VW Golf 1.6se Gearbox stiffness

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Wed 20 Apr 2005 16:22
VW Golf 1.6se Gearbox stiffness - shoei
I am having problems with first gear on the Golf, sometimes it is stiff to engage, ie once you have come to a standstill at a set of lights it is difficult to engage first gear. The car has already had the same fault fixed on the 3rd gear. Is this a common fault? I have read on the What Car web site that the gearboxes can fail at 50k, anybody else heard such? The car is a 2003 model and still under warranty, what can I excpect? new gearbox? Repair?
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Wed 20 Apr 2005 21:35
VW Golf 1.6se Gearbox stiffness - Aprilia
Are you sure its not clutch drag or a linkage problem?

I find that a lot of modern gearboxes are very notchy - changing to a 'special brew' gearbox oil can help a lot. A lot of standard synthetic gear oils seem to be too slippery for the synchro to 'bite' properly.
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Thu 21 Apr 2005 11:49
VW Golf 1.6se Gearbox stiffness - shoei
Just spoke to VW garage, they are asking VW UK to authorise new gearbox, will let you know if they do.
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Fri 6 May 2005 12:04
VW Golf 1.6se Gearbox stiffness - shoei
New gearbox fitted on Tuesday
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