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What are the possible problems for a 74 Volkswagen Super Beetle sticking in a forward gear It was shifting fine when bought about a month ago - it had been garaged for about 5 years?
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∙ 9y ago
A couple of things.
First, the transmission could have finally gotten around to breaking.
My bet is the shift linkage has gone out. Take out the seat bottom on the back seat and look at the transmission tunnel. You will find a little cover plate; remove it and the shift linkage is right there. After you can see the linkage, try moving the shift lever. If the lever moves and the part on the transmission it's linked to doesn't, you need to order a shift linkage off the internet (every VW parts house has these, because they break frequently). They're not expensive.
We can rule out the clutch because when they wear out, the car doesn't go.
You could also have broken the throwout bearing, which is the piece that makes the clutch go in and out, or the cross shaft, which connects it to the clutch cable. Hope you didn't break this because they're in the bellhousing and you have to drop the engine to get to them. Quick way to tell: shut the engine off and try shifting gears. If you can do it, you gotta replace these.
If this VW has an automatic shift, there could be a host of other problems.
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