3rd gear issues.

[MusicalGenius]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

Jeez, hey Paul you mentioned earlier it's about $500 in parts and a weekend of labour right? Just how intensive would this one be, I'm fairly savvy I just need to have a baseline on where to start.

[852VR6]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

that's almost enough money to take basic mechanics class and graduate.. then you'd be able to do your own work! +/- cost of tools..

That was 1/4 of what I paid for my car, which I did not want to spend. However, as a student, I live by myself therefore I only have one car and it was during the winter......

[onepointeightdub]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

Well the tranny itself was $1300 and George also recommended to change the clutch at the time and so I did. All that said and done including labour and yada yada was $2300. As for the additional part used, i'm not really sure. You would need to ask George about that.

that's almost enough money to take basic mechanics class and graduate.. then you'd be able to do your own work! +/- cost of tools..

[Turbo_NV]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

2g's is pretty good for a tranny job...

right now my pops s4 tranny exploded and we are closer to 4grand... no matter what we try
:P

[VWSM]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

Well I went down a dropped off a co-worker to pick up his sons MKIII Jetta a few minutes ago and while there chatted with George about this. He told me that it wasn't the shift linkage, after going for a drive with me he was sure it's the synchro's. So that's cool and all, I asked about a repair job and he mentioned that it's be around $1,300, another viable option would be to look at a used tranny. That's again a fine idea the only issue is that I don't know what the tranny code is for a 12V VR6 from a MKIV Jetta.

Anyone able to once again shed some light on this for me? Thanks.

I'd take the re-build option for 1300.00 that's more than fair.
But you should budget for at least 2G'S.

[852VR6]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

Oh really? How much did that run you, if I may ask? As well as what additional parts did you need?

Well the tranny itself was $1300 and George also recommended to change the clutch at the time and so I did. All that said and done including labour and yada yada was $2300. As for the additional part used, i'm not really sure. You would need to ask George about that.

[MusicalGenius]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

Oh really? How much did that run you, if I may ask? As well as what additional parts did you need?

[852VR6]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

Well I went down a dropped off a co-worker to pick up his sons MKIII Jetta a few minutes ago and while there chatted with George about this. He told me that it wasn't the shift linkage, after going for a drive with me he was sure it's the synchro's. So that's cool and all, I asked about a repair job and he mentioned that it's be around $1,300, another viable option would be to look at a used tranny. That's again a fine idea the only issue is that I don't know what the tranny code is for a 12V VR6 from a MKIV Jetta.

Anyone able to once again shed some light on this for me? Thanks.

Not too sure what tranny code is it for our cars, but back in January when my tranny got fried, George put in an Audi B5 A4 tranny in.

[onepointeightdub]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

Probably an 02J.. But this may help you out.

http://www.zelek.com/diagram_charts/diagramlist.htm

[MusicalGenius]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

Well I went down a dropped off a co-worker to pick up his sons MKIII Jetta a few minutes ago and while there chatted with George about this. He told me that it wasn't the shift linkage, after going for a drive with me he was sure it's the synchro's. So that's cool and all, I asked about a repair job and he mentioned that it's be around $1,300, another viable option would be to look at a used tranny. That's again a fine idea the only issue is that I don't know what the tranny code is for a 12V VR6 from a MKIV Jetta.

Anyone able to once again shed some light on this for me? Thanks.

[VWSM]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

Buy a Crystal Ball.lol
Take an oil sample and get it tested..
Adjusting the shifter can be a real pain,but if it's only 3rd gear tranny has to come apart.

[onepointeightdub]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

The ongoing saga. So aside from the synchro George also mentioned he thinks it's probably the shift linkage. Anyone able to shed some more detailed info on this one?

Yeah. 6 speed swap.

edit wish I could help out, sounds like a lot of tranny issues.. hopefully it works out

[MusicalGenius]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

The ongoing saga. So aside from the synchro George also mentioned he thinks it's probably the shift linkage. Anyone able to shed some more detailed info on this one?

[MusicalGenius]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

I wasn't going to do one though …

[VWSM]

Re: 3rd gear issues.

your going to waste your cash on a fluid change.