03 mk4 gti wont shift into 1st gear

[DomD]

hi i have a o3 gti with a b and m short thow shifter the other day i lunched from first got a bit of wheel spin so shifted in to second then third came to a stop light went to put it in 1st but could not all the other gears are there and work but cant go into first it feels like something is blocking it or it is hitting something any advise would help thank you very much ooo and short thow worked good for like a year so it is not that

[xblackenx]

have you tried popping the hood and putting it into first by hand? If you're able to, adjust the linkage... if you're not, it's internal... only first is peculiar as I believe the shift fork is for both 1st and second....

[DomD]

it was one of the cables was way losse so i just adjusted all the linking and lined every thing back up and now it shifts smoother then ever

[chris3396gti]

i have a gti same year and my first is having the same problem.so you only tightend the cable?did you have to change any bushings??

[codergfx]

yea one of my buddies has the same issue and its not the shift linkage i already tried it out.

[Tredmark4]

When you say you adjusted the cable, about how many times did you spin the end around?

[pipishone720]

**** just happened to me about 5 mins ago... definitely interested

[codergfx]

**** just happened to me about 5 mins ago... definitely interested

So I took the transmission apart the selector sleeve is what was damaged,

[need_a_VR6]

Very common, if you miss 2nd and grind you damage the 1-2 hub slider. Trans needs to come completely apart to fix. On the cheap you can file the burrs off the slider teeth but a new one is a good idea if you want to run the car hard.