Hey guys!

 

Apologies in advance if this is discussed elsewhere!

 

I can't quite believe my luck. 

 

I bought my 04 fabia vrs apparently mechanically sound...HA!

 

Fast forward a week after buying and she's been in the garage for just shy of 3 weeks for a new gearbox, dual mass & clutch... joy.

 

She went in with a whine and crunch going in and out of 5th. Bought a second hand HDS box done 71k from a breakers for £300 (inc 90 day warranty thank god) and no joke.... it is doing the same bloody thing. Am I missing a trick here? Could it be something other than the box? My mechanic is a little perplexed too and I have the world's biggest headache!

 

On a positive note, she does have a sexy set of fabia vrs se leathers installed now. However, one locking handle on the back set of seats has snapped off, is this an easy fix.

🙄

 

Thanks in advance 

Stace x

My box has wined in 2nd for the last 10 years and 80k, but no crunching. 
 

TBH it sounds like you’ve just been unfortunate with the 2nd hand box. 

Thinking if about it, Darkside Developments state on their website that the 4th gear selector fork is a weak link. Dunno if there’s anything in that …… although more likely an issue with the synchro mesh

Edited 9 December, 20214 yr by jars

That's bad luck .. My gearbox whined for a year first then lost 5th gear followed by 4th. I was trying to nurse it along until it siezed solid and broke the centre out of the clutch pressure plate. 

 

I got a second hand box and a new dual mass flywheel and Sachs SRE clutch kit and its been good enough but you have to take it easy on the box as it crunches in second as the dog rings are probably not great.

 

The gearbox I got was from a 06 with no warranty ... but its good enough and hasnt gotton any worse yet ! 

 

I cant see it being anything other than the gearbox itself. If 5th and 6th were hard to find id say a selector issue but at least you have warranty but its a pain and labour to take the box out and put another in - Just go through it again - A breakers sometimes take the oil out of the box so make sure that the box is full of oil but your garage would have checked this .... Im baffled ...!!

 

 

Have a look at the below.

 

https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/02m-whining-decel-noises-aftermarket-clutch-disengagement-issues-mainshaft-axial-play.6089802/?id=6089802