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rose doin it for d girls

2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 15 Oct 2009, 5:46 pm

#740981

Ring the guys at Nymeyer Automotive at Belmont North they will be able tell you ph 4945 4811
They've been repairing vw's for generations.

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Oct 2009, 7:51 pm

#741010

Abp66 wrote:just driving home and my gearbox or clutch shit its self. it seems to be stuck in neutral and i cant really move the gear leaver at all. is there any quick fix so i can drive it 30meters up the hill home? also will this cost big $$$ to fix up?

Thanks 🙁

Hi
Can You move the gearlever with the engine NOT going?

If You can get it into gear without the engine going
put it in 2nd gear and turn the starter - engine should start
then turn engine OFF...when You get where You wanted to go...

OR place in 1st gear and turn starter motor -best to do this in a few steps so the starter motor won't over heat..

Is the clutch pedal on the floor???

Can You push the clutch pedal down to the floor??

the clutch throw out bearing may have come adrift or wore out and collapsed...

there are lots of possibilities... bottom of gearlever problem??
gearshifter under the back seat oval plate come adrift??

but If You were actually driving and the car stopped driving it IS probably a Major problem....

I wonder if there was any oil in the gearbox???

Its impossible to guess how much.... it will cost...
a new clutch?? take the engine out & put back in..

When you buy a 40 year old car... anything can happen
it depends on what was replaced by previous owners...

Best of luck

Lee

PS: the old John Darling Shell servo Rose...
I notice the john Darling sign is no longer there...
Now its Belmont North... lol

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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 17 Oct 2009, 7:28 pm

#741409

What year model car?
Could be something simple under the nose cone, if the hockey stick has jumped out.
This can be done in the car, if you hold your tongue right,
but much easier when removng the whole thing.
...and is cause by wear, so may happen again sooner than later.

But it sounds like the crunching is telling you it is time to get it done.
Do a search on this and other forums' tech section to get your self familiar with the terminology, and bugets fro reco or second han units.

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 18 Oct 2009, 1:57 am

#741465

Abp66 wrote:the clutch is fine, pushes in out like always. i think it may be the gear linkage/ shifter linkage i just had a look at it and its dodgy. there seems to be coat hanger wire around it (unusual) not really sure if i should try and replace it as i have no idea how??? i would love to have a go at it 😀 is there any tutorials online or in the VW idiot book i can go through. dont really feel like getting towed belmont, cost me hundreds id rather spend it on the guys to fix him up.

Hi
No,
coat hangers are usually used in closets and as car antennas.
As Said... it would be much easier to attack if it was all out of the car.. but I did read somewhere recently where the engine and gearbox was moved backwards slightly so they could fix the problem....
it looks as though Your 'hockey stick' may have jumped out
or bent??? it wouldn't be broken ??
but I have heard of bent ones...

if you had a spare gearbox to pull the nose cone off and check how it works...
Most Manuals tell You to take your Gearbox/transaxle to a VW dealer to have fixed... as its a specialists job...

but the nose cone part can be repaired by a keen owner..

I'll see what I can find out and PM You...

cheers

LEE

PS: looks like the previous owner had a problem???

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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 18 Oct 2009, 5:20 am

#741469

Early shift couplers had tie wire through the clamp bolts.

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Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 18 Oct 2009, 7:58 am

#741477

Hmm... just out of curiosity Abp66.... what colour is your beetle, and what's the interior like ???

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 18 Oct 2009, 7:23 pm

#741608

dangerous wrote:Early shift couplers had tie wire through the clamp bolts.

But not wire coat hangers...lol

so does the wire go thru the head of the bolts???

I was thinking of wire like no6 fencing wire... lol

LEE

PS I just remembered that wire coat hangers are getting thinner and thinner...lol

then they paint them blue so they don't rust..Lee

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rose doin it for d girls

2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 18 Oct 2009, 7:31 pm

#741611

take the box out and take it to Belmont North they will fix it they've fixed ours for around $240. They know there stuff as they have been around for years or you could take it to Penfolds at Georgtown or Ben Dury at Teralba all VW specialist.

Why would it cost hundred to get it towed if you live in newcastle???? We have had cars towed from morisset to Maryland and Maryland to Maitland and it didn't cost hundreds. And even Belmont from Maitland.

Abp66 wrote:the clutch is fine, pushes in out like always. i think it may be the gear linkage/ shifter linkage i just had a look at it and its dodgy. there seems to be coat hanger wire around it (unusual) not really sure if i should try and replace it as i have no idea how??? i would love to have a go at it 😀 is there any tutorials online or in the VW idiot book i can go through. dont really feel like getting towed belmont, cost me hundreds id rather spend it on the guys to fix him up.

1st and 2nd sometimes would crunch a little when driving at hirer speeds even when the clutch was fully pushed in. i just assumed all vws must have been that way but mayby not

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 18 Oct 2009, 7:52 pm

#741615

i go along with rose,I can get one towed to taree for that sort of money.A tilt tray is much cheaper option than totally destroying the unit and that lets the mechanic check out the problem whether it is internal or linkages..

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 18 Oct 2009, 8:55 pm

#741638

Won't cost hundreds for 17k Adam, however if you can find a tow vehicle I can get a trailer to take it there, probably a freebie though we would have to make all the arrangements in advance. Give me a call if it suits.
Don

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rose doin it for d girls

2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 18 Oct 2009, 9:18 pm

#741650

17 kms isn't far at all just put it into 2nd gear and drive it there early one morning or late one night so you don't have to worry about the traffic.

Or a tow truck wont charge much at all probably around $50

Abp66 wrote:Belmont is around 17kms from where i live

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 18 Oct 2009, 10:13 pm

#741673

call your insurer? or racq or... whatever you are down there. NRMA roadside or something. if you are a member its cheaper
I can get 10km;s towing for free here cause im a racq member.

17km's is not far. your lucky it wasnt 100km's from your house. get it fixed and hope it doesnt happen again.

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3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 20 Oct 2009, 4:13 pm

#742018

Abp66 wrote:Just wondering if any one can give me the address of Nymeyer Automotive at Belmont North, i have booked in there tomorrow and need to give the tow truck the address.

Thanks👍

heading towards Newcastle they are on the left side of hwy just past the jewells turn at belmont north they have a big vw sign on front of shop.
tell em rose sent you.😊

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donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 20 Oct 2009, 4:14 pm

#742020

328 pacific hwy belmont.

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rose doin it for d girls

2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 20 Oct 2009, 6:58 pm

#742070

I'm sure the tow truck driver will know exactly where it is as I bet he has towed heaps of vw's there 😂😂😂

You will be happy they will fix it for you no worries.
Let us know what it was that was wrong when you get it back on the road.

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 21 Oct 2009, 7:56 pm

#742386

um... 68 on 67 pan...? thats crazy stuff mate... strange.

rose doin it for d girls

2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 22 Oct 2009, 4:13 pm

#742572

I say he would be right as they know there stuff.

It's good that they can fix it for you.

I have a 68 pan but it's attached to my oval 😂

Abp66 wrote:Yer i know that's what he said. ill go down and see hope its not true but if it is to bad i might try and find a 68 pan later in the future but for now it will do.

strange seems to be the common theme of the car at the moment 😀