dcmini Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 hey guys new to the Lupo & Arosa scene buy an arosa from a member off here little bit disappoint cos had problem with it from the start and still havewell what it is 5th gear pops out, all the other gears work fine. just wondered how to fix it or do i need a new gear box funds are running low toothx wez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Not sure about these, but in classic minis they used to jump out of... ermm... 4th due to worn engine mounts; particularly the rear tie bar.I would get them checked over before thinking gearbox. Is there any excess movement in your engine when you rev it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris'n'lucy Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 hiwe have a w plate 1.0 lupo which had probs with jumping out of 5th gear.took it to local gearbox specialist.he removed gear box end plate and found 5th gear,bearing,sychro and selector fork excessive worn.said it was because oil had leaked out through selector seal which is at bottom of box,first thing to go is 5th gear as it is highest up in the box.cost us £200 to fix as he had another gearbox which he used for donor parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmini Posted May 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Not sure about these, but in classic minis they used to jump out of... ermm... 4th due to worn engine mounts; particularly the rear tie bar.I would get them checked over before thinking gearbox. Is there any excess movement in your engine when you rev it?yeah it jumps out when revving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmini Posted May 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 hiwe have a w plate 1.0 lupo which had probs with jumping out of 5th gear.took it to local gearbox specialist.he removed gear box end plate and found 5th gear,bearing,sychro and selector fork excessive worn.said it was because oil had leaked out through selector seal which is at bottom of box,first thing to go is 5th gear as it is highest up in the box.cost us £200 to fix as he had another gearbox which he used for donor parts.this there any chance of changing just 5th gear cos i had the selector changed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris'n'lucy Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 this there any chance of changing just 5th gear cos i had the selector changeddo you mean the selector mechanism from the gear lever to gearbox?would be best to change 5th gear,the bearing,sychro and the fork which moves the sychro,as i think they all wear to each other.gearbox guy said he has done a few vw gearboxes with same fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmini Posted May 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 where is that place, am base in manchester (long shot) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupoluke Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 hiwe have a w plate 1.0 lupo which had probs with jumping out of 5th gear.took it to local gearbox specialist.he removed gear box end plate and found 5th gear,bearing,sychro and selector fork excessive worn.said it was because oil had leaked out through selector seal which is at bottom of box,first thing to go is 5th gear as it is highest up in the box.cost us £200 to fix as he had another gearbox which he used for donor parts.I would say this is the most likely suspect, but IIRC the selector mechanism on some of the older polos have a weak point which break off, which causes fifth to pop out or become unselectable (someone on here might be able to shed some more light on this).I have not done much work on the smaller gear boxes, but on the bigger boxes if the 5th/6th gear selector is not set up right it can cause problems, if anyones had the box apart recently i would take it back to them personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris'n'lucy Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 where is that place, am base in manchester (long shot) lolwe are in norfolk mate! the guy has a place just outside swaffham.yeah so bit of a long shot!have you looked on the net for gearbox repairers near you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmini Posted May 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 yeah am gonna yellow page it later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris'n'lucy Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 yeah am gonna yellow page it latergood luck mate,hope you get it sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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