Gear jumps out and non smooth gear changes

[RIZWAN180]

gentlemen,

thanks for the continued help and it gives me a better idea of the specific components which could be at fault. I will take the car to a VW specialist and discuss the possibilities that you have given me.

I hope I can repay the help at a later date.

Riz.

[MalcQV]

Good luck and let us know how you get on

[RIZWAN180]

After all the things that could have been causing these issues, it ended up being the ball at the end of the gear stick which was completely dry. The original grease put on the plastic ball which fits underneath the big washer and circlip was completely dry and the original grease has completely solidified causing the motion of the gear stick to be very difficult and even stop the first gear engaging, resulting in it popping back out. A friend of mine spotted it when we were looking for the gear linkages going from the gear stick into the back of the gearbox. I have now lubricated it and its much better, although not perfect as I suspect that I will have to remove the big circlip and washer/ball retainer and clean out all of the crap and then lubricate the ball and reseat it. It may be that the linkages are now heavily worn due to the gear stick motion being difficult.

Anyway thanks for all of the help, and maybe this can help someone in the future.

cheers,

Riz.