Can't find gears... on highway HELP!

[JivETTA 1.8Turkey]

I tried searching and didnt really find anything close to what I was dealing with exactly..

I was driving on the highway in 6th gear and all the sudden the RPMs jumped like I was in neutral. I looked for 5th 4th 3rd 2nd and 1st as I coasted to a stop, and all felt like I was in neutral, whether the clutch was in or not. I can shift through all the gears with the car on or off, clutch in or out. I did notice some chatter recently when the clutch was out at times but it went away when it was pushed in.

Car: 03 1.8t with a 09a (tiptronic) to o2m (6 speed manual) swap about 20,000 miles ago, new clutch, slave cylinder and throw out bearing all at that time.

any help is great, I'm still on the side of the road..

[MtnDewBro]

Did u check the linkage?

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[JonD91]

Don't count on this because it wasn't in a VW but....

I had the exact same thing happen in my Mini, felt like a slipping clutch for about a week then that happened. I could leave my foot on the throttle and no clutch and go through all 6 gears. Ended up being the ring gear. It's a pressed part in the Mini trans and it came un-pressed somehow and spun on itself. Hopefully one of you more knowledgeable V-Dubbers can give you more insight, but I thought I'd throw this out there.

[JivETTA 1.8Turkey]

Yeah the linkage is good and everything inside the car at the shifter is on point to what's happening under the hood. Everything's shifting fine from the looks of things, just won't move

[Soundwave_vr6]

do you still have brake fluid?

[JivETTA 1.8Turkey]

Brake fluids good nothing's leaking either

[MechEngg]

Shift fork problems are known amongst O2M transmissions. But i don't think that all 3 shift forks could go at the same time. This leads me to think that the clutch is the issue, especially since the car isnt stalling if you have the car on and are going through the gears. The transmission is probably doing the mechanical movements but the clutch isn't transferring the power from the motor to the wheels

[Blincubus182vr6]

What about reverse? I blew 1st-2nd, 3rd-4th, but 5th-6th were fine although the ONLY GEAR TO ENGAGE WAS REVERSE.

Luckily had a friend that owns a shop and we tore it apart in a day and sure enough 1st-2nd fork was sheared as well as 2nd-3rd somehow.

just my two cents experience

[JivETTA 1.8Turkey]

No reverse either

[greyjet]

had a simillar thing happen on a different car. for me it was that the axle poped out of the transmission so all the power transferred to the easier to move side. maybe the bolts viabrated and fell out

[leftygibsonplyr]

Shift fork problems are known amongst O2M transmissions. But i don't think that all 3 shift forks could go at the same time. This leads me to think that the clutch is the issue, especially since the car isnt stalling if you have the car on and are going through the gears. The transmission is probably doing the mechanical movements but the clutch isn't transferring the power from the motor to the wheels

when my O2M took a dump/shattered shift forks, i lost R/1st/2nd..

[jefevw'00]

put the car into gear and see if the speedo moves up. i had an ale back out and the speed sensor is in the diff, so it would still register that i was moving even tho the power wasnt transferring to the axle. if that happens i would venture to say you need a new inner cv on one side

[JivETTA 1.8Turkey]

My speedo doesn't work at all since the manual swap... Another set back, I did have an axle shooting grease

[zakkmutant]

IF YOU CAN'T FIND 'EM, GRIND EM

[JivETTA 1.8Turkey]

finally got it towed to michigan, nothing even grinds...

[xhxxkxxdx]

had a simillar thing happen on a different car. for me it was that the axle poped out of the transmission so all the power transferred to the easier to move side. maybe the bolts viabrated and fell out

had this same thing happen to me a couple years ago. I was really happy when i was only charged for new bolts. Good luck

[jefevw'00]

had this same thing happen to me a couple years ago. I was really happy when i was only charged for new bolts. Good luck

haha lucky you, i was left stranded in the middle of work (delivery driver) and i ended up taking a risk and walked the axle back in and went back to the shop which was 100 yards away. then got it towed home (of course) and just replaced the axle. the crazy thing was the retaining bolt in the drive flange is what backed out, causeing the entire spindle to seperate from the diff, but it didnt shear. so we just bolted it up, replaced the axle and went on our way

[gorac]

Another set back, I did have an axle shooting grease

Im guessing this. I had a similar thing happen on an Audi. I replaced the outer CV boot when the car was picked up. After 2 years of driving, we go to pull into a parking space, and the motor would just start revving as if it was in neutral. Turned out the outer CV joint gave way.

[Blincubus182vr6]

Well if you happen to need a 1st-2nd shift fork that takes this


I'll sell it for $75+shipping compared to $129.99 dealer price.

Why do I have it you ask? Damn VW parts guy ordered the wrong one and it was two weeks too late before we realized my VR took the older style and I couldn't return it to the dealer.

Check with your local dealer which yours calls for. If you're in need of one let me know

[Blackfin]

Start the car, put it in 1st and let the clutch out.

Look under the car at the axles. Is either axle shaft (or its hub at the trans) turning? If so you've got a bad CV joint/axle.

[JivETTA 1.8Turkey]

So after further inspection, I think its a bad clutch... opinions on this? I can't even find a gear to grind, and nothing moves when the clutch is out but theres a pretty bad chatter and squeaking noise when the clutch is out in gear...

[JivETTA 1.8Turkey]

Clutch carnage...