WA 1999 Volkswagen Polo 1.6- gear linkage problems

[knewton84]

Hi All,
I've come on here to see if I can get some good information/advice on my car. I bought the car a few months ago and it's been running great except for one thing; the gear linkage. The gear shifting had been heavy, then one day the gearstick came unstuck from the linkage. The car was stuck in gear and I couldn't move it. I had it towed to a mechanic and he said he did a 'quick fix' on it and ordered bushings. The bushings were fitted, and the car seemed fine. The mechanic did say though that something had fallen off the gear selector cable and someone (Previous owner) had put a nut on there as a temporary solution. He said this was causing the problem. Anyway, long story short, I've been driving it and it's been okay. Now, it has stopped going into reverse. It goes in sometimes, but I have to wiggle the gearstick around and sometimes it takes about 10 minutes to shift it into reverse. The mechanic reckons I need a new clutch, but the clutch has been replaced on the vehicle one year ago. I really want to fix this as the car is perfect otherwise. All help appreciated! Thanks!

[vdubmotorworx]

the linkages might just need adjusting...if it was the clutch it would fault in forward gears too....I remember years ago that there used to be the same sort of issue and the fix was to remove the reverse light switch from the gearbox and refit it with a small washer to make the switch sit back a bit further so the internals pass better...worth a try mate...VDUB..

[geoff_gti]

Hi knewton, any luck fixing the box yet?