While driving in 1st gear and trying to go into 2nd, I pushed the clutch in and could not get it into gear. Then I heard a muffled "clunk" from under the hood. It sounded more as a hit then a snap. Then I could not get any gears in. The clutch cable does NOT seem snaped or broken. It just looks really lose, as if it had streched. Pushing the clutch all the way in I can actually see the cable move. Could the cable have gotten lose/streched? Or am I low/out of fluid? how do I fix it? I still cannot go into gear.
SOURCE: I have a 2003 vw
CHECK CLUTCH CABLE! IF CABLES IS LOOSE YOU COULD HARDLY ENGAGE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR.
IF YOUR CAR IS USING CLUTCH CABLE, ADJUST IT
IF IT USES FLUID, CHECK THE RUBBER CAPS.
SOURCE: VW GOLF 1.4 1999 S. Gearbox makes whining sound at idle
No good news on this one I think
Your whining sound problem is the Layshaft bearings in the gearbox are
badly worn. It also seems that the baulk rings are damaged on 5th gear.
John
SOURCE: I have 1990 VW Cabriolet that does not like to go
I would check the many shifter bushing for being worn, they are a problem on these cars. You can find shifter rebuild kits on e-Bay. I've had alot of these cars and I've noticed the samething, until you slowdown to about 10-15 MPH, they don't want to go into first gear, I suspect that it was designed that way so that you don't get it into first gear when the car is going over a certain speed. The gears are very close together.
SOURCE: My '99 VW bug doesn't catch 2nd gear sometimes
the gear changing selectors are faulty and needing inspecting for damage ,gear box removal job
SOURCE: I have a 1999 (actually
The clutch works this way: press the pedal, the pedal pulls a cable, that cable moves a lever with a bearing at its end, that bearing presses on the extremities of the disk spring, that spring deforms and lifts the pressure plate disengaging the clutch plate.
In your case the spring is no longer doing disengaging because either the bearing or the extremities of the disk spring have failed - most likely the latter. You will gonna have to replace the pressure plate assembly.
Here's a complete clutch kit
http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/1998/volkswagen/cabrio/clutch/clutch_kit.html
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