Car keeps going into reverse when selecting first gear

[pilla]

Evening folks, Back in the saddle, managed to net a nice little B5 S4 for a good price. First apparent issue is selecting first gear, its a fine line between reverse , first and third, like stirring porridge, any ideas on what the most likely culprit is? Obviously its a worn linkage or something but without having it apart yet, is there anything i can go straight to to rectify this issue, Many thanks, and its nice to be posting as a b5 owner once more.

 

[Leo Komninos]

Only real option : repair linkage then upgrade to short shift.

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[pilla]

It seems to be the push-down to selet reverse is somewhat worn, as you can select reverse without pushing down, but im getting used to it now, its not as bad as first thought, still a lot of slop though compared to my e90