Passat Gearchange Problem
Discussion
I've got a 51 plate diesel passat estate and all of a sudden I'm finding it very difficult to engage gears. Got to a junction, pulled away and that was it, ever since I have to really push the stick into each gear. It's even harder when the car is stationary especially reverse. When the car's engine is turned off I haved no problem selecting gears, it only does it when the engine is on. The cluch isnt slipping...what my problem?
The clutch is not slipping it is dragging.
This means there is still drive into the gearbox when the clutch is depressed hence the difficulty selecting gears as they are under load.
Drag is primarily caused by the clutch mechanism not travelling far enough.
In a hydraulic system this could be lack of fluid, clutch needs bleeding, or cylinder failure. Low fluid would be my first guess.
In a cable system this could be the cable stretching which may mean it is about to fail. Most cable systems self adjust so the adjuster may have jammed. It may need manually adjusting. If it happened from one application of the pedal then I would guess imminent cable failure.
There are other possibilities but they are deeper and less likely.
So which system is it?
Steve
This means there is still drive into the gearbox when the clutch is depressed hence the difficulty selecting gears as they are under load.
Drag is primarily caused by the clutch mechanism not travelling far enough.
In a hydraulic system this could be lack of fluid, clutch needs bleeding, or cylinder failure. Low fluid would be my first guess.
In a cable system this could be the cable stretching which may mean it is about to fail. Most cable systems self adjust so the adjuster may have jammed. It may need manually adjusting. If it happened from one application of the pedal then I would guess imminent cable failure.
There are other possibilities but they are deeper and less likely.
So which system is it?
Steve
Steve_D said:
The clutch is not slipping it is dragging.
This means there is still drive into the gearbox when the clutch is depressed hence the difficulty selecting gears as they are under load.
Drag is primarily caused by the clutch mechanism not travelling far enough.
In a hydraulic system this could be lack of fluid, clutch needs bleeding, or cylinder failure. Low fluid would be my first guess.
In a cable system this could be the cable stretching which may mean it is about to fail. Most cable systems self adjust so the adjuster may have jammed. It may need manually adjusting. If it happened from one application of the pedal then I would guess imminent cable failure.
There are other possibilities but they are deeper and less likely.
So which system is it?
Steve
I presume its a hydraulic systemThis means there is still drive into the gearbox when the clutch is depressed hence the difficulty selecting gears as they are under load.
Drag is primarily caused by the clutch mechanism not travelling far enough.
In a hydraulic system this could be lack of fluid, clutch needs bleeding, or cylinder failure. Low fluid would be my first guess.
In a cable system this could be the cable stretching which may mean it is about to fail. Most cable systems self adjust so the adjuster may have jammed. It may need manually adjusting. If it happened from one application of the pedal then I would guess imminent cable failure.
There are other possibilities but they are deeper and less likely.
So which system is it?
Steve
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