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> Can't shift into first gear, I can do it manually (under the car) but not with the gear shift
drue
post Mar 18 2008, 11:06 AM
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I've got a 1975 914/4 and I haven't been able to shift into first gear for quite awhile. I got under the car and tried doing it manually and was able to do it so I know first gear works. But for the life of me, I can't seem to adjust it to shift into first. Every time I try shifting into first gear, it grinds until I quit trying. And it's such a hassle to crawl under the car and shift into first at every stop light (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) .
I've followed the suggestions in Kevin's post but I still can't seem to make it work. Has anyone else had this problem? It shifts into every other gear without any problem.
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drue   Can't shift into first gear   Mar 18 2008, 11:06 AM
SirAndy   Every time I try shifting into first gear, it gri...   Mar 18 2008, 11:20 AM
messix   so is it that you can shift it into first with the...   Mar 18 2008, 11:22 AM
drue   so is it that you can shift it into first with th...   Mar 18 2008, 11:24 AM
Dr. Roger   yes, that or linkage adjustment. but most likely ...   Mar 18 2008, 11:25 AM
Joe Ricard   More clutch travel. If the shifter goes to the gat...   Mar 18 2008, 11:25 AM
drue   More clutch travel. If the shifter goes to the ga...   Mar 18 2008, 11:28 AM
SirAndy   If reverse is easy to get into then the clutch is...   Mar 18 2008, 11:38 AM
drue   i'd try adjusting the clutch first. undo the...   Mar 18 2008, 11:43 AM
Dr. Roger   ahh, then joe is probably right.   Mar 18 2008, 11:33 AM
drue   ahh, then joe is probably right. Clutch travel...   Mar 18 2008, 11:36 AM
messix   if its the clutch you should be able to shift to f...   Mar 18 2008, 11:35 AM
Dr. Roger   like troy said, if it isn't a clutch problem, ...   Mar 18 2008, 11:41 AM
r_towle   First thing, you cant shift a VW into first while ...   Mar 18 2008, 11:44 AM
drue   First thing, you cant shift a VW into first while...   Mar 18 2008, 11:54 AM
Joe Ricard   At some point you will have to face the facts. and...   Mar 18 2008, 12:10 PM
ericread   At some point, the daily driver has to ask him(her...   Mar 18 2008, 12:22 PM
SirAndy   How important, really, is first gear? If first ge...   Mar 18 2008, 12:27 PM
messix   How important, really, is first gear? If first g...   Mar 18 2008, 01:05 PM
SirAndy   andy the eric was making a joke, sorry to say it ...   Mar 18 2008, 06:33 PM
ericread   Sorry; Most of my humor doesn't translate to ...   Mar 18 2008, 01:28 PM


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