WA- MK3 020 Transmission WANTED- Stuck in 3rd gear

[MK3 Jmac]

Sooo I may have fallen victim to the dreaded 020 5spd Manual gearbox stuck in 3rd gear syndrome... Does anyone have a 5spd available for purchase here in WA, or failing that, is there someone that will swap/rebuild/sell me a trans for less than the $1320 + postage to get a box in from Washington?

I appreciate ANY responses guys!
Cheers,

J-Mac

[Water Boy]

Get in contact with Golfwagen in Perth.

[mattross]

is it the syncro, or the gear linkage bushings? I lost some of the bushings due to a small water leak onto the rubbers which destroyed them, once replaced the gearbox was back to normal

[MK3 Jmac]

I wish it was just the linkage. We had a crescent spanner on the actual lever on the box with a 3 foot pipe over the end and it still wasn't budging from 3rd. Clutch still operates normally so its not anything to do with the throw-out or anything. This is a pretty major f$ck-up in the German gearbox black magic department...

[mattross]

The syncro must have gone, any "clunking" in the box? (caused by bits floating around in the oil?) Not sure if this would help, might be worth a try, go into the gearbox access port and see if you can see any bits in the oil - you may have to drain some oil to do this (its not easy to get back in either).