by flashgordon » Wed May 23, 2018 9:14 pm
Hi All,
I recently got a mk7 2.4 100ps rwd but the gears are stiff going up and down i.e. putting it into any gear from neutral or going from 1st to 2nd or 3rd to 4th or vice versa. Left to right is fine. I gather this is a common problem.
I did some searches and found that I needed to check the turret bearing on top of the box, but first I disconnected the gear cables and they are both fine. The gearlever end is silky smooth too. Strangely enough, the selector linkage arms feel quite free too with the cables disconnnected. I have tried to remove the linkage but can't get it off. I removed the propshaft, and removed the three bolts (two on driver's side and one on the passenger's side) that mount the linkage to the top of the box but it won't come off. Looking from the rear of the box there is a triangle shaped thing with a return spring around it which seems fixed, but I can't see anyway of removing it.
Any ideas anyone ?
TIA