Only 3rd and 4th gears available - 1998 jetta

take to a autobox repair shop for them to diagnose as not the sort of thing that can be done at home

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time to put a new tranny in that jet most of the time it costs to much to repair it then replace it i have done may tranny rebuilds and replacements to me i would just tell you to replace it at least you will get a better warrentee and stuff

There is problem in the gearbox.The sincronizers for a first & second gear are on the same gearswitch.Need to change them.Forget about the clutch.

the function of the gears are to transfer and convert energy created by the engine into momentum

Hi,

This might be because of the gear box problem. By any chance, did your car face flooding? In such cases, please drain the gear box and replace it with new gear fluids. Also, check if you go in low speeds, you might be able to engage it with ease. Please come back to me if you feel this doesnt solve your issue.

Regards,
Hari

how about the 4th gear?

if its fine in the 4th gear, its your transmission. if you have automatic I would try to replace the auto trany computer if you could find it at the wrecking yard.

J1/S1 Found in: Integra XSI/RSI (DA6) Type: Cable 1st: 3.230 2nd: 2.105 3rd: 1.458 4th: 1.107 5th: 0.848 R: 3.000 FD: 4.400 Y1 Found in: CRX/Civic (optional LSD) Type: Cable 1st: 3.166 2nd: 2.052 3rd: 1.416 4th: 1.103 5th: 0.870 R: 3.000 FD: 4.266 YS1 Found in: Integra 92-93 XSI/RSI (DA6, DA9) Type: Cable 1st: 3.307 2nd: 2.105 3rd: 1.458 4th: 1.107 5th: 0.880 R: 3.000 FD: 4.400 S80 Found in: Integra Type R 98+ (LSD) Type: Hydraulic 1st: 3.230 2nd: 2.105 3rd: 1.458 4th: 1.034 5th: 0.787 R: 3.000 FD: 4.785 S80/Y80 Found in: JDM SiR-G (optional LSD) Type: Hydraulic 1st: 3.230 2nd: 1.900 3rd: 1.360 4th: 1.034 5th: 0.787 R: 3.000 FD: 4.400 Y21/Y80/S80/S4C Found in: JDM 96-97 Integra R(LSD) JDM Civic R [EK9](LSD) JDM Civic SiR [EK4, EG6] JDM CR-X DEL SOL SIR (EG2)(optional LSD) USDM DEL SOL VTEC (EG2)(OPTIONAL LSD) Type: Hydraulic 1st: 3.230 2nd: 2.105 3rd: 1.458 4th: 1.107 5th: 0.848 R: 3.000 FD: 4.400

Purchase a gear shift repair kit for your car. They are pretty cheap. About 20 bucs. The ball and bushings are probably worn.

throw out bearing