I think it's 1985 or 1986 model not sure. Its a 1600 with 5 gears. Lately it battles to get into 1st gear. The other seems to be fine, its only 1st that battles - a lot. What is wrong, and is there anything I can do to fix this??
If you'd said 1st and reverse I would have said clutch. First check your gear sgift rod for aligbnment. If it is out when you push the gear lever left to engage 1st your selector might be somewhere between 1st and 2nd. Next check all the linkage bushes for wear. Those also cause misalignment. Last thing to check is the gearbox itself for synchromesh damage.
SOURCE: Stuck in 3rd gear vw golf 1
dis canekt the batrey 4 10mins and than leter it till it gows up a ger and chek the oil in it
SOURCE: in my 1998 VW golf i lost use of 1st. 2nd. and 5th
yes. you have to check the plastic/rubber moulding at the linkages under the hood. maybe one of them is missing (fallen out because of wear)
SOURCE: 97 VW Golf Automatic wont start, battery fully charged
MY guess would be that it's the starter, with an automatic transmission, if the car is not in park or neutral, the car wont even attempt to start, so the clicking sound you say you hear rules that out. Now, im not an "expert" or anything just a guy with some general knowlege, so before you do anything i would recommend having it looked at, but if you feel confident enough, the starter is where i would begin, hope this helps, and good luck.
SOURCE: Noisy reverse gear on a VW golf SE
if it works leave well alone,lots of cars appear noisey in reverse with a manual gearbox
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