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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:50 pm
by Si_GTi
Awww, crap
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:44 am
by Tigz
Silva_B!tch_Owner wrote:Did you find out the problem?
No, just got it reovered home.
Not going to know whats up until the gearbox is out and stripped.
Its making a noise on tick over also, although by the time the recovery truck got there, the bearings must have cooled and I was able to select gears again.
Fingers crossed its the clutch...
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:27 pm
by vdubit
Sounds like what mine did the last time round. The fifth gear bearing is plastic and has a tendancy to melt. It wont whine its kinda a whiring noise. The bearing melts something that looks like a bush in the end. I have the part numbers for everything to fully rebuild if you need them. I replaced every bearing and seal in the box.
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:31 pm
by Tigz
The true picture of Polo GTI ownership.
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:33 pm
by Mouse_GTI
Lol, bloody things!
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:37 pm
by Tigz
Is this the longest gearbox repair in history?
Temp wheels fitted while I finish the refurb on the BBS rims.
Still need to connect the starter motor an put a new battery on and give it a huge clean!
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:41 pm
by Trottagti
I do have a little tear in my eye,
i had my pedel box disaster the second day i drove it, then had it fixed at 680quid with a new steering colum and labour, then the night i had it back the clutch cable they fitted came out of the fire wall like the grommit it goes through so yeah awsome car but mechanicaly abit poor!
Still love my car tho!
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:29 pm
by Tigz
Its finished!
Booked in for MOT at 8pm tommorrow, ust need to collect the wheel centres from the paintshop on Friday, rebuild the wheels and vallet the car!
Then it is going!
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:14 pm
by Tim_GTi
So did this really take over a year to sort out?!
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:45 am
by Tigz
aye, It broke on April 4th 2007 lol
But in my defence, my broken gearbox and replacment box was stolen and I was searching for another box for a few months.
All I could find was a Lupo Sport gearbox that was kncackered.
The imputshaft/4th gear was fooked, 2nd gear was fooked.
The gearbox was fully rebuilt using GTI items.
But yes, the box has been repaired for a few months before I got my arse in gear.
Another excuse Ive got lined up is that Ive been building Lupo as well.
But anyway, passed MOT last night.
Waher jets are blocked and headlamps need adjusting, but thats not a huge job.
Theres a weekend worth of cleaning a head yet though lol
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:45 pm
by Tim_GTi
Yeh I've followed your Lupo, beautiful machine!
Mines due for a good clean too, just don't have enough hours in a day nowadays!