Car wouldn,t go into first gear

[bigdavevw]

Hey guys, i was sitting at some traffic lights today with the car in neutral. The lights went green and when i tried to put it in first it just wouldn,t go in. I had to pull it back into second, then go forward in one stroke for it to go in. Does anyone know what could be causing this?

It is a 1.8t sport 2001 AUM. 108k

Cheers
Dave

 

[bigdavevw]

anyone?

 

[cecilthesausage]

Could be the gear selector.... Take it to a gear box specialist... I've had the same problem before... Cost me about 40 quid to get it fixed... That was on a A3 1.8.... Long time ago though... Don't know how much it would cost now...

 

[Tim_Attard]

have a look at the hear linkeage bit (sorry dont know the name) its between the engine block and air box and see if anything is obstructing it etc, i had this because i fitted my catch can too low and was hitting the bottom of it when it tried to go into 1st. unlikley to be your problem but worth a check.

 

[bigdavevw]

Cheers guys, i,ll check that out, it did it again twice at some traffic lights, goes straight in if i throw it from 2nd straight into 1st

 

[hoffmanvp3]

Clutch drag? Slave not fully lifting clutch off flywheel? but would assume it'll do that in all gears ??

 

[bigdavevw]

I have thought that too, all other gears seem fine tho. Struggled to get it into reverse the other day actually, thats only happened once.

 

[hoffmanvp3]

I'd check your gearbox oil level. Might explain why 1st is so hard to get into as that'll b quite worn, synchro won't appreciate low oil