100 C3 Stuck in 2nd gear

Donswan · 09-06-13, 03:15 PM

Hi All,

My Audi 100 C3 1985 1.8 5 speed is stuck in 2nd gear, I managed to get it home but was wondering if anyone can help please?

anyone had the same problem and what is the likely cause? I'm hoping it's not the box!

any suggestions or thoughts welcomed,

cheers Don

Donswan · 12-06-13, 11:45 AM

Anyone!? cheers!

missfire · 12-06-13, 09:06 PM

is the stick solid, won't move?

Donswan · 12-06-13, 09:14 PM

Hi,
was at a junction, thought I was in 1st but was in 3rd, went to pullaway and realised so put in second and pulled away, then went to change up and it wouldn't move, had just driven 100 miles back from New forest at the w/e and was 3-4 miles from home so got it home and managed to knock it out of 2nd position and in to 1st position but it is still in 2nd gear IYSWIM....so it will move but still in 2nd.

I took the gear knob and gaitor off to see it was anything obvious with the gearstick but couldn't see anything broken/stuck etc

Cheers

missfire · 12-06-13, 09:48 PM

ouch. sounds ominous. suppose all you can do is get under it and have someone try to move the linkage and see it that's working. sounds like maybe a selector fork thing snapped?

Gib · 13-06-13, 06:51 AM

The swivel ball on the secondary arm may have snapped off takes about 10 mins to take the arms of from underneath working blind above the box. Simple clean and re-weld the ball. Can't remember if you re-attach every thing and then clip the arms together or clip them together and reattach one way is quick and easy the other is a nightmare.

Get a picture from the family album to help.

Gib · 13-06-13, 06:53 AM

If you have snapped a selector fork ( Very unlikely) then these boxes are not that hard to strip and rebuild.

Search on my name on here or audifans as i rebuilt a box when a sync ring went down and we had to make our own as Audi had it on back order.

Donswan · 13-06-13, 09:40 AM

Thanks for you advice guys, I will take a look, cheers

12-06-13, 11:45 AM	#2
Donswan Grown up member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 112	Anyone!? cheers!

12-06-13, 09:06 PM	#3
missfire making wooden things Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: cow land Posts: 8,156	is the stick solid, won't move?

12-06-13, 09:14 PM	#4
Donswan Grown up member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 112	Hi, was at a junction, thought I was in 1st but was in 3rd, went to pullaway and realised so put in second and pulled away, then went to change up and it wouldn't move, had just driven 100 miles back from New forest at the w/e and was 3-4 miles from home so got it home and managed to knock it out of 2nd position and in to 1st position but it is still in 2nd gear IYSWIM....so it will move but still in 2nd. I took the gear knob and gaitor off to see it was anything obvious with the gearstick but couldn't see anything broken/stuck etc Cheers

12-06-13, 09:48 PM	#5
missfire making wooden things Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: cow land Posts: 8,156	ouch. sounds ominous. suppose all you can do is get under it and have someone try to move the linkage and see it that's working. sounds like maybe a selector fork thing snapped?

13-06-13, 06:51 AM	#6
Gib Grown up member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon in a boat about 15 foot above the roof of my house Posts: 221	The swivel ball on the secondary arm may have snapped off takes about 10 mins to take the arms of from underneath working blind above the box. Simple clean and re-weld the ball. Can't remember if you re-attach every thing and then clip the arms together or clip them together and reattach one way is quick and easy the other is a nightmare. Get a picture from the family album to help.

13-06-13, 06:53 AM	#7
Gib Grown up member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon in a boat about 15 foot above the roof of my house Posts: 221	If you have snapped a selector fork ( Very unlikely) then these boxes are not that hard to strip and rebuild. Search on my name on here or audifans as i rebuilt a box when a sync ring went down and we had to make our own as Audi had it on back order.

13-06-13, 09:40 AM	#8
Donswan Grown up member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 112	Thanks for you advice guys, I will take a look, cheers