bearing on the original post on the other reply.

Foxes are famous for eating shifter bushings. Does your shifter feel loose? If so, a set of new bushings and a new shifter ball socket (not high dollar items) might let you find 4th again.

Lol. Welcome to Usenet! If you like it here, you should try posting in rec.motorcycles. ;)

Since owning the Fox since '92, have replaced all the nylon bushings twice. Can appreciate the wear factor on the nylon shifter associated nylon bushings. That is a true statement These bushings are in good condition now. That is not the problem. As noted in my post, my son-in-law, the mechanic, put the Fox on a lift. The front and rear wheels were free to turn. He manually put the shifter through its gears at the transmission, not the shifter inside the car. As noted, turning front wheel on one side turns the opposite side wheel in opposite direction. That's what its supposed to do. In 4th gear, nothing happens on opposite wheel. That is, 4th gear is simply not engaging.

Well in that case, I would start looking for Foxes in junkyards and pull a tranny from one of them. I *think* the Audi 4000 transmission is the same, but don't quote me on that. If you ask in the Fox forum on VWVortex.com I'm sure you'll get some better responses.