I have an 82 jetta diesel with 5 speed gearbox. It is having problems
getting into 1st gear, seems to be a stuck synchro problem rather than
linkage. Linkage is fine with 2 year-old bushings.
I used to be able to go thru filler hole on type 1s and unstick syncro with
probe and change fliud to Swepco and solve problem.
Can something similar be done to the Jetta transaxle?. Any ideas what to do
short of a teardown?
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Could be a slide mis alignment of the linkage. Adjust it one notch to either
side and see if it helps..

SFC

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See if you can select another gear before trying to select first.
The clutch disc may be spinning slightly which could make it difficult to
put it into 1st.
Using another gear should stop that disc from spinning and allow you to
select 1st or reverse easier.
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later,
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"Stupendous Man" <spam (AT) trap (DOT) com> wrote

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Not that, you can feel it hit the synchro and not go in, and the shifter
linkages can flex against it. Not clutch drag either, that works perfectly

My 6 year old Jetta had a pretty dry input shaft. It did not let the
clutch disk move properly so it was dragging. When was the last time
the input shaft was lubed? It is not that hard of a task to do on a
1982 VW compared to a 2003 car.

I have never jammed a Rabbit or Jetta tranny but I jammed my 66 and 67
Beetle trannys. Screwdriver in the fill hole unjammed those old air
cooled trannys.

Another thing the Rabbits were famous for was the frame that the
clutch cable housing rested against breaks. That prevents the clutch
from properly disengaging. How much depends on how broke the bracket
is.

On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:16:36 -0500, "dave AKA vwdoc1"
<vwdoc1nospam (AT) pleasehotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Hi,
Not sure if the setup is the same on an '82 as a '90, but on my '90
Golf, I had a tough time getting into first unless I was stopped or
went into another gear first then into first. I finally made the flat
template tool to setup the stick shift in the proper position relative
to the linkages. Shifting works smoothly now and I can get into first
while still rolling. Rather than diving into the gearbox, maybe an
easier to see if your linkage alignment is correct first?

On Jul 24, 10:29*am, "Stupendous Man" <s... (AT) trap (DOT) com> wrote:

another possibility would be clutch not quite releasing all the way.
A1s liked to break the pedal cluster where the clutch cable stop is.
good argument for replacing the clutch cable (an easy job once you've
done it) as soon as you notice effort starting to increase, don't put
any more stress on the pedal cluster than you have to. had that happen
on my '84 roccet once, although it had about 240K miles on it so I guess
it'd earned the right. if it snaps completely you have no ability to
use the clutch.

nate

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