Gear Linkage Clips?

[losferwords71]

Hi Guys. I have a Mk5 GT Sport 2.0 TDI that was going fine until last night when the only gears I could select were 3rd and 4th (luckily I was only at the shops round the corner when it happened). In between the rain today in sunny NI i managed to get a gander under the bonnet and one of the gear linkages (as you look down from the front it is the right hand side one) had come off. Pulled the airbox out and it slips on OK, but it isn't secure (the clip that is on the left hand linkage is not present on the right hand one).

I am going to go to a local garage tomorrow to ask if he has any, but in advance of that do any of you know if I can get the clips on their own or is it MacGyver time with cable ties and duct tape to keep the bugger on? I have had a look on fleabay but as yet i can't seem to find any.

Slightly annoying as i got this car about 4 months ago after the original GT Sport I had bought spent more time in the garage getting the auto box worked on than it did on the road (was a beaut apart from that, and learned today that it is still giving problems after its 3rd gearbox change, so a lucky escape).

All help and suggestions will be gratefully received.

Cheers

[Jon44w]

I have exactly the same problem, is it these clips your after? Ebay: 322769714430

If so did you have any luck getting them?

[losferwords71]

Hi mate. i sold the car on last year sometime but if i remember correctly, i got the gear linkages brand new from a VW dealer and they only cost me about £13. I would need to hunt out any receipt (though i doubt i have one still as the car is away), but i do recall being pleasantly surprised at how cheap they were, and even better, how easy it was to fit them

[Jon44w]

No worries! Just been told they are called "eye catch clips" incase anyone else is looking them.