HarrisonK Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Hello all, new to the forums as I have just bought a lupo.After going on a test drive which was fine I took the lupo home, on the drive back i started to struggle finding the gears along with some grinding. At home I had a little look but not sure what im looking for? The gears will change but I have to put the clutch all the in with extra force for it to change smoothly. I have spoke to the dealer and they have agreed to take it back and have a look tomorrow. I did some research and apparently this is a common problem with lupo's? Has anyone got any guidance/experience that could point me in the right direction? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danoid Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Could be clutch, mine became very hard and fitted a new one and job done (well my uncle did for £75, otherwise few hundred)Or it could be the pedal box, which is a few hundred I think and much more common.You could ring up your local VW and kindly ask if they can look at your pedal box for free to check it out. I did and they said mine was slightly bent but nothing major. I did take the covering off below the steering wheel (few torx screws) to make it easier.they just look up with a torch and tell you if its fubar, they might even put in a report and you take it back to the garage to fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt123roll Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 As mentioned it could be a bad clutch or a pedal box on the way out.It could also be the gear linkage or syncro in the box, Lupos aren't known for a strong gearbox, get the garage to take a look and don't take it back until it's fixed. Pedal box is cheap but the labour on the job can put it into the hundreds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrisonK Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Okay guys, thanks for the guigdance! She's going back to the dealers today with what you've said in mind so should hopefully get it sorted soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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