Spykee

i have put a replacement doorhandle on the drivers side of my car (the first replacement its ever had) and ever since when i lock the car from the drivers side everything locks fine but give it 10 to 20 seconds it then unlocks itself again!! if i lock it from the passenger side with the original doorhandle, lock and key it stays locked...... i just don't understand it! has anyone else had this problem that has been successfully fixed? let me know with any help you can. Cheers

choumbie, i have managed to fix my shifting problems, are you still getting yours? if you are, lift the gaiter off and take a look at the horizontal shaft that the gear stick & knob sits on. does the gear stick and its sleeve at the base move left to right without the whole sprung unit tilting? if it does then it shouldnt! if it does check the horizontal shaft that the gear stick sits on, and to the left on the horizontal shaft itself there should be a small groove with a circlip in it. if its broken thats what could be causing your difficulties in changing. took me a while to notice the groove cos there was loads of blackened grease all over it but i have put a new circlip on mine and all the gear changes are as slick as ever! far better than getting VW to do it for 25 quid! :D

hi guys, i am a newcomer to the site and its nice to finally find people who know what they are talking bout and not wanting to rip me off!! i am sure you all know what i am on about with that one! i have exactly the same problem as choumbie with my gear changing so i will have to give the adjustment a try. with mine you dont have to push down to select reverse so makes interesting changing....worried that i will stick it into the garage wall accidentally if i dont get it sorted! its been in storage for a few years now so it was probably messed up by muppet test drivers where i left it abroad to sell! thankfully no one bought it cos there was only 6 in the entire country making parts from VW even more expensive than usual! such a shame that i still have it....honest! cheers for all the info Alex