Fooked Gearbox?

Nov 06, 2004 6 Replies

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Gary Millar

My omega does this if its been sitting in the garage for a while you also cant get it into reverse if the engines running. I reckon its because the friction plate is picking up or rusting on to the pressure plate and spinning the input shaft of the gearbox thus not allowing you…

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Evening Gents



Over the past couple of months i have been experiencing problems engaging



1st and Reverse gears on my Mk3 Golf (020 transmission), however 2,3,4,and 5 are ok. Basically what happens is when i go to select 1st whilst stationery it will only "go in" halfway, but if i try a second or sometime third time it goes in ok. I don't experience any difficulty if the car is in motion (changing down to 1st or rolling), and it can take anything upto three attempts to get it into reverse.

I have searched our friend Google and have found a couple of possible causes


1 Gear Linkage
2 Fhucked gearbox
3 Possible Clutch issues

The car has done 140k miles and has proved to be a fantastic buy and i would like to keep it for at least another 18 months.



Any ideas guys?



R's



Antony


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My omega does this if its been sitting in the garage for a while you also cant get it into reverse if the engines running. I reckon its because the friction plate is picking up or rusting on to the pressure plate and spinning the input shaft of the gearbox thus not allowing you to select a gear. If you can select 1st gear before you start the engine and then let the clutch slip for a couple of seconds you will probably cure the problem immediately if so i wouldnt worry to much

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First and easiest check should be on the linkage - on my Cavalier I found a link pin had sheared (and was about to drop out) in the engine bay, 5 minute to replace and lo-and-behold I could find first and reverse again. Out of interest, on the Golf, is 1st and reverse in the same position - but with a moving collar to select reverse - like on the Cav? - if so, my money's on the linkage - and that's the easy one to fix)

Regards

Mike

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Hiya Mike

Yep 1st and reverse are on the same side. I'm going to have a wee nose tomorrow and the linkage, i was going to do it today but that was taken up changing the front shocks and top mounts.

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More likely it's oil leaked onto the friction plate causing a gum which glues the plates together.

Rob Graham

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I cured a similar problem by adjusting the clutch cable.

Tom

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