Tranny problems in my A2 - Ron n friends help

[kkrup62 at hotmail.com (Karl Krupke)]

... relax, grasshopper, all is not lost...

First, trace through the linkage, from shift lever forward. Your Jetta's 
transaxle is mounted transversly, which means that gear shift input goes 
through a number of axis changes; you're basically operating the transaxle 
by remote control. If there's slop or looseness due to worn/ missing 
bushings or bent rods, you lose access to gears.
    Any worn, bent, or damaged parts in the linkage can cause problems. 
Depending on what specifics part (s) are fubbed duck, you'll lose fore and 
aft changes (you can get R, 1st, 3rd, or 5th, but not 2nd or 4th, or vice 
versa) or L-R changes (OK 1-2, 3-4, but not 1-3, 3-5).
    In any case, first check linkage, even if that all checks out then I'd 
next be looking at shift forks, which oftens have a simple set screw holding 
them in place.
    You're a long way from needing a rebuilt trans; but by all means do the 
engine swap if you want.

Karl

>From: "David Brown" <sharpshooter33@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "scirocco scirocco" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Tranny problems in my A2 - Ron n friends help
>Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:53:11 -0400
>
>Ok I installed a short shift kit in my 86 Jetta earlier this year.  Today 
>I'm driving back from Columbus to Cincy when my tranny starts kicking it's 
>self outta 5th. I end up having to hold my hand on it until I get to Cincy 
>to keep it from kicking out....Then I discover I can't get into any other 
>gears. S#!%!  I end up going around the outer belt of Cincy and finding a 
>way to get close to home 5th....
>
>Then I pull in a fire station because I've ran it as far as I can with only 
>5th gear...I work the tranny back and forth. Eventually forcing it into all 
>5 gears. I get out and move the short shift from 50% to 30%.  Worked my way 
>back to the house.
>
>Strange when I stopped it would only go into 5th and reverse.  When I was 
>driving back it would upshift ok, but locked out on down shift while 
>moving.
>
>I had noticed that the last couple of weeks I could hear the shifting and 
>feel it more. It was kinda tough getting into gears sometimes and sometimes 
>I would hear a thump like it really dropped in hard.
>
>I don't know squat about trannies so I'm throwing it out there.
>
>Sounds like to me it's gonna be time for a rebuild tranny and if that's so 
>I might as well do the engine swap I was gonna do later.
>
>Thanks for any help
>David
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