1997 VW Polo gearbox problem;

junkyard · 16-11-2005 11:12pm #1

Has anyone come across a 1997 VW Polo that slips out of third gear when you go around a corner? There are no other noises or anything and it drives perfectly other than that. Any ideas would be great, thanks.

BrianD3 · 16-11-2005 11:43pm

Worn gearbox/engine mounts maybe. Is it actually slipping out due to cornering or is it slipping out due to lifting off the throttle to take the corner.

Also I heard of a problem like this before (not in a Polo) that was cured by replacing a worn rubber bush in the gear linkage.

If it's not the linkage or mounts then it may be time to start investigating inside the box

AMurphy · 16-11-2005 11:46pm

I'd look at the possibility that your engine or gearbox mounts are worn, loose or broken and allowing the engine/gearbox to slide on turns, thus tugging on the connectors and pulling it out of gear.

Does it matter which direction you are turning and if accelerating or coasting.

junkyard · 16-11-2005 11:56pm

I'm thinking it may be internal as when your driving third gear is the only gear that you can pull out of gear, all the others seem to have a gate of some sort holding them in gear. I wonder is there any way of adjusting the linkage to hold it in gear? I'd hate to have to change the gearbox over such a small thing but it's very annoying. Thanks for your help and suggestions I'll try them out and see if they make any difference.

TempestSabre · 17-11-2005 12:34am

Its probably a worn syncro on third. You could get it repaired. I had a Honda that did this, but I never drove it hard and it never got worse.

alias no.9 · 17-11-2005 9:21am

Honda's and VW's with gearbox problems. Who would have thought?

BrianD3 · 17-11-2005 9:28am

I'm thinking it may be internal as when your driving third gear is the only gear that you can pull out of gear, all the others seem to have a gate of some sort holding them in gear.

I'm not well up on the internal workings of gearboxes but i did hear before of a car that was slipping out of one gear. The problem turned out to be a bent selector fork inside the box IIRC.

1997 VW Polo gearbox problem;

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