VW Golf Jumping out of gear
D.J.Perry
tendency to jump out of gear going along motorways, it is difficult to
predict when, it can be when accelerating or decelerating (down a
hill). The problem is getting worse and is a little inconvenient (!).
Any ideas?
I am guessing that it is the engine mountings, if it does turn out to be
them, any hints/tips on replacing would be appreciated
Thanks
Dan
james...@ibm.net
wrote:
>My girlfriends golf (Mk2 G reg GTi 8 valve) has developed a nasty
>tendency to jump out of gear going along motorways, it is difficult to
>predict when, it can be when accelerating or decelerating (down a
>hill). The problem is getting worse and is a little inconvenient (!).
>
>Any ideas?
>
Is 5th the problem? This is a well known Golf gearbox weakness. Get
down to your local specialist, or if it helps I can recommend one.
Pete Lucas
about, it can cause the gearlinkage to be stressed. Also check
for wear in the linkage itself; if there's "slop" in any of
the linkage bushes it won't be helping.
What mileage has it done? I've often found boxes that have seen a
few miles will drop out of gear on overrun.
//PJML//
D.J.Perry wrote:
>
> My girlfriends golf (Mk2 G reg GTi 8 valve) has developed a nasty
> tendency to jump out of gear going along motorways, it is difficult to
> predict when, it can be when accelerating or decelerating (down a
> hill). The problem is getting worse and is a little inconvenient (!).
>
> Any ideas?
>
D.J.Perry
The car has done 95K miles, and had the gearbox replaced at about 60K.
The problem started with 5th, but it has since done it in 3rd then in
4th (said it was getting worse!).
How should I check the linkage bushes?
Thanks
Dan
Andrew Macphail
Have you checked the oil level?
This is not straight forward on some models - the fill hole is below the
correct oil level!
The only way to be sure of the correct oil level is to drain the old and
fill with (I think) 2 litres of new through the speedo cable hole.
If you do change the oil, try a synthetic. Don't bother going to
Halfords for it, they only sell it in tiny bottles. When I changed mine
I bought Mobil 1 gear oil 'draft' for about the same cost as mineral oil
from the local Porsche dealer of all places. Note: the new oil must be
compatable with VW gearboxes due to the bearing materials used.
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
Regards
Andy.
james...@ibm.net
wrote:
>Thanks to everyone who is replying (keep at it I need the help!).
>
>The car has done 95K miles, and had the gearbox replaced at about 60K.
>The problem started with 5th, but it has since done it in 3rd then in
>4th (said it was getting worse!).
>
>How should I check the linkage bushes?
The most common problem is the bushes at the bottom of the gear lever.
These perish and cause the linkage to screw up. They're a bit of a
bitch to replace, as you have to drop the exhaust on the Mk 2. This
may not be the cause of the problem though.
Pick up a copy of Golf mag or Golf Xtreme - and phone a specialist
garage in there.
- JL
Stuart Gillies
The bushes do tend get slack but this manifests itself as difficulty in
engaging gears, not jumping out. I've recently rebuilt the linkage on my
'86 GTI which made a huge improvement in the feel of the gearchange.
Could the jumping out of gear problem may be due to a worn 'detent'
mechanism, i.e. the spring arrangement which gives the gearbox it's
'click' into gear feel when you engage a gear? Try manually selcting
gears with your hand directly on the selector shaft at the gearbox.
Does it require a fair push to engage and release gears? If not then
there's not much of a spring actually holding the gear in place. My GTI
requires a very strong push to engage a gear, but I've tried the same
on a '91 GTI which required *much* less of a push.
A gear box specialist I've since spoken to told me VW chaged the design
of the detent around '88 and the newer ones are adjustable! So you
may be able to increase the tension on the detent spring if this is
indeed the problem. I wanted to do the opposite and reduce the pressure
required to select a gear, but can't 'cause mine's not adjustable.
Cheers,
Stuart.
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D.J.Perry
>
> On Wed, 09 Jun 1999 10:31:40 +0100, "D.J.Perry" <AFS...@bangor.ac.uk>
> wrote:
>
> >Thanks to everyone who is replying (keep at it I need the help!).
> >
> >The car has done 95K miles, and had the gearbox replaced at about 60K.
> >The problem started with 5th, but it has since done it in 3rd then in
> >4th (said it was getting worse!).
> >
> >How should I check the linkage bushes?
>
> The most common problem is the bushes at the bottom of the gear lever.
> These perish and cause the linkage to screw up. They're a bit of a
> bitch to replace, as you have to drop the exhaust on the Mk 2. This
> may not be the cause of the problem though.
>
> Pick up a copy of Golf mag or Golf Xtreme - and phone a specialist
> garage in there.
>
> - JL
Thanks to everyone who replied to my call for help. I have dug out my
old jack and tools and will hopefully get round to testing everything
this weekend. Until then my priorities have changed as I have gained a
problem with MY car :-( see the Lancia - gearbox oil? thread for
details.
Dan