gtmorgan89
New member
I have had my 01 Golf for about months. I have been chasing small problems here and there (Tires, timing belt/water pump, headliner, armrest) but ever since I got the car I have had problems with third gear.
The car has never wanted to go in 3rd. After reading dieselgeek's DIY and setting everything up correctly it still did not work. I began moving the linkage a thread or two on the in-out cable and finally got it to take 3rd and 4th gear. It still wasnt great but it worked. I then changed the fluid to Redline mt90, bought new cable ends, bushings, and the bearing that goes in the shift tower.
This week it has taken a turn for the worse. Shifting has gotten extremely rough and frankly the car is nearly impossible to drive. (previous owner said he had a clutch and single mass flywheel put in the car.)
I hate to throw parts at a car and hope to fix it but I do not know what to do on this one.
Shift Cables? Shifter inside the car?
Anyone have any ideas?
The car has never wanted to go in 3rd. After reading dieselgeek's DIY and setting everything up correctly it still did not work. I began moving the linkage a thread or two on the in-out cable and finally got it to take 3rd and 4th gear. It still wasnt great but it worked. I then changed the fluid to Redline mt90, bought new cable ends, bushings, and the bearing that goes in the shift tower.
This week it has taken a turn for the worse. Shifting has gotten extremely rough and frankly the car is nearly impossible to drive. (previous owner said he had a clutch and single mass flywheel put in the car.)
I hate to throw parts at a car and hope to fix it but I do not know what to do on this one.
Shift Cables? Shifter inside the car?
Anyone have any ideas?