Hi all,
I have been experiencing some problems with the gear change in my golf (MKV 2.0 TDI GT 6 speed manual):
• It is sometimes very hard to get it into or out of reverse gear.
• It is sometimes hard to get it into 1st gear.
• The biting point of the clutch pedal sometimes seems to move or have 2 stages of engaging.
• The clutch pedal sometimes moves when in gear as the engine revs change
This is often worse when cold, but it does also sometimes occur during long drives.
The clutch plates don’t seem worn since all other gears work fine and there are no problems when I try pulling away in a high gear.
I have tried the following simple/cheap fixes so far:
• Changed clutch master cylinder.
• Flushed clutch hydraulic fluid
• Replaced gear stick lever ball joint
• Readjusted gear linkages (twice to be sure)
At this stage I think the problem is most likely to be the slave cylinder, but this is within the bell housing and so costly to replace. I am now contemplating replacing the clutch, DMF and slave cylinder but I am wondering if this problem could be to do with the gearbox synchromesh instead. The car has done 140,000 miles so I am a bit wary of spending £600-£700 on this if the problem is with the gearbox since replacing them both would cost more than the car is worth.
Is there any way to confirm if the problem is with the clutch system or gearbox?
Thanks
Phil
I have been experiencing some problems with the gear change in my golf (MKV 2.0 TDI GT 6 speed manual):
• It is sometimes very hard to get it into or out of reverse gear.
• It is sometimes hard to get it into 1st gear.
• The biting point of the clutch pedal sometimes seems to move or have 2 stages of engaging.
• The clutch pedal sometimes moves when in gear as the engine revs change
This is often worse when cold, but it does also sometimes occur during long drives.
The clutch plates don’t seem worn since all other gears work fine and there are no problems when I try pulling away in a high gear.
I have tried the following simple/cheap fixes so far:
• Changed clutch master cylinder.
• Flushed clutch hydraulic fluid
• Replaced gear stick lever ball joint
• Readjusted gear linkages (twice to be sure)
At this stage I think the problem is most likely to be the slave cylinder, but this is within the bell housing and so costly to replace. I am now contemplating replacing the clutch, DMF and slave cylinder but I am wondering if this problem could be to do with the gearbox synchromesh instead. The car has done 140,000 miles so I am a bit wary of spending £600-£700 on this if the problem is with the gearbox since replacing them both would cost more than the car is worth.
Is there any way to confirm if the problem is with the clutch system or gearbox?
Thanks
Phil