Reverse Gear Lost

edmong

GHE Tuning
Aug 15, 2007
567
0
Plymouth, Devon
Hi peeps,

Engine - AUQ
Gearbox - FML
MY - 2002
Mileage - 60k

Over the last couple of months I've been finding it hard to select reverse gear in my wife's LC. She said it was me :p

Anyway, Saturday night I could not select reverse at all and 5th and 6th where very unusual too. Sunday I tried selecting reverse from the selector on top of the gearbox with no joy. I also reset the linkages to standard but again no joy. I then went and adjusted the linkages slightly and have now sorted all forward gears.

I am still not getting reverse gear and am about to take the box out tomorrow but just wandered if anyone has had the same issue? I have searched the forum but nothing has come up like this. Like I said, all forward gears are working as hey should.

Thanks ahead :)
 
Might be alignment too,i read an article about resetting the Gearstick/cable alignment (think it was on a Mk4 Golf forum),seems straightforward enough to do,just a thought.
 
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edmong

GHE Tuning
Aug 15, 2007
567
0
Plymouth, Devon
Update:

Couldn't get reverse from directly on top of the box.

Stripped the box down and could easily move the forks into reverse. The reverse and 5th/6th gear forks are slightly damaged so have put it down to the selector shaft.

Ordered one from TPS who tell me that its got to come in from Germany! Along with the gearbox bolts and a couple of seals.

Can't beleive that they're not in the UK. It either means that they are always breaking or they don't sell many :cry:

I'll get some pics up as and when.
 
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