Bora 99V gear change stiff problem

[psxnut]

Hi all,
just got a VW Bora 99V, with 65000 miles, my problem is that the gear change is stiff, in all gears (manual box fitted), any ideas would be appreciated. I noticed with a search of the forum, someone changed a plastic unit on the selector/ gearbox, located somewhere under the air box and fixed a stiff change problem on a golf, could this be the fix for me?
thanks in advance.
psxnut

[user name]

did you ever find out ? i have the same problem

[psxnut]

Hi,

Yes I did fix it, I just sprayed loads of penetrating oil on the UJ's and kept changing and jiggling the gear stick, it was as simple as that. No parts needed. Try it, it may be all you need to do.

psxnut

[user name]

Hi,

Yes I did fix it, I just sprayed loads of penetrating oil on the UJ's and kept changing and jiggling the gear stick, it was as simple as that. No parts needed. Try it, it may be all you need to do.

psxnut

thanks for that, how would that relate to a passat, where are the uj's on mine, any idea ?

[psxnut]

I would locate the steering shaft, where it comes out from the bulk head into the engine bay and the uj's should be before it joins the steering rack. I assume that they are similar on your passat, if not sorry to confuse. Anyway good luck.

psxnut.