The tranny won't shift into 4th and is very difficult to shift into 3rd. 1-2 and reverse shifts stiff but seem ok. This just happened last night heading home from up north at -10 deg C in a snow storm with glare ice on road. Where is spring? It sounds like $$$ to me - maybe the problem is the 3-4 synchromesh someone(?) posted about some time ago. I called 2 VW dealers and they both estimate $1000.00 CDN labour, + parts. One offered 10% on parts. Circumstance is that I have a few days at spare and would consider tackling this myself but need some encouragement and wisdom from the group. If someone with similar problems could help maybe I can avoid enriching the VW dealers. I checked the external linkage and this seems fime - in alignment and lubed. Seems to be internal for sure. Are there any other common places to look for 3-4 shift problems besides the synchromesh? If the problem requires trans breakdown, and I'm probably resigned to that, what problem/difficulties will I run into? Are there any special tools that are really needed? Or am I really out of my mind to tackle this , save $$ and beat the VW dealer? Btw, van has 240,000 Km and just spent $ on tires and shocks and the heads do leak. For the help I receive, many thanks in advance. John & Dianne Brigstocke Unionville, Ontario (Canada) 93 SE Black/Tan MCA, Trillium Chapter 86 Westy brigstoc@astral.magic.ca
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