drives only in 1,3,5 gear

Asked by cribo Jan 01, 2013 at 03:43 AM about the 1988 Volkswagen Golf 4 Dr GL Hatchback

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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dandyoun answered 11 years ago

Probably broke selector cable. Not sure about yours but most Manuel trans use two cables one is a shifter and the other a selector. When one breaks it will not lift the linkage to select between gears. 1 3 5 is on either the up or down selection and 2 4 and reverse is on the other selection. Have some one watch cable ends at trans as you shift from 1 to 2. Both cables should move but I feel only one of yours is going to move. Hope this helps.

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tenspeed answered 11 years ago

I had a problem with my GM manual transmission shifting recently. The GM unit uses two cables. One cable is the 1/N/2, 3/N/4, 5/N/R. The other cable moves it between the three gates. If VW uses a similar set up, both cables are attached. My problem was that the mechanism at the transmission needed lubrication. I oiled everything that moved and a few things that didn't. I got it freed up and put wheel bearing grease everywhere I could to keep it lubricated. If your cables both work, try lubrication.

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Matthew answered 11 years ago

they dont have cables. check top of the gbox to make sure none of the clips have broke orpopped off the ball joints

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