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Having trouble getting into 1st gear! - 12/27/2007 12:20:22 PM

tamvervan

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i have a 97 golf CL and i can only get into 1st gear 50% of the time, it wont budge from neutral and every other gear works perfect, when it decides to go into 1st its smooth, any suggestions, should i just take it to a mechanic?

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RE: Having trouble getting into 1st gear! - 1/5/2008 4:22:51 PM

Smokin Dog

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Sounds like the clutch may need adjusting. We also
had a shop trick for hard to shift trannys, we would install
1/2 can of STP oil treatment into the tranny, and it would
make it shift a lot better.

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RE: Having trouble getting into 1st gear! - 1/8/2008 10:56:49 AM

tamvervan

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thanks for the advice, i'll give it a try

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RE: Having trouble getting into 1st gear! - 3/1/2008 3:43:07 AM

dansnell

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hi ya, in my intermediate experience this is a normal problem with the mark 2's and 3's, i have had it on my 1992 mark 3 1.8cl, try getting a gear linkage kit - off ebay normally!, replaces all the old linkages includint the all important see through ball which is just a bad design fault and wears out leaving loads of play in the gear lever, if not maybe a scrap yard for another gear stick and linkage, new ones will cost the earth being german, best of luck

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