henny Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 hi all new to this forum and hoping someone can shed some light on my problem .i've got a p reg galaxy 2litre.. but im having problems engaing 1st and 2nd gears. if i try to put it in 5th or reverse it flicks back to neutral between 3rd and 4th . can still drive forward in 3rd and 4th but no other gears ?????...any ideas please.. Quote
sparky29 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Posted March 12, 2011 I don't know if this is relevant and I am not a mechanic. I've got a Golf Driver as well as a Gal. When I bought the Golf the gear change was like stirring thick syrup. I bought a bush kit and changed one on the linkage that connects the gear stick to the gearbox to solve the problem. When I reconnected the linkage it wasn't in the correct place so I didn't have all the right gears in the right place or could only get a few. It took a lot of trial and error to eventually get it set up correctly. Is there any chance that the linkage could have moved or broken in some way at all? Probably not if you haven't been tinkering with it but its worth considering. I don't know how accessible it is though. Good Luck and hope its not too expensive Quote
henny Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Posted March 13, 2011 I don't know if this is relevant and I am not a mechanic. I've got a Golf Driver as well as a Gal. When I bought the Golf the gear change was like stirring thick syrup. I bought a bush kit and changed one on the linkage that connects the gear stick to the gearbox to solve the problem. When I reconnected the linkage it wasn't in the correct place so I didn't have all the right gears in the right place or could only get a few. It took a lot of trial and error to eventually get it set up correctly. Is there any chance that the linkage could have moved or broken in some way at all? Probably not if you haven't been tinkering with it but its worth considering. I don't know how accessible it is though. Good Luck and hope its not too expensive hi cheers for reply ... took a load of stuff off car yesterday to reveal the gear selector stack it seems the vertical main rod is ceased the bottom bolt has not sheered as i 1 st thought may be the problem ..i aint a mechanic either but likes to have a go..gonna try sorting it today hopefully the good oldie wd40 may save me let ya no how i get on ..weather permiting too cheers Quote
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