Hello all,

Yesterday driving to work the gear selector broke inside the gearbox resulting in the loss of all gears. The AA man who came out said this is quite a common fault for vw group g'boxes, is this true?

I couldn't find anything on here or elsewhere about this.

What would be easier fixing/replacing the selector or replacing the gearbox? i'll replace the clutch whatever.

the car is a 53 plate fabia 1.4tdi 5 speed with 147k miles

thanks in advance

Mike

Not that common but the odd few do break. Given the box has done 147K miles, I would fit a new or good recon box. Syncros are likely to be very worn at that mileage.

This actually happened to my VRS last week. I had a recon gearbox fitted. Total cost was £390 (Including Fitting).

The dead gearbox is out now and currently residing on my garage floor actually found the haynes manual useful for once. I'm still to get a replacement as i've run out of money until pay day :thumbdwn:

Anyway will a 6 speed 'box fit my car and would it be worth it? and any recommendation on where to find one for a decent price in the bmth/salisbury area.

Thanks in advance Mike