lost 1st, 3rd, 5th and reverse gear

[AAGT150]

hi

was driving golf gt tdi 150, went in fast from 2to 3rd and it dint go in, made a crunch sound from gearbox so put into 4th, now i cant go into any gear apart from 2nd and 4th, the gear stick lever only moves up and down and really stiff to move side to side

checked selectors on gearbox and seems ok that end all gera going in from there

any help please

thanks

[Crasher]

Gear shifter rivet failure, box out and strip down.

[AAGT150]

does the gearbox need rebuilding or just the rivet replaced?

[Crasher]

That is up to you, box apart on the bench- I would rebuild.

[AAGT150]

when the rivet breaks does the selector fork just come off or does anything else like gears get damaged too? ive heard some were you can jus use a stronger nut and bolt instead after drilling rivet out, is there another rivet on the diff? thanks

[Crasher]

The diff is riveted but nothing to do with the problem. Yes you can bolt the selector lever on. Nothing gets around the fact that the box has to come out and be pulled apart on the bench before deciding on anything. Otherwise it is like baking a cake before buying or even deciding on the ingredients.

[AAGT150]

ok thanks, i will have the gearbox out tmr and inspect the damage, what i was asking was, the selector rivet breaking would that cause any other damage to gearbox? dont want the garbox rebuilt unless i take it to a vw specialist which will cost more ££s, just had flywheel and clutch done also injector loom now this issue,

[Crasher]

As the rivet falling out stops selection and therfore driving I have not seen it cuase any further damage-yet.

[AAGT150]

hi i have opened the top selector on the gearbox and can seen one rivet has cracked off, its gone under the gears somewhere so box will be opened today for inspection

i was wondering where can i get a good nut and bolt to replace that rivet?

thanks