I'm having shifting trouble with my 2000 Jetta. I say unique in the title because after searching nearly every thread on the subject, I am unable to find one that fits my problem. Maybe it is just how I am reading it, I don't know.
PROBLEM:
Anyway, I had my DMF replaced 6k-ish miles ago. Everything went fine and no issues. However, since then I am having trouble putting it into gear from neutral about 1 out of every 15 or 20 times. If I am sitting at a stop sign and want to go, I put the clutch in and I simply cannot slide it into gear. Clutch out and back in, and it works fine.
Sometimes when I am driving, and say, the person in front of me slows down substantially, if I put it in neutral and then go to pick a gear (any gear but usually not 4th or 5th), it will not let me. Clutch out and back in, and it works.
There are other times when if I just push hard enough it will slide into first. But it is such an excessive amount of force. I have driven other ALH/02J set ups so I know how it "should" feel.
Again, this happens about one out of every fifteen or twenty times.
CURRENT ATTEMPTS AT FIXING IT:
The first thing I have done is changed the transmission fluid. It had been about 90k miles since I did it last. It was dark, but the correct amount came out so I know it was not leaking. Since it has been replaced the problem has not been remedied.
I took it to Oilhammer last week. He did the DMF. He was unable to reproduce the problem. So hopefully if nothing else, I can gather more information and go back to him.
Any suggestions?
PROBLEM:
Anyway, I had my DMF replaced 6k-ish miles ago. Everything went fine and no issues. However, since then I am having trouble putting it into gear from neutral about 1 out of every 15 or 20 times. If I am sitting at a stop sign and want to go, I put the clutch in and I simply cannot slide it into gear. Clutch out and back in, and it works fine.
Sometimes when I am driving, and say, the person in front of me slows down substantially, if I put it in neutral and then go to pick a gear (any gear but usually not 4th or 5th), it will not let me. Clutch out and back in, and it works.
There are other times when if I just push hard enough it will slide into first. But it is such an excessive amount of force. I have driven other ALH/02J set ups so I know how it "should" feel.
Again, this happens about one out of every fifteen or twenty times.
CURRENT ATTEMPTS AT FIXING IT:
The first thing I have done is changed the transmission fluid. It had been about 90k miles since I did it last. It was dark, but the correct amount came out so I know it was not leaking. Since it has been replaced the problem has not been remedied.
I took it to Oilhammer last week. He did the DMF. He was unable to reproduce the problem. So hopefully if nothing else, I can gather more information and go back to him.
Any suggestions?