Well, we thought we had cured our seized gears with WD but no :Sad:
The 1st and reverse, went from very stiff to almost seized, we have heard that this is a very common problem with the Boxers. 5th gear can also seize but ours was fine.
Anyway, now cured! :thumb:
After some internet research we bought a new 'control return linkage' £28 and paid £80 for it to be fitted (1-1/2hrs work) And now the gears are better than when we bought it! Yipeee!
I hope this helps people with the same prob as would hate to see anyone get conned into a new gear box or extra parts. But...please try the WD first as this can work (I am told) if the prob is not too bad but its very hard to get to the gear linkage so it's pot luck with the WD.
The photo below is the part that we needed to replace:
The 1st and reverse, went from very stiff to almost seized, we have heard that this is a very common problem with the Boxers. 5th gear can also seize but ours was fine.
Anyway, now cured! :thumb:
After some internet research we bought a new 'control return linkage' £28 and paid £80 for it to be fitted (1-1/2hrs work) And now the gears are better than when we bought it! Yipeee!
I hope this helps people with the same prob as would hate to see anyone get conned into a new gear box or extra parts. But...please try the WD first as this can work (I am told) if the prob is not too bad but its very hard to get to the gear linkage so it's pot luck with the WD.
The photo below is the part that we needed to replace: